24 youths complete training under NextGen Leadership Programme 2015
Youths from the NextGen Leadership Programme 2015 with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Photo: Channel NewsAsia/ Alice Chia
SINGAPORE — 24 youth leaders have completed their training to carry out community service more effectively.
The training was done over nine months under the NextGen Leadership Programme 2015.
Participants aged 19 to 35 were equipped with interpersonal and leadership skills through camps, training sessions and attachments to divisions in Marine Parade GRC and Mountbatten SMC.
This helped them better understand local ground issues to co-create and implement projects that meet community needs. It also allowed the youths, including students and working professionals, to establish partnerships with grassroots leaders and community partners.
The programme was launched in March 2009. It aims to nurture youths into community leaders. So far 129 youth community leaders have been trained. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
