15/09/2017
CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE
INTRODUCTION
• The Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre is a Parastatal in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports.
• It is principally a human development outfit established for the training and moulding of Nigeria citizenry to become responsible and respectable citizens and leaders.
• The Centre is by all indication the only informal educational institution in Nigeria that executes experiential and Outward Bound education. It provides citizenship and leadership training in an atmosphere in which self-discovery and self-actualization are evidently based on one’s competence and ability, irrespective of one’s origin, belief or class.
• The Centre has unwaveringly provided practical training that has positively reshaped the character and orientation of many Nigerians who have passed through her in any form.
• It is also the parent body of Man O’ War Commands which exist in all States of the Federation including the FCT and Railways.
ESTABLISHMENT
• Established in 1951 and given a legal status by an Act of Parliament published in the extraordinary Gazette No. 45 of August 10, 1960. The Act has been modified by Decree No. 38 of December, 1989 which is currently undergoing Amendment at the National Assembly.
MANDATE
• To provide training for the development of citizenship and leadership for public benefit
• To establish Man O’ War Clubs and Commands and formulate policy guidelines for running the Clubs and Commands.
• To encourage and provide for research at the Centre
VISION
• To be a world class provider of quality training that will empower Nigerians for good citizenship and responsible leadership.
MISSION
• Providing a sustainable framework for citizenship and leadership training and value re-orientation through experiential education and the use of challenging natural environment for the benefit of all Nigerians
OBJECTIVES
• Provide Training for the development of Citizenship and Leadership for public benefit.
• Enhance and expand individual awareness.
• Inculcate in the individual qualities of self-discipline, self-reliance and selfless service.
• Development of national consciousness and international understanding and
• Seeking to engineer a general re- orientation of values
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRE
The Centre is made up of:
1. Headquarters Office located in Abuja with 5 Departments namely;
i. Human Resource Management Department
ii. Training and Operations Department
iii. Finance and Account Department
iv. Planning, Research and Statistics Department
v. Procurement Department
2. Eight (8) Training Schools/Units namely:
i. Mountain School, Shere Hills, Jos - North Central
ii. Sea School, Apapa, Lagos - South West
iii. Forest School, Port Harcourt - South South
iv. HillTop School, Awgu, Enugu - South East
v. Desert School, Fika, Yobe State - North East
vi. RockLand School, kotorkorshi, Zamfara - North West
vii. Women Unit, Otu-Jeremi, Delta State - South South
viii. Mobile Unit, Headquarters, Abuja
3. The Man O’ War Organizations with
i. Man O War Nigeria National Command
ii. 36 Man O’ War Nigeria State Commands and FCT Command Abuja
iii. Man O’ War Nigeria Railway Command
iv. Man O’ War Clubs in Secondary Schools and Higher Institutions
CENTRE’S CORE VALUES
The Centre as an informal educational institution uses the challenges found in the environment to confront participants for the purpose of developing the core values of courage, trust, integrity, and compassion for others. In order to actualize the development of these core values, the Centre incorporate the following into its training programmes:
• Character Development: Developing capabilities of the mind, body and soul to understand one’s responsibilities to self, others and community.
• Adventure and Challenges: These are actions that require special efforts and exciting experience which involve uncertain outcomes but acceptable manageable risks.
• Service and Compassion: This is a heartfelt caring connection to each other and the world around us. It is an expression of the value we place on our humanity, our diversity and the natural world.
• Social and Environmental Responsibility: This inculcates in the participants a sense of integrity that results in choice and action that have a positive impact on society and the environment.
TARGET AUDIENCE/ BENEFACTORS
Nigerian from all sectors of the economy who benefit on the Centre’s Training include
• Primary and Secondary School Students
• Tertiary Institutions Students
• The Military, Police, DSS, NIA and other Para-Military Formations
• Public and private organization
• Airline Operators
• Man O War clubs and Command Members
• Religious and Faith Based organization
• All those in water related environment
• Non - Government organizations and Youth organizations
• Voluntary organizations and Vulnerable youths
• National Youth Service Corps members(NYSC),
CENTRE’S COURSES
The Centre’s Courses are aimed at developing individual’s cooperation, initiative, communication skills, human control, management and a renewed sense of self-worth. Essentially adventure based, the Centre’s programmes use the challenges found in the natural environment of the location of the Training Schools to create fundamental noticeable behavioral changes in the participants.
