Call for Applications: Training-of-Trainers for Journalists and Investigators

The Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI) is offering a free online Training of Trainers (ToT) program for Europe-based journalists and other media professionals between 30 April and 27 June 2024. This ToT program will be co-hosted by four leading organisations in journalism, investigation and media & civil society support: Tactical Tech, Fundacja Reporterów, OBC Transeuropa, and Delfi, as part of CIJI.

CIJI is an EU-funded initiative carried out in partnership by Tactical Tech, Reporters Without Borders, Free Press Unlimited, Fundacja Reporterów, OBC Transeuropa, and Delfi. CIJI aims to strengthen the collaborative journalism ecosystem through training, resources, investigation and networking opportunities.

This program will provide 45 Europe-based journalists and other media professionals with the skills, tools and confidence to turn their already acquired knowledge and experience into interactive, engaging workshops, talks and other learning events that can be adapted to any context, from international conference stages to thematic workshops or classrooms.

The program includes:

• Interactive training-of-trainers sessions: a series of 8 training sessions of two hours each, designed to enhance your knowledge-sharing skills as well as:
  • Fundamental adult learning and teaching techniques
  • Audience needs assessment methods
  • Training and presentation design skills
  • Workshop facilitation and audience engagement tools
  • Confident public speaking
  • Active listening, evaluation and feedback processes for a successful knowledge-sharing experience.
• Hands-on practice sessions to apply what you learn and:
  • Plan your own skill/knowledge-sharing session (workshop, conference talk) on a topic of your choice and based on your own professional experience
  • Gradually design and develop your session throughout the training, benefiting from peer feedback and expert ToT coaching
  • Run your own designed session in a safe space, for an audience of peers and receive constructive feedback from your audience and ToT trainer.
• Learning and training resources, peer-feedback sessions and coaching with a dedicated team of facilitators who will:
  • Support you in your learning process and confidence building as a trainer/facilitator/speaker
  • Mentor you and provide constant feedback to your progress and practical tasks
  • Share valuable learning materials and tools you can use in your own training activities after this program
  • Facilitate your networking and collaboration with like-minded participants.

What Will I Gain If I Attend?

• Free access to state-of-the art Training of Trainers sessions, learning materials, and feedback to your own workshop design/facilitation practice.
• Thematic workshop curricula on investigation methods and safety from Tactical Tech and new resources you can use in your own post-program work and trainings.
• Networking and trust building with other participants and opportunities to start new collaborations across topics and borders.
• Access to the CIJI network of partners for possible further collaboration and networking.
• The program also provides a Training Certificate to participants who attend at least 90% of the Training of Trainers sessions and complete the practical module.

Eligibility Criteria

• Apply if you:
  • Are a journalist, fact-checker, OSINT investigator or other media professional (freelance or affiliated to and independent media/newsrooms/NGOs, etc.) who wishes to develop their training and workshop design and facilitation skills to share knowledge with others.
  • Are from or working in one of the following countries: EU (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), non-EU countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Serbia). They welcome participants from Belarus, Russia, or Ukraine legally residing within the EU.
  • Have developed experience in journalism, investigation and research on issues of public interest and you are now interested in acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies to transfer your knowledge to others in your communities and networks. They welcome participants with diverse backgrounds, topic interests and experiences.
  • Wish to connect and share knowledge with a network of experienced trainers, investigators and practitioners and meet like-minded peers.
  • Have an interest in or work on local/regional/crossborder issues and have fewer opportunities to access cross-national collaboration and skill-sharing events.

For more information, visit Tactical Tech.