Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit
16-18 May 2014
‘The Tops’ Conference Centre Stanwell Tops NSW
Summit Prospectus
Every man wants to make a difference. Every man wants to leave a legacy for his family and
make the world a better place.
The Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit is all about helping you to achieve extraordinary
results for your children and make the world a better place, all at the same time.
The Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit will help you move from being a good dad to
becoming a great dad, hence the current title of the Dads4Kids Fatherhood Course – ‘Good to
Great’.
Scientific research shows that the best way to learn is to train others. As you coach and teach
others, the principles of fathering excellence become embedded in your own life.
The Dads4Kids Fatherhood ‘Good to Great’ course is all about learning by doing. As you train
others to do the course you will be committed to do the very things you are teaching and as
you do them, they become part of your life. Your children are the greatest benefactors of your
commitment to becoming a certified Dads4Kids Trainer. Not only will you embark on the
journey to become a Dads4Kids Master Coach, but you will help change men’s lives and
ultimately give their children a better start in life.
Attending the Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit, 16-18 May 2014 at Stanwell Tops, south of
Sydney, will give you official certification by Dads4Kids as an Associate Trainer and allow you
to organise and conduct your own Dads4Kids 10 week Fatherhood Mentoring Courses called
‘Good to Great’. For more information about the course go to:
http://www.dads4kids.org.au/greatDads_trainTheTrainer.html
After completing your first 10 week course you will move from Associate Trainer to Qualified
Trainer. Each time you train another group of men and do extra work to develop yourself as a
trainer, and therefore a Dad, you accrue credit points and after teaching 5 courses become a
Master Coach. By this stage the things you are teaching become part of who you are and you
will have helped hundreds of fathers because of the multiplication effect of also helping train
future trainers. In a relatively short period of time you will have positively affected thousands
of children’s lives and helped change the nation in the process.
Many men have done theDads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation ‘Good to Great’ Course and it has
radically changed their lives. More importantly doing the 10 week course has also changed the
lives of their children and given them a better start in life.
The social science research is clear –
Involved, committed and caring fathers help children in the following ways:
Children will do better at school
Children develop higher IQs
Children will develop better social skills
Children will have better physical health
Children will have better mental health
Children will be less likely to be involved in crime
Children will be less likely to take drugs
Children will be less likely to suffer sexual or physical abuse
Children will be less likely to be divorced as adults and suffer family breakdown
Children as adults will develop higher levels of wealth
Children will live longer as adults
Children will be happier, more secure and more successful as adults
Summit Speakers & Mentors
The Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit at Gumburu in North Queensland will give you an
overview of the Dads4Kids 10 week Fatherhood Course known as ‘Good to Great’ as well as
some keys for success for you as a father.
The Train the Trainer Summit will also give you insights into how to train and mentor other
men to ‘Go for Gold’ for their families.
We have assembled some of the best fatherhood trainers and mentors in the nation:
Darren Lewis – founder of Fathering Adventures and a nationally recognised
fatherhood trainer. He has trained under John Eldredge in Colorado Springs, USA
and is a specialist in ‘rites of passage’.
Darren and his wife Melissa have been married for 23 years and have four sons.
Ian Watson - founder of Shed Happens and author of Every Bloke’s a Champion.
The Shed movement that Ian started is currently exploding across Australia and is
one of the most exciting things happening in the modern men’s movement.
Married to his high school sweetheart Margaret for 46 years, they have three
sons.
Trevor Suitor is the founder of Men of Integrity and a board member of the
Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation. Also a pioneer in the Australian men’s
movement he has facilitated many of Dr Allan Meyers courses over the years.
Trevor has been married to Lyn for 42 years and has three adult children.
Warwick Marsh is the co founder of the Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation and has
been working with men for over 30 years. He has been a recognised national
advocate for a Men’s Health Policy (introduced in 2008) and has held numerous
events at Parliament House, Canberra to advocate for men and fathers. Warwick
has been married to Alison for 38 years and they have five adult children and five
grandchildren.
Summit Logistics & Details
After completing the weekend Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit each participant will
become an Associate Trainer. When they have organised and trained either a minimum of 4
men or a maximum or 15 men they will progress a level. Facilitating one course gives the
qualification of Qualified Trainer. Facilitating two courses gives the qualification of Advanced
Trainer, three courses Associate Coach, four courses Qualified Coach and five courses Master
Coach.
Dads4Kids goal is to encourage and sustain best practice coaching in fathering excellence. This
will only come with experience through training men over successive courses and a strong
commitment to personal growth and development in the long term. The ultimate beneficiaries
will be your own children and the children of the fathers you train.
Time:
6pm Friday 16 May (dinner at 6.30pm) until 2.30pm Sunday 18 May 2014
Place:
‘The Tops’ Conference Centre
51 Bendena Garden, Stanwell Tops NSW 2508
www.thetops.com.au
1800 816 496
Provided:
All workbooks and reading materials
All meals and morning and afternoon teas
Beds, pillows and doona
Bring:
Bed linen and towel
Cost:
THIS COURSE IS FREE
The Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit weekend is FREE to 30 approved
applicants. The reason this high level fatherhood training course is free is that
Dads4Kids wants to help train and coach the selected applicants to become
trainers for the Dads4Kids Fatherhood ‘Good to Great’ Training Course.
Inclusions: 1. Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit with workbook, food and accommodation
paid. Value $1,195 per person
2. Dads4Kids ‘Good to Great’ Fatherhood Course: 10 week course manual + 10 X
DVD video sessions plus Fathering from the Fast Lane book by Dr Bruce
Robinson. Value: $395 per person
3. Ongoing coaching phone support Level One allocation $120 per person
Total Value: $1,810.00
Travel to and from Sydney Airport: (later trains available both trips)
Our goal is to facilitate car pickups to and from Helensburgh station by volunteers.
Depart
Domestic Airport
3.21 pm
3.57 pm
4.27 pm
4.42 pm
Depart
Helensburgh
3.24 pm
4.24 pm
Change
Wolli
Creek
Change
Wolli
Creek
Arrive
Helensburgh
4.15 pm
4.47 pm
5.16 pm
5.38 pm
Arrive
Domestic Airport
4.14 pm
5.14 pm
Summit Applications
Registrations:
Dads4Kids is looking for men who want to achieve extraordinary results for their children,
grandchildren and in the process help to change the world. Applicants will be graded and
accepted for the Dads4Kids Train the Trainer Summit on merit in the following areas: passion,
knowledge, experience, connections, partnerships and commitment to running multiple
courses.
We encourage prospective applicants to make their application speedily as there are only 30
places available and places will fill quickly in the coming weeks.
Those who want to make a difference and leave a legacy for their family and help train other
men to do the same should click here to apply.