Trainer's Meet

Sunday 05th Mar 2023

10:30 am to 01:00 pm (IST)

Hybrid

Bengaluru-

Online -

Sunday 29th Jan 2023

09:00 am to 10:00 am (IST)

Online 

Online -
Soyeb Ghachi, Samatha, Rohit Agarwal, Vinay Kumar, Kuldeep Sonar, Kokkula, Amarjit Singh, Vishal Shah

Sunday 22nd Jan 2023

11:30 am to 12:30 pm (IST)

Pune - Rose Wood Restaurant (Wakad) & Online 

Pune -
1. Kuldeep Sonar, 2. Rohit Agrawal, 3. Pradep Raney, 4. Amit Manjare,
5. Abresh Sugandhi, 6. Kaustubh Pathak , 7.Sulakshana Deore, 8. Vishal Shah
Online -
Soyeb Ghachi, Deepak S. Mundada, Suresh Sankar, Sanjaykumar Jain, Vinay Kumar, Subhajit, Amarjit Singh, Syam Kakumani, Neeraj Kumar, Mohammed Ameer, Samatha, Neeraj

Goals for the 2023

Enthusiastic fellows at the Pune Chapter organized first ever physical meeting at a wonderful location. Special mention to  Kaustubh Pathak & Kuldeep Sonar for taking this initiative and everybody at the chapter for bringing in the energy.

Considering the broad agenda, many good ideas were brain stormed during the meeting and relevant real life incidents were also shared by the members present.  Summary of the meeting is grouped in the following points for brevity.

1. Objective of the Central body:-
   Need for a central body was evident, which can a place where a trainer can go to seek guidance. 

2. Key Results expected:-
   Few activities of the central body were discussed; Standardization of TOC, Training Rating, Minimum Pricing, Business referral network, Trainer SOS (safety and emergency helpline), defining guidelines and code of ethics of all stake holders - trainer, vendor and client.

3. Actionable:-
   Pune chapter to pool in more trainers, especially women - Kuldeep &  Sulakshana.
   A draft charter of activities to be created by taking inputs via a survey on 'Expectations from the Common Body' - Vishal.
   Bengaluru to initiate a physical meeting in February 2023 - Amarjit.

4. Other important points:-
   Reference of other professional bodies like BNI, Enhanskool, IEEE, Toastmasters can be taken as a guiding light while creating the 'Body of Freelance Trainers' (for now BFT till better name come up ).
   
   Resources to start and run this body is key, and few founding members have already invested and committed to invest time and money. New members will have to take up new roles and volunteer time.
   
   Like other professional body BFT will also need funds to run the show, and like other professional body members will have to contribute funds in form of Chapter fees  / registration fees etc..

Sunday 15th Jan 2023

11:00 am to 12:00 pm (IST)

Online

Kuldeep Sonar, Vishal Shah, Rohit Agrawal, Sulakshana, Pradeep Raney, Subhajit, Vikas, Kokkula  

What went right in 2022 and what is the plan for 2023?

Members shared what technologies they currently work with and which topics they are planning to prepare next year. Also, discussed about direct clients and how their experience has been. Members discussed what they are looking forward to do and how they can help each other. Members decided to meet physically at Pune (since most of the people present where from Pune) and take the discussion ahead. Next Sunday meeting dated 22nd Jan 2023 will be at Wakad, Pune for ease of access for people travelling from outside. This meeting will be a hybrid format where people will join the online meeting and Pune group will join together.     

Sunday 18th Dec 2022

9:30 am to 10:30 am (IST)

Online

Siddhesh Prabhugaonkar, Samatha, Vishal Shah, Amarjit Singh, Prem Kiran, Kuldeep Sonar, Samatha, Alpesh, Amarjit Singh, Rohit Agrawal, Sulakshana, Pradeep Raney, Sulakshana, Vinay Kumar

Review the year 2022 and discuss what can be improved in 2023.

Review of the year 2022: The attendees discussed the challenges faced by the training industry in 2022 and how they were able to overcome them. Some of the key points raised were the impact of the pandemic on the training industry, the need for more standardization, and the need for more transparency in terms of feedback and trainer certification.

Discussion of improvements for 2023: The attendees discussed various ways to improve the training industry in 2023. Some of the key points raised were the need for more standardization, the need for more transparency in terms of feedback and trainer certification, and the need for more standardization of trainer ratings.

Action items:

1. To establish a standardization process for feedback and trainer certification

2. To establish a standardization process for trainer ratings

3. To create a community of good trainers who will work together to improve the training industry

Next meeting: The agenda for the next meeting will be to discuss the implementation of the action items discussed in this meeting.

Conclusion: The attendees thanked each other for their participation and contributions to the meeting. They agreed to implement the action items discussed and to continue working together to improve the training industry.

Sunday 11th Dec 2022

9:30 am to 10:30 am (IST)

Online

Vishal Shah, Vinay Kumar, Kuldeep Sonar, Ashok Nichani, Prem Kiran, Soyeb Ghachi, Ashok Nichani, Samatha, Suresh Sankar, Rohit Agrawal, Rajkamal Narayan, Vikas

Discussion on Offsite convention to Goa in February 2023

Meeting was attended by freelance technical trainers and vendors. 

Everyone introduced themselves, shared their good and bad experiences with industry and our groups. We discussed on different pricing approaches from trainer, vendor & end client perspective. We felt the need to meet online and physically, hence we decided on an online meet again next Sunday - 18th Dec 2022.  

For the main event, we agreed on a central location 'Goa' on a weekend in February 2023 details for the same will be discussed and finalized subsequently. Main intention for 'Goa 2023 Tech-Trainer Convention' be meeting and networking with technology trainers + training companies, and a collectively planning the approach of Tech Training Industry.

Saturday 09th April 2022

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (IST)

Online

Vishal Shah, Praveen Vangala, Arathi Purohit, Rajesh Pasham, Kuldeep Sonar 

Amarjit Singh, Ahmad ,Vinay Kumar,Avinnassh Naimpallly , Vikas, Sridevi Amuthan

Shivani Kaul, Mayank Modi, Surekha, ritu arora, Shoaib, Praveen Vangala

Siddhesh Prabhugaonkar, Suresh Nanjan, Honey Charnalia, Mayank Modi

Ashok Nichani, Deepak, Shariq Ahmed Khan

Kick off the Online Trainer Club meetings series 

Meeting was attended by freelance technical trainers 

Everyone introduced themselves, shared their good and bad experiences with industry and our groups. There were many insights, plans for an organization structure for trainers and its function.

To conclude this meeting was successful in setting up pace for future meetings.