The Concept:
Community Leadership Programs promote and encourage outstanding community leadership, by developing the leadership capabilities of citizens who care about the community, who understand its strengths and weaknesses, and who are willing to make a personal investment to improve a community’s quality of life.
Each year, community leaders from all sectors of Canadian society, and reflecting the diverse nature of our communities, take part in community leadership training. The training is designed to expand the number of individuals who accept leadership roles in business, government, and social profit organizations to meet future challenges in our communities.
Tailored for the busy, working professional, Community Leadership Programs also develop networks of people with a sense of community trusteeship who can work together to build and sustain community.
To date there are more than 1500 Community Leadership Programs now exist throughout the world, with 25 programs in Canada graduating over 700 aspiring leaders annually.
Our Approach:
- Combination of experiential and skills-based learning, community involvement, readings, personal reflection and practical engagement.
- Learning days facilitated by a broad range leading local academic, business and community experts.
- Introduction to our community’s present leaders
- Equal distribution of participants from the public, private and not-for-profit sector.
Program Plan
- September to June
- Opening retreat
- Eight learning days
- Community project involvement
- Graduation
Your experience
Since our first cohort in 2007, our graduates have consistently experienced:
- Individual learning growth, our graduates have consistently experience.
- Greater understanding of regional and organizational challenges.
- A new-found network of high-level meaningful contacts.
- Career advancement.
- Improved communication and team-building skills
- A chance to tangibly give back to your community
"This opportunity has been well worth the time and effort and will no doubt serve as inspiration as I strive to achieve my future career goals."
- Terri Donia, Project Manager, Niagara Region
