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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE 2015 CARIBBEAN-­‐CANADA EMERGING LEADERS’ DIALOGUE The 2015 Caribbean-­‐Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD) is now accepting applications from energetic leaders with vision, a future focus, and strong personal values who are looking for a challenging, global experience.

The 2015 Dialogue will pair leaders from different countries, across labour, business, government, NGO’s and civil society for two weeks to gain new skill sets in the moment.
Under the theme, Leading Through Innovation and Transformation, the Dialogue promises to strengthen leadership capacity in Canada and the Caribbean, promote shared insights, and build networks.

Built on the proven model of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences, CCELD 2015 is a follow-­‐up to the successful CCELD 2011.

The Dialogue takes place from September 20 to October 4, 2015.

CCELD 2015 will be chaired by HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne and will begin September 2015.
The Princess Royal is expected to attend the closing ceremony and meet privately with the dialogue participants.

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS Successful candidates are energetic leaders identified as having vision, a future focus, and who have demonstrated strong personal values.

They are seen by their sending organisations as having potential for senior leadership positions.
Successful candidates will demonstrate: • Leadership experience • Skills related to the facilitation and management of teams • Record of motivation of people • Self confidence • Physical and mental abilities to handle the rigors of the tour programme (long days, extensive travel, intensive programming) • Fluency in English, as it is the language of the Dialogue While there is no specific age restriction, in most cases it is expected that participants will range in age from mid-­‐twenties to early or mid-­‐forties.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CCELD 2015 PARTICIPANTS CCELD participants and/or their sponsoring organisations are responsible for: • Payment of the registration fee ($10,000 for Canadian participants, $5,000 for Caribbean participants, bursaries are available and will be granted by May 1, 2015) • Travel arrangements from the Participant’s home to the Dialogue opening in Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada, and from the Dialogue closing in Kingston, Jamaica back to the Participant’s home (all other travel is arranged and paid for by ELD Canada) • Obtaining travel visas for any of the countries to be visited, where required • Obtaining travel medical insurance coverage • Upon completion of the CCELD 2015 programme, the Participant will share the highlights and best practices learned with colleagues, peers, and organisation APPLICATION FORM The application form for CCELD is available on-­‐line at http://www.cceld.org/apply/apply.html TIMELINES • The deadline date to apply for the CCELD is March 31, 2015 • Two letters of recommendation due by March 31, 2015 • Review and Interview Process April 1-­‐30, 2015 • Candidates are notified of acceptance by email May 4, 2015 • Acceptance and registration fees due by May 29, 2015 • Selected qualified candidates will be placed on a wait list and sent acceptance notices as positions become available.
CONTACT INFORMATION Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue Canada Inc. Karen Henderson -­‐ Project Manager T: (289) 879-­‐1267 E: khenderson@eldcanada.org