Community Content Creator Program: A 3-Month Guide & Template Production Sprint

1. Program Introduction & Benefits

This 3-month training program is designed to empower community members with little to no prior expertise to become proficient, independent creators of high-quality content. By leveraging proven methodologies like the 6-Stage eLearning Model and Agile sprints, the program provides a structured yet flexible pathway for participants to move from idea to execution. The core goal is for each participant to produce a launch-ready portfolio of 3-5 reusable content templates and production guides, thereby building a sustainable content creation capability within the community.

Strategic Benefits for Community Members:

1. Democratized Skill Development: Transforms content creation from an intimidating, expert-only task into an accessible, learnable process using free or low-cost tools and clear, step-by-step frameworks.
2. Increased Efficiency & Consistency: Provides participants with a repeatable system (planning → design → creation → review) and standardized templates, drastically reducing the time and effort required to produce future content while ensuring quality and brand/style consistency.
3. Tangible Portfolio Creation: Moves beyond theoretical learning to focus on hands-on production, resulting in a concrete set of usable assets (e.g., video storyboards, blog post templates, social media guides) that have immediate value for the individual and the community.
4. Fostered Collaboration & Confidence: Integrates peer feedback loops and Agile-style sprints to combat isolation, build a supportive creator network, and increase participants' confidence in their ability to produce and share work publicly.

2. Program Expansion Strategy

Evaluation: This is a Training Program, not a Mentorship or Coaching program. The primary goal is skill acquisition and template production. While the structured modules are effective, the addition of a supplemental Peer Mentorship layer would significantly enhance outcomes by providing personalized guidance, accelerating problem-solving, and sustaining motivation.

Proposed Addition: Peer Mentorship Circles

• Why it Adds Value: Community members, especially novices, benefit immensely from seeing the practical application of concepts by a slightly more experienced peer. A mentorship layer addresses the key challenge of "Lack of Feedback/Motivation" by creating accountable, small-group relationships. Mentors (could be past program graduates or more confident participants) can provide real-time advice on tool use, review storyboards, and help mentees navigate creative blocks, ensuring fewer participants fall behind or abandon the program.
• Brief Implementation Note: In Week 1, form small "Creator Circles" of 3-4 participants, including one designated peer mentor (selected based on prior experience or demonstrated confidence). These circles meet bi-weekly for 30-minute check-ins using a simple agenda: progress share, roadblock discussion, and feedback exchange. Program facilitators provide mentor circles with a light-touch guide on facilitating discussions and giving constructive feedback.

3. Implementation Roadmap

Launch Phase (Pre-Week 1 Checklist)

• $render`✓` Define & Communicate: Finalize program schedule, key milestones, and success expectations. Disseminate via community channels.
• $render`✓` Tool Access: Ensure all participants have registered for/accessed core free tools (e.g., Canva, Trello).
• $render`✓` Participant Onboarding: Host a 60-minute kickoff webinar to introduce the program structure, key methodologies (Agile, ADDIE), and facilitate the formation of Peer Mentorship Circles.
• $render`✓` Resource Hub Setup: Create a central, accessible repository (e.g., a dedicated channel in the Internal Social Network, a shared Google Drive) for all templates, guides, and collaborative documents.

Tracking & Operations (Weekly Management)

• Milestone-Driven Cadence: Structure the 12-week timeline around the 4 key milestones (Foundation, Prototypes, Portfolio, Launch Package). Use weekly prompts or short video check-ins to guide participants through each module's activities.
• Central Dashboard: Maintain a simple tracking dashboard (Google Sheets) visible to all participants. Track individual progress against milestones (e.g., "Persona submitted," "Alpha build shared").
• Facilitator Role: Program facilitators host weekly "Office Hours" for Q&A and moderate the main communication channel. Their primary role is to unblock technical issues, reinforce the process, and celebrate progress publicly.
• Mentorship Circle Support: Provide bi-weekly discussion prompts to Peer Mentorship Circles to keep conversations focused on the current program phase.

