The competence of local governments in New Brunswick depends directly on the level of development of their human resources. On this point, the Training Committee of the Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick (AMANB) plays a vital role in meeting the training, education and professional development needs of its members.

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MANDATE

The Training Committee of the Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick (AMANB) must:

• regularly identify, review and study the training, education and professional development needs of local government decision-makers in New Brunswick and, where possible, take steps to effectively meet these and other needs identified;
• identify topics that can be covered by symposiums, workshops, discussion forums and conferences;
• help facilitate and organize training, education and professional development programs, such as symposia, workshops, special discussion forums and conferences;
• identify the resources that municipal decision-makers need, such as publications, manuals, videos and, if necessary, take the necessary measures for the development of these resources;
• make recommendations to the AMANB Board of Directors regarding training, education and professional development for municipalities;
• make observations to organizations such as the College of Continuing Education at Dalhousie University, the College of Extended Learning at the University of New Brunswick, the Université de Moncton, the Ministry of Environment and Local Government and the New Brunswick Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labor regarding current training and professional development programs for municipalities (topics, structure, locations);
• examine and discuss the changes occurring in New Brunswick's municipal administrations and identify initiatives that should be taken accordingly regarding training, education and professional development for municipalities;
• promote and encourage training and professional development in local governments in New Brunswick, and more particularly among AMANB members;

PRESIDENT

The President must be appointed in accordance with the AMANB Statutes.

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LOCATIONS FOR WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

Workshops and conferences take place in various locations across the province whenever possible.

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MEETING LOCATIONS

The meetings are to be held in various municipalities in New Brunswick. At the end of each Training Committee meeting, locations for subsequent meetings must be determined.

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MEETINGS CALENDAR

At least four meetings must be held per year (normally between September and June). At the end of each meeting, the Training Committee must determine the dates of the next meetings.

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TRAINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

It will be necessary to consider ensuring that the Training Committee is representative of municipal employees and includes members of the French-speaking and English-speaking communities.

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Date of approval by the Board of Directors: May 17, 2013