Join the PARS Licensed Training Team!

PARS Licensed Trainers are experienced trainers who work for themselves or other organisations, but also work together as part of an international team to develop PARS playwork training around the world. We currently have 23 trainers delivering PARS in 10 different countries and 5 different languages.

How to become a PARS Licensed Trainer

To join our PARS training team, you will need to;

have passed our PPP4 Customised Qualification,
have training or teaching experience
complete our Licensed Trainer Application Form (link below)
attend an online interview with Dr Shelly Newstead
be willing to contribute to the work of the international PARS training team.

If your application is accepted, you will then;

sign a licence which outlines all the rights and responsibilities of becoming a PARS trainer
pay the licence fee
attend 2 online T2T sessions (Design & Delivery and Quality Assurance)
provide a photo and short bio for our website.

Once you have completed these steps, you can then start delivering our PARS training and qualifications! You will also;

be able to design PARS training to meet local needs
help set up your website page and join our WhatsApp group
attend bi-monthly team meetings with the other PARS Licensed Trainers
be involved in the development of PARS projects locally, nationally and internationally.

Benefits of becoming a PARS Licensed Trainer

Exclusive access to the PARS brand: only Licensed Trainers can use the PARS model of playwork practice to support others to develop their playwork practice
Work with a dynamic international team to develop your own knowledge, skills and PARS training delivery
Numerous opportunities to get involved in innovative and creative PARS projects, including writing, research and practical projects
Lots of support in setting up and delivering your PARS training courses, including course materials, publicity, merchandise, website pages and a course booking system.
Regular networking and development meetings with the PARS team and other training opportunities (often free!)

“The training was well organized with both theories and practices, which enabled me to quickly understand the PARS module. The module does help adults to improve our understanding of children and play.”

Ying PENGHead of Right to Play China, Beijing

“The PARS module makes me reflect on our attitudes towards children. We, either as parents or teachers, claim that we love children, but actually we constantly interrupt them, stop them and even destroy them. After the field trip on the third day of the Masterclass, I was excited that so many adults are willing to accept and learn the PARS module and compensate children for the loss of the beauty of their childhood due to our adulteration. Playworker is a very meanful job.”

Rita ChenShanghai

“The PARS course gave me a new perspective on play, which emphasizes that children ought to play freely and by themselves to the greatest possible extent and that while child development is the benefit of play, it is not the aim of play. Now I will consciously avoid "adulteration" to children's play and use PARS techniques to guide my decisions to contain or intervene. In China, we badly need such playwork practice for children, and I think it's feasible in a variety of settings, be urban or rural, school or community, small or large space, indoor or outdoor.”

Xiner XUSave the Children, Shanghai

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How to become a PARS Licensed Trainer

Benefits of becoming a PARS Licensed Trainer

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