Youth Leadership

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Home of the Leaders in Training (LIT) and Quest Programs!

Since 1982, the Leaders in Training (LIT) program has been providing youth with the opportunity to learn and develop leadership skills, all while giving back to the community through volunteer work. 

The program offers participants basic training in areas such as customer service, public speaking and strategies for working with children (behaviour management, leading games and crafts). Our goal is to provide a supportive and supervised environment for young people to learn and try out these skills as they discover more about themselves and their community. 

Once a participant has completed LIT, they are eligible for our Quest program, which is “level 2” of LIT. Quest participants take on additional leadership responsibilities with training the LIT’s and acting as role models for the new participants.

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (below) for more information. Still have a question once you've read everything? Give us a shout at youthleadership@nanaimo.ca
4 Children and two leaders in Groveland Park, Nanaimo
Groveland Park
Leaders in Training at the Canada Day Celebration holding balloon animals
Canada Day balloon animals
Youth leader and two children climbing a climbing wall
Wall climbing
Four leaders in training from the back showing the 40 year t-shirts logo
40 year t-shirts logo
A leader in training helps bag food
A leader in training helps bag food
Youth leaders posing behind an outer space mural.
Space
Youth leaders at the Oliver Woods playground
Relaxing at Oliver Woods
Three Leaders in Training in the Nanaimo Ice Centre Lobby giving the Thumbs Up signal
Hat Style
Quest leader and leader in training in front of a bouncy castle both giving a thumbs up.
Thumbs up
Leader in training at the soccer field with a soccer ball
Soccer fun
Leader in training wearing a red and white wig at the Canada Day event
Canada Day
Youth leaders at the Coldest Night event
Coldest Night event
Youth leaders at a holiday wrapping station
Wrapping up the holidays
Youth leaders learning about nature
Nature

Youth Leadership

Contact Us

Contact youthleadership@nanaimo.ca for any LIT/Quest related questions or youth@nanaimo.ca with any general questions about youth programming.

Last updated: November 13, 2024


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