SIG-certified associate trainer

SBC trainer certification in Social Innovation Generation (SIG) the associate level

SIG trainers are teachers and professionals who enable other individuals and organizations to create and implement new solutions to social problems. The SIG trainers certified by the Social Business Creation (SBC) program have completed SBC rigorous training to gain critical knowledge in social innovation and necessary skills in using gamification and experiential methods to coach their students. They have demonstrated success in facilitating learning and encouraging their trainees to think creatively and critically about their target social issues and eventually come up with effective solutions.

Conditions to become a SIG-certified trainer at the associate level

Pass the SBC online course on Social Innovation Generation Pass the SIG evaluator qualifying test Evaluate three teams of the SBC business competition in the SIG round Coach at least one living lab to pass the SIG round

Conditions for certification renewal 

• Remain active with the SBC business competition in the Social Innovation Generation round at least once in three consecutive years and
• Score the associate-level performance in the SIG round at least once in these three years

Conditions for certification upgrade to the expert level

• Remain active with the SBC business competition in the Social Innovation Generation round at least once in three consecutive years
• Score at the expert-level performance in the SIG round at least once in these three years

Conditions for certification downgrade to the foundational level

• Remain active with the SBC business competition in the Social Innovation Generation round at least once in three consecutive years
• Score at the foundational-level performance in the SIG round at least once in these three years

Conditions for certification expiration 

After three years of being inactive, the certification expires. The trainer must pass through the SBC training-of-trainers program anew to get certified again

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