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Your time in the Facilitator Training Program should be one of significant learning and skill development, as well as one of exciting personal growth. Potentially, it will become one of the most valuable educational experiences you undertake. It is intensive. FITs spend considerable time in activities related to the training program, often as much as two to four hours per week, in addition to time spent at the yearly National and Winter Training courses that require you to spend time away from your home institution. You and your supervisors should be aware of this level of commitment. 
Leaves of Absence/ Withdrawal:Occasionally, trainees discover that other demands or a change in professional interests require that they suspend or stop training. It is necessary for the co-directors of the FIT Program to know this. Forms to be utilized in the event of a formalized leave of absence or withdrawal from the program can be found in Appendix VIII and Appendix IX. Grievance Procedure:It is expected that guides or faculty and FITs will occasionally become dissatisfied with the other's performance as a result of it being a close relationship with important mutual expectations. It is also expected that problems can and will usually be resolved by early and direct communication between FIT and guide or faculty using skills we collectively hold as important. Problems will also be addressed through discussions among the FIT, the Guide and the FDC. The FDC and co-directors will monitor the progress of FIT-Guide pairs annually to insure that standards of excellence are met. Occasionally, one or both parties will wish for mediation from a third party. Appendix X explains how FITs, guides/faculty, or both can request mediation.
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