Regional District of Nanaimo; Leaders-in-Training 2018 Summer Program
GOAL
Statement of the overall
purpose of the project
The Regional District of
Nanaimo offers a low cost
funded summer program for
studenst aged 14-17 looking
to develop their leadership
skills. Through a series of
community events, LITs work
towards building their
leadership skills and
confidence while gaining
experience working with a
variety of age groups.
RDN Recreation and Parks
believe that ​young adults
should have the
opportunity to develop
leadership skills in
programs that will benefit
themselves and their
community.
The Leaders in Training
program endeavors to
develop tangible leadership
skills, self-confidence and
nurture self-esteem.
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES
Specific statements of Specific tasks to complete through implementation
what the project sets out of the project
to accomplish
-Develop leadership -Experience working with a
skills in youth team
-Create opportunities for -Explore various tricks and tools
young leaders in training for managing groups
to have hands-on skill
-Learn a repertoire of games,
development
crafts, songs and other activities
-Integrate LITs into
-Understand how to choose and
community leadership
plan an age-appropriate
events
activities
-Develop opportunities
-Experience the expectations for
for LITs to have skills
a real job
that will help to make
them employable -Develop tangible leadership
skills
-Work with a mentor who is
supportive and provides
guidance
-Receive a LIT shirt and manual
-Receive a certificate that
acknowledges their
contributions
OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACTS
Immediate results (direct Intermediate results (1 to 3 Long-term results (3 to
products of project years after project starts) 10 years after project
activities) starts)
-LITs -Development of tangible -Further development of -Increased success in
broad spectrum leadership leadership skills that will the work force
skills in LITs support youth as they enter
-Increased leadership
into the work force
-Development of age skills that can be
-LITs with specific leadership skills -Development of greater applied to all aspects of
Mentors and group management confidence and success when their lives
skills working with groups
-Strengthened
-Game theory -Increased community community environment
development engagement betweem through youth
-LITs with different groups engagement
-Development of work
Mentors and
ethic -LITs will develop increased -Summer hire Leaders
Supervisors
team skills confidence could become long term
-Attainment of LIT
-LITs employees for the RDN
certification -LITs will be hired by the RDN
to mentor and run youth and
-LITs will have access to
community programs
-LITs and supportive adults and
Mentors mentors -LITs will want to return for
more than one year in the
program
-RDN
Supervisors`
Assumptions:
● LITs will be engaged for the work
● LITs will turn up and complete all activities
● Community events will try and access LITs
● There will be enough LITs signing up for the program to be worthwhile
● There will be enough returning LITs to offer support and guidance
● There will be people that have completed the LIT training and want to
participate as mentors
● LITs return to the program for multiple years, further cementing growth
in leadership skills
External Factors:
● LITs will have enough community expereince to show growth in
leadership skills
● There is enough of a demand in the community for LITs to work with
seniors and youth
● There is employees that have been tasked with running the LIT program
in the RDN
● There is money being contributed towards the RDN to support the LIT
program
● LITs continue to demonstrate growth after being in the program
● The community demonstrates an appreciation for the LIT program and
continues to seek support from it for community events