Horizons Youth Services

Horizons Youth Services hosts three weeks of leadership training for SGA officers from Job Corps centers

Job Corps students from across the country will meet at Camp Horizons near Harrisonburg, Va., for the SGA Leadership Conference. The conference, led by Horizons Youth Services, is held twice a year. The fall sessions kick off Oct. 23, with 11 teams from Job Corps centers attending the first session. Centers attending this first session include Cleveland, Carl D. Perkins, Charleston, Keystone, Muhlenberg, Sacramento, Detroit, Earle C. Clements, Philadelphia, North Texas and Pittsburgh Job Corps centers. The week-long sessions focus on leadership training, effective communication and team building. Centers send delegations of Student Government Association leaders and SGA advisors for the conference. Students start the week by tackling the low challenge courses at Camp Horizons, which are designed to enhance communitcation, critical thinking, problem solving and team building skills. Students also step outside their comfort zones as they tackle the high ropes challenge courses and public speaking. Delegation is tasked with creating an action plan for their centers that reflects the theme of the conference: "Citizenship and Leadership." On the final day of the conference, students formally present their plans to other conference participants and receive feedback on those plans. SGA leaders will present these plans to the senior management team at their centers once they return to their centers.

The second session of the SGA Fall 2012 Leadership Conference will run Nov. 6-9.

For more information about the SGA Leadership Conference, please visit HorizonsLeadership.com.