The Compass Facilitator plays a very important role facilitating a participant’s journey through The Compass Award.
The Facilitator must be accredited (complete training) and sign off on the Code of Conduct.
All of the resources you need to help you facilitate The Compass Award are located in the Facilitator Portal. You will receive your personal login and temporary password following completion of the Compass Facilitator Training.
All Facilitators must have successfully completed Facilitator training before working with Compass students.
STEP 1 – PRE-READING
This training resource has been designed for everyone involved in delivering The Compass Award. It covers the conditions and minimum requirements of The Compass Award program and offers a framework to successfully guide young people in order to achieve The Compass Award.
STEP 2 – QUESTIONNAIRE
Ensure you have read the Facilitator Training Resource before beginning the questionnaire (Step 1).
STEP 3 – ACCREDITATION
Congratulations! You are now eligible to facilitate the Compass Award. Your certificate and badge will be sent out shortly.
For all sections, participants must be appropriately supervised by a responsible adult or Instructor at all times. This person may be the Mentor.
Facilitators should clarify this arrangement with the parent if the activity is to be held out of school time. Parents may supervise their child’s activity but should not be their Mentor.
As a Facilitator, you will be approving your Participant’s Mentor. Each Mentor MUST sign the Code of Conduct. Mentor information including current Working with Children Check or VIT number must be saved in a Mentor Register. Resources to assist you with this can be found in the Mentor Resources folder of the Resource Hub.
Participants cannot commence a Compass Award Section until the Facilitator has confirmed the appointment of an appropriately skilled, experienced and/or qualified Mentor for that Section’s Activity.
1. PARTICIPANT START UP
2. CHILD SAFETY
3. SIGN OFF
4. PRESENTATION
The Compass Facilitator may appoint an assistant to provide extra support and assistance should it be required.
The assistant should also complete the Facilitator training module.
The Mentor is an adult who has some skill, expertise and/or qualifications in the activity being undertaken by the Participant. Participants should identify their Mentor for each section at the start of their activity; they should discuss this choice with their parents and Facilitator to ensure that their choice is appropriate.
Our mission is to positively enhance the development of young Victorian’s by engaging them in a program of self-discovery and learning that enhances their opportunities and exposes them to experiences they might not otherwise had. With a strategic focus on disadvantaged and marginalised youth we aim to ensure that all Young Victorian’s have access to The Compass Award and it’s benefits, regardless of background or circumstance.
Awards Victoria Ltd is committed to being a child safe and child friendly organisation. It recognises, respects and promotes children’s rights and is committed to protecting and empowering children who come into contact with the organisation. At Awards Victoria Ltd children are to be listened to, taken seriously and treated with sensitivity and compassion.
Awards Victoria Ltd acknowledges that children’s safety is the responsibility of the whole community and recognises its own responsibilities in keeping children safe from abuse. It has a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse.
Awards Victoria Ltd values diversity and will not tolerate discriminatory practices. It recognises the vulnerabilities of particular groups of children and pays particular attention to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the safety of children with a disability.
