• The opportunity to build up to 300 unique competencies
• 11 specialized learning paths to choose from
• Online content, so that you can learn anytime, anywhere
• Real-world, transferable skills
• Content available in Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese, with select paths available in Korean and Tamil

• Assessment: To find the right path, begin by taking the assessment. This helps you identify the path that best meets your needs, interests and goals. After responding to a series of questions, you will be presented with the path that best fits you and your current experience.  The Pathways Assessment helps to point you in the best possible direction. View tutorial.

• Base Camp: Your online gateway to the Pathways learning experience, where you access your educational materials, your education transcript, interactive projects and other useful tips, tools and resources. It also tracks your progress, connects you with members of your club, lets you view badges and certificates you’ll earn along the way, features resources to help guide you, including videos, quizzes, interactive activities and more. You might say, base camp is where it's at.

• Base Camp Manager: For most clubs, the vice president education (VPE) will assume the role of Base Camp manager. The Base Camp manager helps facilitate your progress by verifying your education, approving requests and more. In the event a VPE isn’t able to perform these duties, or if a club does not have a VPE, the Base Camp manager responsibilities will be fulfilled by the club president or club secretary. The central responsibilities of the Base Camp manager include:

  • Approving speeches outside the club

  • Verifying level completion

  • Tracking member progress

• The Navigator: An online tool filled with essential information about the Toastmasters journey. Use it to help you begin your journey and support your progress. Whether you are just embarking on your journey or are a seasoned Toastmaster, The Navigator can answer your questions and guide you along the way

• Paths: Each path provides a unique journey. There are eleven unique learning paths and each is divided into five levels that build in complexity. The levels help you build on and apply what you have learned.

• Levels: Each path is made up of five levels that increase in complexity. The program is designed this way so you’re always building on what you learned in the previous level. All learning paths contain the following levels:

Mastering Fundamentals Level

Learning Your Style Level

Increasing Knowledge Level

Building Skills Level

Demonstrating Expertise

• Projects: Projects are the building blocks for each path. Each path has a set of 14 projects across all 5 levels (a combination of 10 required projects and 4 elective projects). A project is NOT necessarily a speech. It can be any of the following, usually accompanied by a speech at the end. Projects can be:

1. A speech

2. Two speeches and an evaluation (Evaluation and Feedback project, Level 1)

3. Table Topics Master (Active Listening)

4. Creating a blog

5. Creating a podcast

6. Moderating a panel discussion

*NOTE: For each path you pursue, you are required to serve in the following three roles at least once before your Level 3 is marked complete:

  - Evaluator - fulfilled by item #2 above, or when you perform any evaluation.

  - Toastmaster - fulfilled when you act as Toastmaster.

  - Table Topicsmaster - fulfilled by project #3 above, or just by performing the Table Topicsmaster role.

You may choose to fulfill a role at each level or complete multiple roles within a level. You determine when you serve in these roles. Remember, you fulfill the requirement of evaluator in the “Evaluation and Feedback” project at Level 1. Some paths require you to serve in other meeting roles, such as Topicsmaster in the “Active Listening” project. Serving in a role as part of a project assignment counts toward the requirement described above.

Keep track of your meeting role fulfillments on Base Camp to make it easy for your vice president education to approve that you completed Level 3. Other members can also view your profile to see which roles you completed. You can record only one date per meeting role on your Base Camp profile. Make sure to update all your meeting roles each time you serve. To record the day you fulfilled a role: 1. Hover over the gear icon at the top right of your screen [ ], then select My Account and 2. find the appropriate role - check it - and enter the date and 3. don't forget to hit SAVE near the bottom.

NOTE: this information can be found by going to Base Camp, then click Tutorials and Resources, then in the search window in the top right, type: 'Meeting Role Requirements' and then view the .pdf. (or click here).

• Core Competencies: It is important to note that each member using Base Camp will have the opportunity to select from many electives to extend their learning. With the addition of electives, members have the flexibility to cover all core competencies within each path. The five core competencies are: Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Strategic Leadership, Management and Confidence. Confidence is unique because it cannot be taught, but is gained in every path.

• Paths, Levels and Projects: Every path is comprised of these three elements. So let's take a look at how they interact. Your chosen path will consist of the following five levels.

Want to explore Pathways further? Below you'll find an interactive map of the program. Click any name for details. Always use the 'Arrow Back' icon [    ] on your computer to come back to this page (top left corner of your computer).