Success Measurement

• Quantitative KPIs:
  • Participant Milestone Completion Rate (Target: >80% complete all 4 milestones).
  • Number of Launch-Ready Templates/Guides Produced (Target: 3-5 per finishing participant).
  • Community Sharing Rate: Percentage of final templates uploaded to the shared community repository (Target: >70%).
• Qualitative KPIs & Feedback:
  • Pre-/Post-Program Survey: Measure confidence shift using a 5-point scale on statements like "I can independently produce a structured content guide."
  • Peer Review Feedback: Collect structured feedback on alpha/beta builds via simple forms focusing on clarity and usability.
  • Final Retrospective: Conduct a final session or survey to gather testimonials and Net Promoter Score (NPS) for the program. Ask: "How have you applied or plan to apply your templates?"

4. Approved Tools List

From the provided list, the most relevant tools for this Training Program are:

1. LMS (Learning Management System): Primary Justification. This is the core platform for delivering the structured training modules, housing video lessons, activity instructions, and quizzes on tool proficiency. It provides a sequential learning path, tracks module completion, and centralizes all learning materials.
2. Internal Social Network: Critical Justification. This tool is essential for fostering the community aspect of the program. It will host the main program discussion channel, enable Peer Mentorship Circles to communicate, and serve as the platform for participants to share works-in-progress for feedback, creating the necessary Agile feedback loops.
3. Personality Test (Supplemental): Optional Justification. A tool like this could be used in the "Planning and Strategy" module to help participants understand different learning/communication styles. This insight can inform how they design their content guides and templates to be accessible to diverse audiences within the community.

Note: Mentorship, Coaching, ERG, and Onboarding software are not the primary fit for this skill-based production training program's core operations.

5. Resource & Content Library

General Program Content

This content is delivered through the LMS and live sessions, sequenced by module:

Module 1: Planning and Strategy

• Video: "From Idea to Blueprint: Defining Your Audience and Goals"
• Guide: "How to Create a Simple Learner Persona"
• Template: "Content Project Plan & Timeline (Trello Board Setup)"
• Article: "Comparing Free Tools for Content Creation: Canva, Audacity, CapCut"

Module 2: Design and Structuring

• Video: "Storyboarding for Non-Designers"
• Template: "Universal Storyboard/Script Template (Google Docs)"
• Guide: "Creating a Basic Visual Style Guide in 60 Minutes"
• Checklist: "Pre-Production Quality Gate"

Module 3: Creation and Production

• Video Tutorial Series: "Recording Clean Audio with Your Phone," "Basic Video Editing with Free Software."
• Guide: "The Microlearning Formula: Chunking Your Content"
• Template: "Content Repurposing Matrix"
• Hands-On Assignment: "Produce Your First 3-Minute Micro-Video Guide"

Module 4: Review, Iteration, and Deployment

• Guide: "Running an Agile Feedback Sprint with Your Peer Circle"
• Template: "Quality Assurance (QA) Checklist for Content"
• Worksheet: "Building Your Launch & Promotion Plan"
• Video: "How to Conduct a Simple Self-Evaluation of Your Work"

Supplemental Mentoring Content Table

To support the proposed Peer Mentorship Circles, provide the following resources to mentors:

Mentoring Skill	Resource Type	Purpose for Content Creation Program
Active Listening	Short Guide & Video	Helps mentors understand the root cause of a mentee's creative block or technical difficulty during check-ins.
Giving Constructive Feedback	Checklist & Examples	Enables mentors to provide actionable, kind feedback on storyboards and alpha builds that focuses on improving the template, not the person.
Facilitating Goal-Setting	Conversation Prompt Template	Guides mentors in helping their mentees set realistic weekly production goals aligned with program milestones.
Motivational Support	List of Encouraging Questions	Provides mentors with phrases to sustain mentee momentum, especially during challenging production phases in Modules 2 & 3.