Building Capacity, One Course at a Time

David Boult, Senior Consultant

From the desk of David Boult, Road Warrior:

The Municipal Training Organization (MTO) plays a critical role in developing the capacity of hamlet staff in Nunavut. Partnering with Nunavut Arctic College, MTO delivers the Municipal Government Program, a multi-faceted program that enables hamlet staff to increase their ability to provide better programs and services to the residents of Nunavut.

David Boult has been an instructor for these programs since its inception in 2004. Most recently, David delivered a course on Risk Management for recreation coordinators in the Qikiqtani region. Participants learned how to identify and mitigate risks associated with their facilities. Highlights of the course included visiting a number of Iqaluit’s recreation facilities including the Arctic Winter Games facility, the municipal pool and the old arena. Participants also conducted assessments of several municipal playgrounds around the city.

The program has evolved over the past year with a number of core courses being offered online. Aarluk Consulting Inc. has been instrumental in moving these courses to the online format and supporting their delivery. By all accounts, this transition has been successful. While there are plans to move more courses to online delivery, David, for one, will miss the face-to-face instruction that has played such an important role in enabling hamlets across Nunavut to improve their capacity and provide better services and programs to their residents.

Alex Arnatsiaq, Recreation Leader from Igloolik, making a run for it on one of Iqaluit’s Zambonis. 

A special shout out to the staff at Iqaluit’s Recreation Department. Their assistance and hospitality were much appreciated and the city should be proud to have such great employees. Thanks Jennifer and Tyrone.