The courses are classified under the following main categories:
• Junior Courses
• Intermediate Courses
• Senior Course
• Executive Courses
• Women/Girls Course
• Special course
CENTRE’S TRAINING ACTIVITIES
The type of training provided is a practical and experiential form of learning which is aimed at producing complete individuals who can make constructive use of his hand head and heart. It helps Nigerians who have benefited from the practical training methods to discover and develop their potentials to care for themselves, others and the community around them through challenging experiences in unfamiliar settings. Activities designed to achieve the above stated goals are divided thus:
• Physical and Mental Activities
• Technical and Adventure Activities,
• Vocational and Community Development Activities
• Cultural and Social Activities
• Practical citizenship and leadership training
• NYSC Orientation programme
• MDGs Programme
Within the of period 2009 to 2015, the 8 Training School/Units have not ceased running courses, so far a total of 67,664 Nigerians have attended the Centre’s training in all the Units thus;
Participants trained
S/N YEARS MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1 2009 5,453 3,444 8,897
2 2010 6,145 3,254 9,399
3 2011 8,982 4,839 13,821
4 2012 5,587 3,903 9,490
5 2013 6,975 3,284 10,259
6 2014 4,684 2,685 7,369
7 2015 4,304 4,125 8,429
TOTAL 42,130 25,534 67,664
CENTRE’S FOCUS /STRATEGIES
• To create opportunities for character development and positive attitudinal change.
• To provide an avenue for young people to discover themselves in challenging surroundings in the hope that their self-confidence, physical and mental fitness are enhanced.
• To inculcate in participants the positive values of self-reliance, self-discipline and selfless service through the acquisition of relevant skills in the vocations and communal services.
• To provide training that will address the issues of youth unemployment, loss of cultural and moral values and the dearth of entrepreneurship and leadership skills among the youth.
• Re-organization of Man O’ War as existing platform for youth development and a community of youths who are amenable to discipline, available for training and looking for useful engagement.
• To provide training that enhances value re-orientation and sensitization of citizens through the promotion of social welfare, culture and economic wellbeing.
• To provide training for corps members during orientation programmes on leadership and good citizenship.
IMPACT/OUTCOME OF THE CENTRE’S TRAINING
• Production of patriotic, courageous and disciplined people of character, integrity and service oriented citizens and leaders.
• The Centre has also produced skilled, self-reliant and creative citizens which have helped in the reduction of social vices in the country.
• The Centre has engendered the production of entrepreneurial youth capable of impacting positively on their environment while being globally competitive.
• It had equally instilled in Nigerians those values which we hold sacrosanct and which today remain the memories of our greatness, the culture of decorum, honesty and patriotism which are the bedrock of leadership and citizenship
• The training has uplifted the living standards of individuals by equipping them with requisite knowledge, skills, values and attitudes which are crucial for civic order and citizenship, sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, etc.
• Production of both Military and Para-Military personnel who are disciplined, efficient and prudent in management
• The Centre’s training programmes are geared towards strengthening our democratic institutions and confronting the challenges facing our country with great determination and firmness.
MAN O’ WAR NIGERIA
• The establishment of Man O’ War Organizations is the second mandate of the Centre.
• It is a voluntary Youth Organization under the Centre’s supervision and control as empowered by Section 7b of the Decree that established the Centre with the philosophy of Community Development anchored on voluntarism.
• They are a viable and potent force in the promotion of ideals of the Centre and the mobilization of youth at the grass root level.
• It is an existing platform for youth development and a community of youths who are amenable to discipline, available for training and looking for useful engagement.
• It has formations in all States of the Federation including FCT Abuja called Man O’ War State Command and National Command as well as Man O’ War Clubs in Secondary Schools and Higher Institutions of Learning.
• Presently, there are more than 1,500 Clubs in Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions, 38 Commands (including 36 State Commands, FCT Command and Railway Command) and the National Command based in Abuja.
• The focus of this organization among other things is the positive direction of human resources towards rendering selfless community services and the promotion of good institutional tone.
OBJECTIVES /FUNCTIONS OF MAN O’ WAR NIGERIA
• Encouraging members to promote and propagate the aims and objectives of the Centre.
• Rendering voluntary social services to the community.
• Embarking on purposeful and educative exploration.
• Encouraging members to discover and re-discover themselves and to have a great awareness of themselves.
• Encouraging members to imbibe the spirit of patriotism and sense of leadership
• To render rescue and emergency services to the community.
• To promote productivity and entrepreneurship in all and sundry.
• Assisting the law enforcement agencies in the maintenance of law and order in the society.
STRENGTHS
• Quality of staff strength (Qualification, passion and commitment)
• 8,000 Man O’ War members in Post Primary Schools, Higher Institutions of Learning and Community based Commands in the country.
