Pathways, the Toastmasters education program, is designed to help members build public speaking, communication, and leadership skills. Members access educational materials digitally through Base Camp, the online system where Pathways lives.

Toastmasters is dedicated to continually improving the Pathways learning experience. Our teams regularly receive suggestions and feedback for how Pathways and Base Camp can be enhanced and improved.

Feedback is carefully reviewed by our teams as we determine what comes next for Pathways. Addressing some of the more complex elements of the user experience will take time. However, as we create new plans and materials, they will be posted here, along with any planned Base Camp outages.

The goal of this page is to share what is being worked on and ensure you can plan your personal education or trainings around enhancements and outages on Base Camp. Below, you will find current or future Pathways updates.

Upcoming

October 2021 — Base Camp Outage

[Maintenance] Base Camp will be down for scheduled maintenance from 6 to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on October 29, 2021. During this time, members will not be able to log into Base Camp or purchase paths.

Quarter 4, 2021—New Level 1 Projects

Two new projects will be added to the Ice Breaker and Evaluation and Feedback to make up an all-new Level 1 in Pathways. Writing a Speech with Purpose and Introduction to Vocal Variety and Body Language will help teach new members basic public speaking skills right away and set them up for success on their Toastmasters journey. The Researching and Presenting project will become an elective in Level 3. Please note that these changes will only be in English for the time being and will only be available in paths assigned after the launch of the new projects. Paths in progress or already completed will continue with the previous Level 1 projects.

Quarter 4, 2021—Level 1 Navigation Updates

Toastmasters’ Education Team is currently reviewing Pathways projects based on feedback regarding the user experience navigating and marking projects complete. Updates to address navigation feedback will be applied to the Level 1 projects in the last quarter of 2021.

Quarter 4, 2021—Polish District Translations

Polish Pathways projects will soon be available as part of the new District Translations program pilot. This program allows Districts to translate Pathways projects and other Toastmasters materials into both supported and unsupported languages. Members translating these items work closely with Toastmasters’ Translations Department related to the standards, process, and guides for using Pathways materials. Members working in Polish or other approved languages (currently Hindi, Italian, and Romanian) will track their progress and credit using an official digital path but can work out of these PDFs in their desired language.

Quarter 1, 2022—The Navigator in Additional Languages

The online version of The Navigator is currently available in English, Korean, and Tamil. Members can access The Navigator from their profile page on the Toastmasters website. Those working in other Toastmasters supported languages are currently able to access the PDF version. In the first quarter of 2022, The Navigator will be made available in all remaining Toastmasters supported languages: Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. (Previously expected Quarter 4 of 2021).

Quarter 1, 2022—Six More Tamil Paths

Currently, four paths are available for members working online in Tamil. In 2022, the following six paths will be made available in Tamil, for a total of ten paths: Dynamic Leadership, Innovative Planning, Motivational Strategies, Persuasive Influence, Strategic Relationships, and Team Collaboration. Additional information regarding the timing of this release will be available in early 2022.