Local Committee National Training
WHAT IS THE LOCAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL TRAINING?
The National Training is our most important and exciting training of the year, created for and by Local Committees! Over 100+ student leaders from across Canada who share the same passion for education, international development, and youth engagement are invited. Members return to campus with newfound skills to help them lead their WUSC Local Committee to achieve its goals during the upcoming school year.
It’s a valuable opportunity for WUSC Local Committee members from across the country to connect with each other, but also:
Deepen their knowledge about the Student Refugee Program (SRP) and global development issues through hands-on workshops;
Get tips and tools to build a strong Local Committee;
Develop and improve their understanding of refugee sponsorship, the Local Committee’s responsibilities, and WUSC’s empowering approach towards youth and newcomers;
Learn more about WUSC’s campaigns and ways they can raise awareness on their campus.
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THE 2024 LOCAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL TRAINING IN OTTAWA
From August 23-25, we will be hosting this year's national training for WUSC Local Committees. Your WUSC Local Committee can send ONE member who will return to your campus with the enhanced skills to make your Local Committee even more of a change-making force. Priority should be given to someone that has not attended a WUSC in-person training before.
Important details:
The appointed member is responsible for arranging their own transportation to Ottawa for the National Training. If you are more than 600 kms away from the Ottawa-Gatineau region, you can request a travel subsidy that can help partially fund your travel;
Accommodation at Algonquin College (check-in Friday August 23 2024, check-out Sunday August 25 2024) and meals for the duration of the training will be covered for each participant;
Participants will have a private bedroom in a shared 2-bedroom suite. Each suite will be assigned based on people's gender;
Each Local Committee can send one representative.
REGISTER BEFORE JULY 10TH:
1. Email us at campus@wusc.ca to let us know the member who has been selected to represent your Local Committee as soon as possible, before July 10, 2024. Please copy (cc:) the other members of your Local Committee in the email.
2. We’ll send you an online registration form to fill out and key information to help you plan.
OVERVIEW OF THE SESSIONS
The sessions focus on the interlinkage between public engagement, the Student Refugee Program, and Local Committee management. Sessions are designed to be informative and engaging, emphasizing the relationship between the following areas: engaging the public to recruit members and build your Local Committee, to be then able to sponsor students.
Sessions also aim to strengthen members' understanding and knowledge of WUSC programming and how it impacts their work on campus. All within a positive and inclusive space for WUSC Leaders to connect and share best practices.
WHO ATTENDS THE NATIONAL TRAINING?
Each year, WUSC Local Committees send ONE member who will represent their campus. That person is also somebody who:
has been actively involved with this LC for at least 1 year (or is exempt because the LC was launched in 2024 or may be launched in the future),
is a returning member playing a greater leadership role in the coming year,
has been chosen by the LC to represent them at the 2024 National Training,
will be involved with the LC for at least another 8 months,
is available and committed to attending all three days of training,
has not attended a WUSC in-person national training before (formerly called Leadership Meeting).