• Government support and patronage
• Unique product
• Geo-political location of units
• Leadership qualities
• Age long goodwill
• International affiliation
• Size (Not too big, Not too small)
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
• Amendment of the Centre’s Act: There is ongoing effort by the House of Representative to amend Decree No. 38 of December 1989 that established the Centre. A public Hearing in which the Centre participated was held on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The need to amend the Decree was informed by the imperatives of repositioning the Centre to make it more efficient, effective and relevant to the modern day trends and needs of the Nigerian Nation.
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
• The Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre is an affiliate member of the Outward Bound Organization World-wide which exists in over fifty countries of the world with Headquarters in United Kingdom.
• The Centre promotes and fosters the development of United World College (UWC). It is privy to the formation of Nigeria National Committee for United World College, a body committed to using education to foster international understanding, peace and unity.
• Depletion of essential Staff strength
WAY FORWARD
• Improved funding of the Centre.
• Completion of the Amendment of the Centre’s Act
• Mandatory citizenship and leadership training and Value re-orientation for Political Office Holders.
• Mandatory citizenship and leadership training and Value re-orientation course for JSS 3 granduants before transiting to SS1.
• Mandatory citizenship and leadership training for Prefects in all Secondary School and Student Union Leaders.
• Establishment of more Training Schools for easier accessibility and coverage.
• Mandatory citizenship and leadership training and Value re-orientation course for new entrant to the Public and Civil Service.
• Upgrading of the existing Training Schools.
• Useful engagement of the Man O’ War Members
WORK PLAN
• The Centre intend to upgrade the existing Training Schools in terms of quality and standard training facilities, structures and gadgets and embark on massive manpower capacity building through the training and re-training of staff for better performance.
• The Centre intend to execute a lot of capital projects such as construction and equipping of students libraries in all our Training Schools, construction of Executives hostels in all our Training Schools and rehabilitation/renovation of existing hostels, construction of 500 seater capacity lecture theatre in all the Training Schools, purchases of utility vehicles for all the Training Schools and Head Office, purchases for water boats and official vehicle for the Chief Executive among others.
• The Centre desires to build or secure its own Permanent Office Accommodation that will be more befitting, better located, more spacious and corporate, with standard and modern office facilities, equipments and gadgets.
• Re-organization of Man O’ War to be kept on course to conform to the Federal Government Reform Policy and the Centre’s vision and mission as well as completion of the Training and posting of the liaison officers to states.
• Continual training for NYSC corps members during orientation programmes on leadership and good citizenship qualities.
• An arrangement is to be made with the Federal Ministry of Education that will allow the Centre to continue to give moral talks to students in primary and secondary schools starting with the schools in Abuja and its environs.
• The Centre wish to create a ‘Nigeria Dream Pattern’ that will encourage and develop in Nigerians principles of citizenship and leadership through character development, acquisition of leadership techniques for effective management of man and resources, encouraging the development of interest in creative leisure pursuit, community and social service while inculcating in them moral discipline and the spirit of nationalism, patriotism and national unity.
• Specifically, in 2016 the Centre intends to train 15 thousand Nigerians on citizenship and leadership, capacity building, value reorientation, character development among others to address the issues of youth unemployment, loss of cultural and moral values and the dearth of entrepreneurship skills among the youth.
• Also in 2016 the Centre intends to run 201 training courses in all the Training Schools located in the six geo-political zones.
CONCLUSION
• The Centre is not only an important part of our nation’s history, but a pivot of our past, present and future which has been contributing tremendously to the strategic manpower development of Nigeria over the years and still stands to make more valuable contributions to national development. With improved infrastructures, the Centre will even do more. Similarly, the Centre has worked in collaboration with other Government and Non-governmental Agencies in the area of Youth Development and still hope to do more.
• The Centre has also develop in Nigerians principles of citizenship and leadership through character development, acquisition of leadership techniques for effective management of man and resources, encouraging the development of interest in creative leisure pursuit, community and social service while inculcating in them moral discipline and the spirit of nationalism, patriotism and national unity.
• Since inception, the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre has successfully trained many participants most of whom are past Head of States, past Military Governors and Administrators, past and present Civilian Governors and their Deputies, Inspector General of Police, Ministers and Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Director Generals, etc.
• Though the Centre still have more areas to cover and more grounds to explore, if the awareness and impact created in our past and present participants and the entire citizenry is anything to go by, then it can be said that the Centre has succeeded inhu
building the man that will build the community.
3 June 2016 at 14:07 · Public
