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Isoc 101: Serving your mini-Ummah

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose Wisely.”

Your Isoc is no doubt subject to change. With people entering and leaving, the community around you growing and expanding, and continuous events occurring on the national and local scene, your Isoc is affected by many factors and variables that have the potential to make their mark on the way things run. But with change…do you opt for growth? And how does growth come about? Well… we advise you to choose wisely. We advise you to choose FOSIS.

So what can FOSIS do for you?

Provide training and direction to your Isoc of course. FOSIS has been on the scene since 1963, witnessing the growth of the Isoc world and in touch with Isoc’s up and down the country on issues ranging from Islam Awareness and general Isoc advice to student union’s and prayer rooms. We have also been providing training for a number of years as well having organised courses on leadership with well known figures such as Professor Rafik Beekun. As a result of years of experience, FOSIS training can only provide you with expertise, professionalism and enlightment.

This year we have joined with ProductiveMuslim.com to provide you with a focussed and structured programme designed to explore a range of issues and skills including organisational and personal development to bring out the best in your Isoc under the title of:

“Isoc 101: Serving your mini-Ummah”

During each training day two programmes will be running alongside one another:

Isoc For Beginners: This is aimed at those new to Isoc’s or who will be involved in their Isoc’s in the following year. Its overarching aim is to prepare the future exec of any Isoc. See more details below

Session

Purpose and Benefits of Isoc

Becoming a Da’ee

How to run an event

Spheres of the Isoc World

Content

By returning to the basics, this session explores why we do Isoc in greater depth and looks at our values and principles to create greater understanding and perspective

Your journey in isoc and indeed any organisation you are part of is a journey of self development. A journey to improve yourself and becoming a mature and effective da’ee. This session is for you and your heart.

Looking at how you run an event, whether that’s Islam Awareness Week or Annual Dinner, covering pre-planning, sponsorship, resources, external relations, on the day, what to do if something goes wrong and evaluation

This session informs attendees of the spheres that surround the isoc world and how you relate to them and deal with them, including your SU, wider community and Ummah

Isoc For Leaders: This is aimed at Isoc members that will be members of the executive committee and will be taking on leading roles. For more details of programme, see below:

Session	Being Enthusiastic about your role	How to Manage an Isoc	Systems and Structures governing your isoc	Exec Role as Ibaadah
Content	Taking on a leading role can be difficult, stressful and a big tester in time management. This session tells you how to deal with it and that it aint all bad!	This session covers the how and why and what of managing an isoc: delegation, meetings, conflict resolution, feedback and its implementation and more	This crucial session covers topics often overlooked but which affect your isoc , its culture and atmosphere, looking at what systems and structures may work best for your isoc and where the power lays.	A concluding session full of powerful reminders, elevating your duties as an isoc exec to a for m of ibaadah and worship. Also for you and your heart.

The Trainers:

Mohammed Faris:

Mohammed is a graduate from Bristol University and former Bristol Isoc president. He is the founder the website, www.productivemuslim.com which explores the Quran, the Seerah, and the history of the Islamic civilization for snippets and life hacks that would make our life more productive. Mohammed provides various resources and advice on a broad range of topics including becoming an executive, team leadership skills, communication, and Islamic tips on management. He joined hands with FOSIS to focus on Isoc executives in order to "help elevate their duties into a form of worship rather than simple an activity for a student society".

Zahid Bhatti:

An encyclopeadia of the isoc world, Zahid was the previous FOSIS President, vice president and Islamic societies head. He has been within the Isoc world for around ten years, and has been heavily involved in FOSIS. He has trained many isoc‟s as well as devised and delivered many of the training programmes previously used by FOSIS over the past years. He has also been involved in helping to organise this training project.

Dates:

Scotland: Sunday 8th March (Scotland.vicesister@fosis.org.uk)

London: Sunday 15th March (London.vicesister@fosis.org.uk)

North: Sunday 22nd March (north.chair@fosis.org.uk)

Ireland: Saturday 28th March (Ireland.vicesister@fosis.org.uk)

Midlands: Sunday 5th April (midlands.gensec@fosis.org.uk)

Wales: TBC (wales.chair@fosis.org.uk)

Other Trainings:

FOSIS can also provide your Isoc with other forms of training. This year a very successful Islam Awareness Training was delivered to Isoc’s in London covering pre-planning, the psychology of rapport, building a team, finances, resources, external relations and other related topics. A similar workshop was delivered in Scotland which also focussed on planning and publicity. Case Studies were also used in both.

In addition, FOSIS can offer tailored training for your Isoc, depending on what you would like, whether that’s general Isoc training or to help you sit back and analyse the current situation of your Isoc. In addition, various committees within FOSIS can deliver training according to their speciality. The SAC committee can deliver training on SU and related topics and the media committee on media. For more information get in touch with your regional committee.

And Finally…

We leave you with words of wisdom from our beloved prophet:

The prophet pbuh said "wisdom is the property of the believer, so wherever he finds it he has a better right to it". He, pbuh, also said "Go back to your people and teach them."

With that in mind, we invite you to attend our ISOC 101 training events and to get in touch with us if you have any queries regarding training… arguably one of the best legacies you could ever impart to your Isoc.