Youth Development (Valencia County)

County Officer Trainings:
The Agent planned and conducted a Council Officer Training and Team Building Workshop for the Valencia County 4-H Council. Six of the seven council officers attended this training. At this training, Council Officers learned the roles and responsibilities of each of the elected offices and how to run a proper business meeting. The Council Officers then took the information learned at the council training and presented a countywide Club Officer Training. There were representatives from ten of the fifteen county clubs present at this training. County club members gained the knowledge and leadership skills necessary to conduct their club meetings.

Vera Wilson has signed on to support Youth Development within Valencia County.

100% of youth who have served on the State 4-H Leadership Team retire with a better understanding of composing and conducting a hands-on educational workshop, designing and implementing a successful event, valuable teamwork skills, and what their leadership traits are and how to combine them with other team member’s traits to have successful team.

At State 4-H Conference 98% of the youth mastered skills in home economics, agricultural issues, demonstrations, judging, and public speaking. The youth also participated in a variety of workshops during the event. In these workshops the 76% of the youth mastered skills in teamwork, planning recreational activities, occupational skills, extra curricular campus activities and local employment resources.

Youth who attenede Senior Leadership Retreat were asked what was the most important leadership skill they learned during the retreat. 73% of the youth stated teamwork, 45% stated communication and 44% stated leadership traits were the skills they mastered by attending the workshops.