All About Active Community Leaders

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tegami:

chie:

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As per PA guideline, it was mentioned that only committee members in RC/NC, CCMC & CCC are qualify under phase 2B. However, note that CCMC & CCC is by recommendation from SCM due to your performance & dedication as grassroots leader or your profession as lawyer or director. Getting into WEC, SCEC & YEC is easier but you need to find out whether these committee members are also qualify under phase 2B. You can call up any CCs and talk to the SCM for clarification on this issue.

Hi tegami,

Just curious, why does lawyer or director gets into the committee automatically? Any other professions endorsed?

Thanks & Best Regards,
chie

Hi Chie, actually this is my personal opinion.

Your SCM will normally recommend you into RC, WEC, CDEC, SCEC, CSC as observer. After serving observer for a certain period (normally in April), you will be appointed an executive member and will serve for two year. You will be re-appointed if your attendance is okie. If the SCM/ACM think highly of you, you might be appointed as chairman, secretary and treasurer.

For YEC (between 15 to 35 year old), you will need to stand for election between July to October depending in the date of their BGM. Once elected, you will go for a closed-door session where the elected members select the chairman, secretary, treasurer and committee member. After which, you will serve for two year until the next BGM.

CCC is the management team for constituency-based committee such as RC, CSC & CDEC while CCMC is the management team for community centre based committee such as WEC, SCEC, YEC, IAEC & MAEC.

The committee members for CCC & CCMC are normally previous chairman or other office bearer (secretary or treasurer) in constituency-based committee or community centre based committee respectively.

There is occasion where the SCM recommend individual who have been actively involving in PAP branch or professional with strong management skill into the CCC/CCMC.

Actually, it is the SCM who make the decision where he/she wants to assign the volunteers based on his/her requirements.

So just speak to your SCM to find out more.[/quote]
Dear Sir,

Can explain what is the abbreviatiions as follow:

RC, WEC, CDEC, SCEC, CSC. YEC, CCC, CCMC, SCM :?

Wow entering thru Grassroot Path seem very complicated.

[tegami]

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Like that meaning must be very hard working in the committee so that can be Executive Member.


Like that then can have account to login get recommendation letter.
Any RC members starts to apply already? Can share how the process like?

Once you are appointed as grassroot leader in any committee, you will be given a grassroots connect account. You can use the account to apply for NACLI course. For application of phase 2B, just log on during the execrise period to apply.

Whether you want to be hardworking or not depend on you. There are a lot of RCs who are mostly in the 'sleepy' mode and they just attend monthly meeting to clock their attendence.

As a community leader, you are actually managing a committee. You can be a 'sleeping' community leader or you can use the opportunity to practise leadership and management skill.

[tegami]

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Dear Sir,


Can explain what is the abbreviatiions as follow:

RC, WEC, CDEC, SCEC, CSC. YEC, CCC, CCMC, SCM :?

Wow entering thru Grassroot Path seem very complicated.

If you see the previous forum thread on 25 Feb 2009 10:30 at page 4 and you will see the explanation.

Actually, all the committee serve different functions in the constituency. For joining RC, just go to talk to SCM of the community centre in your constituency. For other committees, you can go to any community centers in Singapore.

[voltes5]

tegami:

If you see the previous forum thread on 25 Feb 2009 10:30 at page 4 and you will see the explanation.

Actually, all the committee serve different functions in the constituency. For joining RC, just go to talk to SCM of the community centre in your constituency. For other committees, you can go to any community centers in Singapore.

One CRITICAL thing to note here when you want to go via this route: make sure that whatever the SCM/ACM says MUST be in writing. You do not want to be treated as free labour. Try whatever means to get the agreement in writing. Take it from someone who was cheated.

[chie]

voltes5:

One CRITICAL thing to note here when you want to go via this route: make sure that whatever the SCM/ACM says MUST be in writing. You do not want to be treated as free labour. Try whatever means to get the agreement in writing. Take it from someone who was cheated.

Hi voltes5,

If you get into the committee and be an executive member, surely they will update the org chart or this will be minuted right, how can they \"cheat'? Can share a bit more of your experience?

Thanks & Best Regards,
chie

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Wow shocking news?Someone enter into RC & in the end did not promise anything? Like have Phase 2B for school application? Free labour to the RC committee??

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Im staying in bukit panjang area and the constitutency in charge of my area is holland-bukit timah.

But there are so many RC around, which one is the correct one i should join as a PV?

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If you have decided to go thr. the RC route, be prepared to contribute and stay active…if not at the end of the day., you will not be "promote" to executive members and thus unable to register under phrase 2B. One of my friend joined the RC a yr ago but was not very active and thus was not promoted, now she has no choice to register under phase 2C.

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wow.. seem not easy leh

i shall apply for PV lst, if not successful then go volunteer in RC

Im at the website of http://one.pa.gov.sg, where can i search the SCM contact no?

[voltes5]

chie:

voltes5:

One CRITICAL thing to note here when you want to go via this route: make sure that whatever the SCM/ACM says MUST be in writing. You do not want to be treated as free labour. Try whatever means to get the agreement in writing. Take it from someone who was cheated.

Hi voltes5,

If you get into the committee and be an executive member, surely they will update the org chart or this will be minuted right, how can they \"cheat'? Can share a bit more of your experience?

Thanks & Best Regards,
chie

Sure thing.

When I apply to join grassroots, the SCM asked me why I want to do so. I told SCM that for full disclosure, I need help for Primary 1 registration coz my kid registering in 2009. SCM thanked me for being honest.

Then got offered observer status in CSC. I told SCM that CSC not counted lah and cannot get 2B recommendation. SCM say must start somewhere. Dun worry, SCM knows what I want and can progress me.

Me dumb lor...trusted SCM...and was super active. 100% attendance and volunteer here and there for all chapalang activity.

In May, I asked SCM to help me out for 2B then got shocked when told that first, i am not eligible coz less than a year. Second, CSC not counted.

I call to complain to SCM and got told that I was told these info from start. Big fat lie! I noticed something fishy when i email SCM but only get phone calls as replies. Now i think back and realize that there is deniability in a phone call. Your word against mine.

Complain to MP no use also coz policy is policy. In fairness to MPs, they tried to help but MOE policy is policy.

So I feel cheated. One joke also- SCM pretend to help me write letter to school principal to accept me. This is one big joke as principal cannot anyhow give me placing. I gave letter to principal and he practically said SCM should know this is not allowed. Just making me go in circles.

So beware if u take this route. Now, I am in Phase 2B coz of clan association. Luckily I had back up plan. Join clan...no need to do anything. Just pay annual fee. Also can get 2B.

Now u know why i feel cheated.