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Leaders for Tomorrow Program Overview . September 2012. Vision. People with disability are more skilled, more confident and more active in leadership roles in business, community, government or their chosen area of interest. Program Goals. The program will :
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Leaders for Tomorrow Program Overview September 2012
Vision • People with disability are more skilled, more confident and more active in leadership roles in business, community, government or their chosen area of interest.
Program Goals The program will: • Assess participants’ leadership development needs • Create individual leadership development plans • Link each participant with appropriate training, support and mentoring for up to 12 months
Program Goals The program will: • Link participants to opportunities to use their leadership skills • Ensure the needs of participants are met • Ensure staff are well supported and qualified to provide the contracted services.
Activities to date • Formed Advisory Group • Developed policies and procedures, website and promotional materials, application package, evaluation framework • Advertised, interviewed and selected participants for Intakes 1, 2 and 3
Activities to date • Retreats held in September 2012, February 2012 and June 2012 • Facilitators working with participants to develop and undertake activities from their Individual Leadership Development Plans • Continuous improvement and Evaluations ongoing
Participants: Sept 2011 + Feb 2012 + June 2012: • Total – 122 • Gender: • Male: 58 • Female: 64 • Age range: • 16-68 • Disability: • Physical: 63 • Intellectual: 18 • Sensory: 28 ( Hearing – 9; Vision 17; Deaf/blind- 2) • Cognitive: 13
Participants: Sept 2011+ Feb 2012 + June 2012: • Geographic location: • WA: 16 • SA: 11 • Qld: 19 • NSW: 43 • ACT: 4 • Vic: 22 • Tas: 6 • Regional: 50 • Metro: 71 • Remote: 1 • CALD: 21 • ATSI: 5
Participants interests • Advocacy • Social justice • Education • Politics • Arts • Employment • Sport • Regional issues • NDIS
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” John Quincy Adams US President 1825-1829