NCBI-Illinois will present this Train-the -Trainer Institute for persons interested in leading the award winning NCBI "Valuing Diversity" and other Workshops. Through NCBI's unique training programs you can learn the skills necessary to:

1. Solve problems of inter group tension, racism, classism, sexism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of discrimination.
2. Bring NCBI Bridge Building models to situations in which individuals or groups are deadlocked over emotionally charged issues.
3. Develop skills to conduct community and corporate diversity training programs.
4. Develop broad based, diverse leadership teams which can develop community and organizationally based solutions to problems of inter group conflict and inequity.
5. Conduct NCBI Prejudice Reduction, Conflict Resolution, and Community Building workshops as part of a local team.
6. Use NCBI school curricula to teach children conflict resolution and prejudice reduction leadership skills; use NCBI models for youth peer programs.
7. Reverse the harmful effects of internalized oppression - the internalization by members of minority groups of negative stereotypes about their groups.
8. Bring courage, and mutual support to organizations, community groups, elected government leadership, colleges, and schools.
9. Rekindle faith in people's ability to resolve conflicts justly, and tackle prejudice and conflict joyfully.

One of the key elements of the NCBI approach is its emphasis on a multiplier effect to unleash leadership whereby every participant from high school student, or business leader, to elected official is taught to utilize and model a set of learned leadership, prejudice reduction and conflict resolution skills.

These skills can be used within the organizations with which you are already involved, through your work setting, your faith community, your children's or grandchildren's school, or other community settings.

Completion of the NCBI Train-the-Trainer Workshop does not prepare individual trainers to go out and conduct NCBI workshops. Involvement of new trainers in an NCBI team is required and will enhance your contribution to every group you are already a part of. You will not be taking away from your current commitments, but adding vital leadership skills to them. NCBI teams are vital to supporting individual trainers and contributing to your effectiveness as a workshop facilitator in a variety of settings.