Training Commissioners gather in Bangladesh
National Training Commissioners (NTC) gathered at the 88-acre and still expanding national training center of Bangladesh Scouts in Mouchak last April. Traditionally, training commissioners gather every three years at Regional Scout Conferences, which is mostly a fellowship and social event. This time, it was the first technical gathering of training commissioners with an agenda highly relevant to training development and adult resources management. Fifteen commissioners represented their countries, i.e. Australia, Bhutan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, Hong Kong, Maldives, India and Bangladesh.
The gathering was seen as fruitful where the role and status of commissioners was redefined and clarifications were made on the interrelationship of training and adult resources. Another focus was on the concept and application of action-centered leadership.Participants recommended, among others, the use of action-centered leadership model and for NSOs to develop performance appraisal for members of their training team. They look forward to having a NTC gathering every two years and encourage neighboring NSOs to conduct joint training courses for Leader Trainers and Assistant Leader Trainers.
