Trainings & Development

Let's grow as a team & individuals

From our global community to the individuals in the team: oikos has a culture of lifelong learning. In the international team, we want to encourage that with the opportunity to make frequent training & development part of your work.

WHAT?

Trainings are all types of opportunities to learn and develop yourself further. Whereas we have several internal possibilities to help you grow (eg. LEAP, Camp etc), you can also look outside of the organisation & we are eager to support you with that.

We are a self-organizing organization, that also means that you, in your roles & circles, can decide which kind of training might be helpful or needed at a particular moment in time.

There might be moments when we offer training for the whole team. Whereas these trainings are open to the whole oikos International Team (incl. volunteers), external training opportunities usually remain reserved for employees. This also depends on the budget we have available in the respective year.

There's only one principle: Your training should always have a relation to your roles in oikos. How does taking the training help you in your work?

According to our employee manual, training can be counted as working time for a maximum of 5% of your regular working time, for a maximum of 100 hours per year. Exceptions to this regulation can surely be inquired in conversation with your team.

HOW?

It's easy & conversational:

1. Identify the need for taking a training: What do you want to learn? What opportunities are out there? What training would your really LOVE to do?

2. Talk to your circle: Share your thoughts to with your team & agree to the conditions around the training. This should be conversational & transparent. Our employee manual sets an outline when it comes to time and monetary contribution for trainings. You can use the training reflection template as a preparation.

3. Take the training: Spend some time learning & reflecting. The reflection template is a helpful place to harvest.

4. Take a leap: Bring your learnings back to your circle. Make sure to share about the experience & let people know what you take & how you aim to implement them

Make sure to share exciting training opportunities with the team on discord!

FAQ

How to find a matching training?

What if my training is more expensive then what can be reimbursed?

oikos will cover parts of the cost, and you cover the rest. The exact amount will be agreed upon with our people development team. Just fill in the reimbursement form with the agreed amount.

Any further questions? Reach out to the people development team!