Administration Committees - District Training

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• CLUB LEADER               • DISTRICT LEADER

Through training, Rotarians can learn about Rotary and prepare for their leadership roles in order to accomplish much "Service above Self"

Training for club leaders and members consists of many events at both the CLUB LEADER and DISTRICT LEADER levels.

Click here for information from the Rotary International website pages on CLUB LEADER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

The underlined links below also provide additional information.

• District Leadership Academy (DLA)
  DLA is designed to provide intensive trining for Rotarians who are thought to have high potential for future leadership positions within the District. Prospective members are nominated by clubs and a selection committee selects the new students for each training year.  This is a premier program that has been in place for decades and is hightly recognized by other Rotary Districts. Click on the underlined link above to learn more about the District Leadership Academy. 
   
• Pre-Presidents-Elect Training
  This was a new initiative for District 6780 in the 2009-2010 Rotary year to bring presidents'-elect from across the District together in February in advance of PETS training in March. All P-Es are asked to register for PETS (below) as soon as possible.
    
• Presidents-Elect Mid-South Training Seminar (PETS)
  Prepares presidents-elect of the District 6780 Rotary clubs for their term. In recent years it has been held during March in Nashville, Tenn., and is jointly held with other districts in the Mid South. PE attendance is manatory. Click on the underlined link above for more information about the PETS seminar. 
   
• District Team Training Seminar (DTTS) 
  This was a new event for District 6780 in CY 2008. PE’s, AG’s and District Committee Chairs met for the first time for leadership training in advance of the District Assembly.  This meeting will be held in late February or  early March, and attendance by invitation only. 
   
• District Assembly (DA)
  Prepares incoming club leaders and other interested Rotarians for the Rotary year ahead. Clubs can select Rotarians to attend; the target group is the incoming officers.  In District 6780, the Assembly  has been held in Cookeville, Tenn., at Tennessee Tech on a Saturday in the third week of May. Watch for more information to be posted for the 2008-09 assembly.
   
• District Midyear Leadership Retreat  (MYLR)
  Provides Assistant Governors and other district leaders to review the clubs progress toward District and RI goals. Current Assistant Governors review of ongoing tasks and projects and interact with Other District leaders. The event is generally held in late January or early February.  Attendance is by invitation. See the sidebar at right for more information about the next Midyear Leadership Retreat and for a link to download the registration form.
   
• Multi District AG Seminar
  Trains incoming and current assistant governors in technique with trainers from multiple districts with our Zone. This one day training outlines required reports for the next Rotary year. It generally is held one day before the PETS seminar at the same location. 
   
• District Membership Seminars 
  Prepares club and district leaders along wit Interest Rotarians to support membership activities at the club and district levels.
   
• District Rotary Foundation Seminars 
  Educates all Rotarians on ways to motivate fellow Rotarians to support and participate in Foundation programs
• Rotary Leadership Institute

Click here for information from the Rotary International website pages on DISTRICT LEADER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

The underlined links below also provide additional information.

• Zone-Level Governors-Elect and Governors-Nominee Training Seminars (GETS/GNTS) 
  Offers incoming RI district governors training on virtually every aspect of successful district-level Rotary leadership at the Zone level during the month of September at a revolving site within the Zone.
   
• Zone-Level Rotary Foundation Seminars 
  Motivates Rotarian leaders to support and participate in Foundation programs and provides the latest information on Foundation programs and policies.
   
• Zone 29-30 Institute
  Brings current and past RI officers up to date on the latest Rotary developments, including RI policies and programs, and provides a forum for suggestions and ideas  Click on the link for the latest information.
   
• Zone-Level District Trainer Programs 
  Prepares and instructs district trainers in conjunction with Rotary Institutes.
   
• Zone-Level Membership Seminars 
  Trains district leaders on ways to support club- and district-level membership development.