🪜Co-Leads in Tech Fleet Discord

This page covers everything you need to know to be able to get the Lead capabilities in Tech Fleet Discord.

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Get Ready to Co-Lead on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord

TL;DR: First, get the Projects role, then get the Leads role, through the project-role channel and the leads-get-ready channel.

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Getting ready to co-lead on projects in Tech Fleet Discord

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Getting Ready to Co Lead on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord

Learn how to get ready to be a co-lead on projects in Tech Fleet Discord!

In order to do this, you need the Leads role in Tech Fleet Discord.

First:

Here's a reminder about what Roles are.

Roles in Discord are like hats: if you wear the hat, you have access to special channels or special abilities. This means that you can control what you see and what you do in Tech Fleet Discord.

Next:

What does it mean to be a Co-Lead in Tech Fleet?

Let's start with the breakdown of project teams in Tech Fleet. Tech Fleet has four different ways for you to be involved on projects:

1. One: You can be an Observer

2. Two: You can be an Apprentice

3. Three: You can be a Co-lead

4. Four: You can be a Group Mentor

Observers watch project teams work

Apprentices work alongside co-leads and own work as servant leaders

Co-leads guide apprentices and own work as servant leaders

Group mentors offer mentorship to teams in subjects they know

 Next:

Here's what you need to know about Leads in Tech Fleet:

A co-lead is a member of team project training in Tech Fleet. Co-leads are not bosses or managers. They are servant leaders: they support the growth and success of others on the team. They also own work on their team, just like apprentices. There is no heirarchy in Tech Fleet teams. All co-leads are equal to each other. Leads on teams are paired up, hence the name: "co-lead". There are usually up to 12 co-leads per project team. All apprentices are equal to co-leads. All co-leads are equal to each other. Co-leads do not have expertise. They are simply people guiding and learning as well. As a co-lead, you work alongside peers that are other apprentices, co-leads, and mentors. You work on a client project. Co-leads must apply to projects in order to join. Projects are eleven weeks, and we open new projects to apply to every month.

Please note: having the Co-Leads role does not mean you're on a team yet. It means you can see the alerts to apply to openings for projects as an apprentice. It also means you get channels for guidance as someone who is applying as an apprentice, or actively apprenticing. You still need to apply to a project and be selected by a Project Coordinator. Getting the Leads Role is the next step towards joining a team.

Tech Fleet highly recommends Observing as the first step to interacting with the community, and a first step to joining projects. We offer this for anyone in the community. Check out the other video we've made, Getting Ready to Observe. It tells you what you need to do in Discord to start observing projects.

Finally:

How does someone start being a co-lead on projects in Tech Fleet?

1. Step 1: Obtain the "Projects" role in Tech Fleet Discord. This role opens up channels for you to further decide how you want to be involved on projects.

   1. To get the Projects role, go to the Projects category.

   2. Head into the Project Role channel.

   3. In this channel you will see instructions. Read the instructions. These instructions have you go into the Tech Fleet user guide.

   4. We know what you're thinking. Do I really need to read the user guide? Really YES! You will greatly benefit from the lessons in the user guide. In fact, they are crucial to applying to projects in Tech Fleet.

   5. Life in Tech Fleet - Go to the section in the user guide about Life in Tech Fleet. Read all the sections to start understanding what it's like on project training and in the community.

   6. After you do this, follow the instructions on this channel, click on the emoji at the bottom of the channel. When you click on this emoji you will receive the Projects role. This grants you access to new channels: Observers Get Ready, Leads Get Ready, Apprentices Get Ready, and Mentors Get Ready. You're now ready to obtain the Apprentices role in the Apprentices Get Ready channel!

2. Step 2: Obtain the Leads role in Tech Fleet Discord. This role opens up access to channels that you can utilize while applying to projects as a co-lead.

   1. To get the Leads role, go to the Projects category, and head into the Leads Get Ready channel. BUT! Be sure you have the Projects role first! Otherwise, you won't see this channel.

   2. In this channel you will see information, a link to the Apprentice Handbook, a link to the Agile Handbook, a link o the Leads Handbook, a link to the Apprentice Handbook, and instructions on how to obtain the Leads role. Read all of the handbooks. Read it all carefully. It tells you exactly how projects works, what to do, and what you can expect.

   3. After you're done reading the Handbooks in the user guide, come back into the Leads Get Ready channel.

   4. Click on the leaf emoji. Once you do, you will receive the Leads role.

3. Step 3: You have access to new abilities with the Leads role! This grants you access to new channels and new abilities as someone applying for co-lead in Discord! Yay!

First: The Projects role grants you access to Project Opening alerts. Only people with the Projects role see this channel. You will see alerts whenever projects are open to apply in the Project Openings channel.

Secondly: there is a Calling All Leads channel in Discord. You can find this under the Alerts menu category. This gives you alerts that only leads with the Leads role can see.

Lastly: having the Leads role grants you access to the Leads Guidance channel. You can find this under the Guidance channel. co-leads, mentors, and guild members can see and chat in this channel. You can use this channel to obtain any guidance as a Lead! Simply post your questions in that channel, and we got you.

That's it for now! Check out the other videos in this part of the series. You can learn how to get ready to observe, how to get ready to apprentice, and how to get ready to join masterclasses!

Here's the sections of the Guide you need to read:

Life in Tech Fleet

Observer Handbook

Agile Handbook

Apprentice Handbook

Lead Handbook

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