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This is coronaproof training at Scrum Academy

Agile coach and trainer Jan-Pieter van den Heuvel is eager to get back to work on location. No screens for a while. No more dialing in for a while. No more headsets. Of course online training has its advantages, but it is still very nice to work together again in one room. Jan-Pieter is bursting with positive energy when he finally parks his car in front of Scrum Academy again. But there are still some questions to be answered: can you make good contact with the participants? And can you really interact with the different working methods?

What is certain is that coronaproof training at Scrum Academy is perfectly possible and that the health of the participants is guaranteed at all times. Of course, sometimes it’s a bit of a wait and see and exciting (remember when you walked onto a terrace for the first time again?), but in Scrum Academy’s safe training room, the familiar interactive atmosphere soon emerges. View the complete training offerings here.

In the beginning it’s a bit of a test, but that’s soon gone. After 5 minutes you notice that everyone is at ease. Then the shoulders drop slightly and we get down to business.

Jan-Pieter also provides many online training courses in recent months. The Virtual Classrooms offer a safe, interactive, flexible and scalable solution. Not surprisingly, Scrum Academy will continue to offer its training courses online. But also the physical training room in Amsterdam is now equipped to work 100% responsibly. Scrum Academy trains with the following practical solutions:

• Training in smaller groups;
• Ample space and distance;
• Hygiene stations available;
• Packed lunch, coffee and tea.

Of course, for the trainers and coaches of Scrum Academy, it is wonderful to be able to pop back into the training room. Finally real post-its, real markers, real flipcharts and above all real people. But it is also a relief for the participants of the first training sessions to be able to work together again in a safe physical environment. The enthusiasm and drive of the participants during the first training session is overwhelming.

You notice in the participants that a change of scenery does well. It feels like a real day out and everyone is immediately pro-active with the work forms. We connect with each other again, albeit in small groups.

The first training sessions in the Scrum Academy training room are a fact and offer a positive perspective. As Agile trainers and coaches, it is actually quite appropriate and cool to quickly and effectively adapt the trainings to the new requirements. Nice and Agile! This is precisely why there is healthy optimism at Jan-Pieter van den Heuvel and all of Scrum Academy. So physical on-site training sessions are scheduled again: Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Summer School.

Did you know that Scrum Academy can also provide in-company training safely and responsibly? Together with Gert-Jan Danenberg, create a customized program for your team.