This Community Leadershp Development inservice training session contains separate but interrelated segments. Graduates completing all assignments will be recognized as Certified Facilitators.
Homework involving practical facilitation experience is required.
Group facilitation skills and techniques are taught within the context of public issues such as economic development, environmental and land use concerns, and community-based public issues. The program will be offered through the internet and video cameras mounted on individual computer monitors which have been distributed to agents working in community and economic development. The session will train individuals working with businesses to use focus groups or business visitation programs to enhance business success from a planning and policy support perspective. Palmetto Youth Leadership and associated youth leadership programs updates and curriculum improvements. Incorporation and adoption of the Palmetto Youth Leadership curriculum in school systems for course credit is evaluated.