Tech Trainer Volunteer

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Role Description and Responsibilities

The tech trainer is a volunteer position whose primary role includes training/teaching curriculum developed by Okademy USA.

Who you'll be helping:

We believe that technology has the power to transform lives and digital skill has the potential to improve the social-economic of the community. Our mission, centered on education and the development of digital skills, aims to offer everyone in general, Black or African American, and other underserved communities in particular the opportunity to learn and grow in the technology industry.

How you'll help:

We'll provide all our training curriculum and material. We’ll train and empower you to train others.

Time commitment:

One session a week - for about 2 hours (e.g. Thursday)

• About 45 min to 1 hour of theory
• Remaining hour is dedicated to hands on lab exercises
• We provide 12 - 16 weeks training sessions for our students

Office hours / Stand up meeting - online ( e.g. Monday)

• (via zoom, or online chat e.g. slack)
• 15 min to 30 min (for mid week check ins, Q/A session for blockages)

What do you need to help (Skills & Qualifications):

• Professional/technical IT experience
• Strong verbal and communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and comfortability working with non-native english speakers
• Ability to commit to 2-3 hours per week for 2 to 3 months

Where you'll help (location):

• We provide in-person training and it is expected of tech trainers to tech in person at the designed training location.

Important Note: Upon successfully joining the Okademy as tech training volunteer, you’ll go through onboarding process which consist of:

• A couple of meetings with Okademy USA Leadership
• Shadow training (before being assigned to a training project)