Lieutenant Colonel Hoult presents the NZ Army Leadership Trophy to recipients Mikaele Tomasi and Joseph Leatinuu. (WN 10-0154-05)
21 October 2010
In the last week of September 2010 the Defence Force’s Youth Life Skills Cell at Burnham conducted an Advanced Leadership Course for selected students from eighteen of the nationwide Service Academies.
The Advanced Leadership Course aims to physically and mentally challenge students and to test the skills they have gained throughout the year.
Students are assessed on functional leadership, planning and delivery of instructions, lateral thinking and teamwork. There is combination of both theory and practical activities, culminating in a day-long exercise along the Waimakariri River.
A prerequisite for attending the course is that students must have completed a Basic Leadership course earlier in the year and be recommended for the course. Students are encouraged to build upon lessons already learned within their academies and in the interaction they have had with the Defence Force.
Students completing the course gain a strong sense of achievement and self esteem is increased. They demonstrate they are capable of planning and leading a team to complete a task. Students are now strongly encouraged to get among their schools and communities where they can contribute as role models and leaders for others.
Students on this course also compete for The NZ Army Leadership Trophy. This trophy is presented to the student who displays the qualities of a leader and best displays the ethos and values of the Defence Force: courage, commitment, comradeship and integrity.
This year Lt Col Rob Hoult, project leader of the Army Leadership Project presented the trophy to two students who stood out equally. They were Mikaele Tomasi from Otahuhu College Auckland and Joseph Leatinuu from Tikipunga High School Whangarei.
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