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Inspiring Sustainable Living
THINAI Trainers
The SMT Course prepares people from the community to carry THINAI from the app into classrooms, homes and neighbourhoods.
This section explains who can join, what is asked of you, how the course runs, how you are certified, and what you can do and earn afterwards. Applicants enter the course as Sustainability Trainees and are certified as Sustainability Trainers. SMT is the course name.
Levels: Trainee, Trainer, Coach, Master Trainer and Senior Master Trainer
What is the agreement between JOBA and SMT
What can a SMT do with the credential
Learn and Earn: The possibilities
Who can become an SMT?
SMTs are people who care about people and planet and enjoy helping others learn. You do not need to be a scientist. Teachers, parents, youth leaders, farmers, retirees, health workers and NGO volunteers are all welcome.
Age 21 and over; Any qualification is accepted. Mindset for caring people and planet matters. Fluent in English and at least one other language. More than two languages will be given preference.
Because THINAI also serves children, every SMT must sign a child-safeguarding declaration, included at the end of this chapter (sections 4.13 and 4.14), and a code of conduct.
What is required of an SMT?
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Attend all training sessions and finish the online modules in the THINAI app.
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Pass the assessments, using the same two kinds as in THINAI itself: a Cognitive Assessment (what you understood) and a Creative Assessment (what you made or planned).
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Teach three supervised practice sessions and receive feedback.
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Agree to the JOBA code of conduct and child-safeguarding rules.
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Teach or support at least three sessions a year to stay certified.
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Have a smartphone or computer to use the THINAI app.
Where will it happen?
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Offline. The workshop will be held in regional hubs in Malaysia. Practice teaching takes place in your own school or community.
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Online. Study modules, discussion and mentoring happen in the THINAI app and by video meetings. Later cohorts can be offered in other countries where JOBA works.
How and when to apply
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Register your interest at the orientation meet on QR code form.
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Complete the online application form on the JOBA website: your details, languages, experience and two referees.
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Take part in a short interview, in person or online.
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You will be told the result by email or telephone.
How do I get certified?
You receive the JOBA Certified Sustainability Master Trainer certificate when you have attended all sessions, passed both assessments and completed the supervised practice teaching. Certificates are valid for two years and are renewed by teaching the minimum number of sessions and completing the hours of continuing learning as prescribed each year by JOBA.
What is the agreement between JOBA and an SMT?
Every SMT signs a written agreement.
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Status. SMT’s are volunteers. They are not paid employees of JOBA.
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Scope and standards. An SMT may teach any projects for which they are certified for. The will sign the code of conduct and child-safeguarding rules.
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Use of the THINAI name and materials. A licence to use the course materials, name and logo only for approved activity.
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Fees and payment. The revenue will be shared between SMT and JOBA as 60:40. SMT will get 60% and JOBA will get 40%.
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Reporting. Short records of sessions held, and participants reached will be reported to JOBA via methods that were agreed upon while signing the agreement.
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Data protection. Learners' personal data, including children's data, will be carefully handled in line with Malaysian law.
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Term, renewal and ending the agreement. The agreement lasts for two years. Both sides can end it by another agreement anytime.
What can a SMT do with the credential?
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Teach THINAI projects in schools, families, community groups and workplaces within the agreed scope.
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Run THINAI workshops and local learning circles.
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Mentor new trainers and coaches.
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Share local songs, stories, crafts and knowledge, which can become examples in future THINAI projects.
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Join the JOBA and 3G networks and start your own community initiatives.
Child-safeguarding declaration
I, ____________________________________ (full name), applying to be or serving as a Sustainability Trainee, Sustainability Trainer, Sustainability Coach, Sustainability Master Trainer or Sustainability Senior Master Trainer with John Britto Academy (JOBA), declare and agree as follows.
1. My commitment
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I will put the safety, dignity and wellbeing of every child (anyone under 18) before everything else, including the programme, my own convenience and the reputation of any person or group.
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I will treat every child with respect, and I will not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, language, ability or background.
2. How I will behave
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I will not hurt a child in any way: physically, emotionally, sexually or through neglect. I will not shame, threaten or humiliate a child.
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I will not have inappropriate physical, emotional or online contact with a child.
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I will not be alone with a child out of sight of others. Sessions will be held in open or shared spaces, with another adult present or close by.
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I will not take, share or post photographs or videos of children unless JOBA and the child's parent or guardian have given written permission.
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I will not contact children privately through personal phone, email or social media. Communication will go through parents, guardians, schools or approved JOBA channels.
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I will not give children gifts, money or favours, or use my position to ask anything of them.
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I will not use alcohol, tobacco or drugs while with children.
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I will keep children's personal information confidential and use it only for the programme, as the law and JOBA's data-protection rules require.
3. If I have a concern
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If I see or suspect that a child is being harmed, or that a colleague has broken these rules, I will report it at once to any of JOBA safeguarding officer Ms. Selvi Ramasamy (+60 13-227 3769). If a child is in immediate danger, I will also contact local community, police or child-protection services.
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I will write down what I saw or was told, as simply and accurately as I can, and I will not investigate it myself.
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I will not promise a child to keep a disclosure secret. I will listen calmly, reassure them, and pass the matter on.
4. About myself
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I confirm that I have never been convicted of, charged with, or investigated for any offence against a child, and I am not subject to any ban on working with children.
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I agree to a reference check and, where required, a police clearance or background check. I will tell JOBA straight away if my circumstances change.
5. Training and consequences
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I will complete JOBA's child-safeguarding briefing before I teach any child, and I will repeat it every two years.
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I understand that breaking this declaration may lead to my immediate suspension or removal from my role in JOBA's Sustainability Trainer hierarchy, and to a report to the police or other authorities.
4.14 Parent or guardian consent form (THINAI)
John Britto Academy (JOBA) invites your child to take part in THINAI learning sessions led by a JOBA Sustainability Trainer. THINAI is a course in sustainable living. Its projects end with a small Action for people and planet. Please read this form, complete it and return it to the trainer.
Health and care (optional)Tell us anything the trainer should know to keep your child safe, for example allergies, medical conditions or special needs. This is optional, and we will use it only for your child's safety during the session.
Your consent
Please tick each box that you agree with.
☐ I give permission for my child to take part in the THINAI sessions described above.
☐ I understand that sessions will be held in open or shared spaces with another adult present or close by, and that JOBA Sustainability Trainers have signed JOBA's child-safeguarding declaration.
☐ I give permission for photographs or videos of my child to be taken during the session and used by JOBA in its booklets, website and social media. (Optional. Leave this box blank if you do not agree. Your child will still take part.)
☐ I agree that JOBA may keep the information on this form for the programme, as described in the privacy note below.
Privacy note: JOBA collects the details on this form only to run the session, keep your child safe and contact you. We will not sell or share them with others except where the law requires or where a child is at risk. We keep them for a year and then delete them. To see, correct or remove your information, or to withdraw your consent at any time, contact us thorough JOBA website.
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