mar.25.2006

Negotiation, Financial Management and Conflict Resolution are three of the hot topics to be addressed at an upcoming Sport Administration Workshop.

The workshop will be hosted by the Trinidad & Tobago Alliance for Sport & Physical Education (TTASPE), in collaboration with the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).

The 5-day programme at Jean Pierre Complex is open to all local sport federations, and starts on Wednesday 29th March at 1.45pm.

The highly interactive sessions are designed to take participants through a process involving the development of skills and expertise such as negotiation, club and association formation, writing skills, conflict resolution, volunteer management and finance.

Course facilitator Neil Finlay explained: “During the workshop participants create a sport, develop the governing federation and then go on to host a mock tournament. This allows them to put the knowledge into practice and they become familiar with all the ‘need to knows’ for organising a sport body and conducting successful events.”

Finlay is affiliated to TTASPE through the Australian Caribbean Community Sports Development Programme (ACCSDP), which is funded by the Australian Sports Commission. He has successfully hosted similar regional programmes in Dominica, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent, Tortola and in south Trinidad.

“This ACCSDP workshop series aims to set the scene and provide essential knowledge for those involved in sport. Following the initial programme, other workshops or courses would be conducted depending on each country’s needs and priorities. Some follow through activities may include planning (at all levels), organisational and professional development, sport system and coaching/officiating development, as well as sport database development and use,” revealed Finlay.

Additional information may be obtained from TTASPE (657-1283). Interested sport administrators are invited to pre-register by calling TTOC (623-7637 / 625-1285). The cost of the 5-day course is $150. Limited space is available.

mar.25.2006

Negotiation, Financial Management and Conflict Resolution are three of the hot topics to be addressed at an upcoming Sport Administration Workshop.

The workshop will be hosted by the Trinidad & Tobago Alliance for Sport & Physical Education (TTASPE), in collaboration with the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).

The 5-day programme at Jean Pierre Complex is open to all local sport federations, and starts on Wednesday 29th March at 1.45pm.

The highly interactive sessions are designed to take participants through a process involving the development of skills and expertise such as negotiation, club and association formation, writing skills, conflict resolution, volunteer management and finance.

Course facilitator Neil Finlay explained: “During the workshop participants create a sport, develop the governing federation and then go on to host a mock tournament. This allows them to put the knowledge into practice and they become familiar with all the ‘need to knows’ for organising a sport body and conducting successful events.”

Finlay is affiliated to TTASPE through the Australian Caribbean Community Sports Development Programme (ACCSDP), which is funded by the Australian Sports Commission. He has successfully hosted similar regional programmes in Dominica, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent, Tortola and in south Trinidad.

“This ACCSDP workshop series aims to set the scene and provide essential knowledge for those involved in sport. Following the initial programme, other workshops or courses would be conducted depending on each country’s needs and priorities. Some follow through activities may include planning (at all levels), organisational and professional development, sport system and coaching/officiating development, as well as sport database development and use,” revealed Finlay.

Additional information may be obtained from TTASPE (657-1283). Interested sport administrators are invited to pre-register by calling TTOC (623-7637 / 625-1285). The cost of the 5-day course is $150. Limited space is available.