Team Building Workshop Program

Program Design

The Team Building Workshop (TBW) Program pairs independent specialized consultant services with the management team of a local agency to assist with problem solving, developing organizational goals and objectives, and/or team building within the agency. POST has an approved list of over 20 presenters to present/facilitate the workshop. The facilitation of the workshop by a POST-approved, impartial, non-client agency employee is crucial to the success of each workshop. Only POST-approved presenters, on the provided list, may be selected to conduct the workshop.

Upon approval, the client agency is responsible for selecting a presenter from the list. Once a presenter has been selected and agrees to present the TBW for the organization, the presenter typically starts an interactive three-phase process that includes:

• Identification of Need: The POST-certified presenter will survey the agency to develop preliminary information about the problem(s) and/or issue(s) to be addressed in the workshop, and agree with the client agency how long the workshop will be (16 or 24 hours).
• Workshop Session: Sixteen (16) to twenty-four (24) hours are set aside for group work at a location selected by the client agency. During the workshop, an action plan is developed to solve identified problems, set goals or objectives, and/or team build. The agency will return the completed TBW Action Plan to POST within 90 days.
• Follow-up Evaluation: The presenter is required to contact the agency following the workshop to aid in the implementation of action items identified in the Action Plan.

The presenter will work with the agency to complete all three phases, and assist in the implementation of action items described in the completed TBW Action Plan. The agency is required to submit the completed TBW Action Plan to POST within 90 days.

Team Building Workshops are not a training class and do not qualify for Continuing Professional Training (CPT) credits.

Program Eligibility

To participate in the TBW Program, an agency must participate in the POST program. An agency is eligible for a POST-approved Team Building Workshop every two years (every other fiscal year).

Program Guidelines

The following program guidelines are established to ensure equity in the application of Team Building Workshop Program resources:

• POST and the client agency are co-clients of the TBW presenter.
• Information derived during the TBW process may not be released without the prior consent of POST and all workshop participants.
• POST-certified presenters may not contract with TBW client agencies for private consulting services for a six-month period following a TBW presentation.

Application Process

Team Building Workshop (TBW) applications are only accepted online.  Applications sent via mail, email, or fax will not be accepted.

Complete the TBW application to apply for a Team Building Workshop.  TBW applications are accepted on May 1st of each year for the following fiscal year.

Once 70 TBW applications have been approved, a waiting list will be created should any approved agency decide to cancel their request. If an approved agency cancels their request, the first agency on the wait list will be granted approval to hold a TBW before the end of the fiscal year.

Applications will be reviewed and approved in the order received on a first come, first served basis. Applicants will be notified if their application is approved or denied within 30 days of the application date.

Team Building Workshops are certified under Reimbursement Plan V (Regulation 1015). Participating agencies will be reimbursed via Electronic Training Reimbursement (eTRR). Any TRR's not submitted through the eTRR system, will be denied.

Presenters are paid directly by POST. The presenter fee, agreed upon by the presenters, includes the following costs:

• Presenter’s salary
• Presenter’s travel
• Presenter’s per diem expenses
• Conference room costs/miscellaneous expenses (maximum of $250 per day)

In order to be approved, presenters must agree to provide all of the described TBW services for the set fee amount. The length of the workshop session (Phase II), either 16 or 24 hours, will be determined by agreement of the agency head and the presenter. POST will pay the presenter the appropriate fee based on the length of the workshop.

Urgency Exemption

If an agency experiences a compelling need for a workshop due to a management crisis, and all workshops have been allocated for that year, the agency may request an urgency exemption. To request an urgency exemption, the agency head must prepare a letter to the Bureau Chief of the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau providing a clear explanation of the urgent need being experienced. In addition to the letter, a TBW online application must be submitted. Applicants for an urgency exemption will be notified if their application is approved or denied within 30 days of the application date.