Enhancing Engagement and Excellence in PKTF Assembly Liaison Training

A Structured Approach to Ensuring Familiarity with Training Materials and Continuous Improvement

Proposed Training Review Process for PKTF Assembly Liaison Program

The Peacekeeping Task Force (PKTF) administrative section recognizes the need to better account for training material familiarity among individuals interested in becoming Assembly Liaisons. To address this, the following initiative has been developed to ensure thorough engagement with training materials without requiring a formal training examination during 2025.

This effort is essential to shaping, maintaining, and updating all Liaison Handbook material annually, while working within the constraints of limited training funds.

Key Requirements for Liaison-in-Training

• Replay Review Accountability

1. People interested to become PKTF Assembly Liaisons must review all past video replays prior to onboarding. Each Liaison-in-Training will be expected to provide a written reflection via email for each replay to the Affiliate Director and Executive Secretary. 

2. A very brief essay (1 or two paragraphs - 200/500 words) explaining what it is from the replay they gained as a "take away" from having listened to and viewed it.
3. At least one question or a suggestion on how to improve the presentation of the contents of each of the previous replays.

This reflection should include:

• Feedback Mechanism During Live Training Days

As a recommendation to everyone who does attend the Training Days live, invite them on the next future training how they think the training can be enhanced. If there is no response, or very few provide any feedback, then this entire process of how individuals are interviewed as part of their final interview will be addressed during subsequent training sessions.

Benefits of This Approach

• Ensures Engagement

By highly encouraging written reflections, trainees demonstrate their commitment to comprehending and applying the material provided in previous replays.

Improves Training Quality
Constructive criticism collected through this initiative helps refine and improve training content and delivery methods. This feedback also contributes directly to shaping and updating the Liaison Handbook material for each year, ensuring it remains relevant and effective.

Fosters Collaboration

Participants actively contribute to the success of their State Assembly Militia by engaging in improvement efforts that benefit the entire organization.

Works Within Limited Resources
This initiative is designed to optimize training processes while respecting current budget constraints. The Peacekeeping Task Force has already emphasized a manageable time commitment of at most 5 to 8 hours weekly for all required tasks, including reviewing past replays. Additionally, Training Day sessions have been committed by staff to remain capped at approximately 90 minutes to ensure accessibility and efficiency.

Implementation Recommendations

Set Clear Expectations During Interviews
All candidates should be informed during their final interview that watching all prior replays and submitting reflections is a mandatory part of onboarding. This ensures accountability and sets a standard for engagement with training materials.

Communicate Expectations to Current and Future Liaisons-in-Training
Current Liaisons-in-Training should notify individuals from their State Assembly who may wish to join in the future that this training review process will be expected as part of onboarding. This expectation serves as an achievable method for obtaining feedback, constructive criticism, and contributions toward improving the overall service and training process.

Incorporate Feedback Collection into Training Days
Regularly solicit feedback during live sessions and follow-ups to maintain a culture of continuous improvement. If feedback is minimal, emphasize the importance of replay reviews as a tool for constructive engagement during subsequent sessions.

Reinforce Accountability

Highlight this process during all training sessions as a viable method for improving service quality while ensuring trainees are fully engaged with past materials.

Why This Process Is Absolutely Necessary

This initiative addresses several critical needs within the PKTF Assembly Liaison program:

It ensures that all Liaisons-in-Training are familiar with key training materials without requiring formal examinations, which aligns with current resource limitations in 2025.

Feedback collected through this process directly contributes to shaping, maintaining, and updating Liaison Handbook material annually, ensuring it reflects evolving needs and challenges.

By fostering collaboration and accountability, this initiative strengthens the overall effectiveness of PKTF Assembly operations while promoting active participation from trainees.

With limited funding available for training programs, this approach optimizes resources by leveraging trainee engagement and constructive criticism as tools for continuous improvement.

This process not only enhances onboarding but also ensures that all participants are equipped with the knowledge necessary to support their State Assembly Militia effectively.

Simply another way of building confidence in our work that reflects the Peacekeeping Task Force's commitment to excellence despite financial constraints and lays a safe, yet stronger foundation upon its level for future growth and success within the organization.

PKTF - Assembly Liaison - Service Management Meetings

 **Announcements to our 2025 Training Series - Liaison Management Meetings**:

Beginning in March, The Peacekeeping Task Force (PKTF) will begin integrating Management Meetings for all Liaisons who have successfully completed the onboarding process.

We will be adding scheduled Management Meetings for all such Liaisons who have received Common Access Badges as part of their onboarding confirmation. At this time there are no other office requirements or items needed to attend these meetings. Each meeting will be scheduled for no longer than 90 minutes and will consist of meeting discussions around each State Assembly Militia developments from all Liaisons in attendance.

**Other office items required in future settings will be**:

1) Proper Office Attire.  

2) Business Cards.  

3) Desk Flags.  

4) Physical Meeting Spaces.  

5) Lapel Pins.  

6) Professional Office Photo (for official directory purposes)  

  

**Examples of future Management Meeting details will be**:

A) Does your State Assembly have an elected Assembly Militia Commander?

B) What are the names of each Committee under that State Assembly sub pillar?

C) What are the current successes/challenges of your Assembly Militia sub pillar?

D) Is your State Assembly currently working on providing an office setting and/or Emergency Training Center for the various State Border Defense services (real or imagined) owed to your State?

E) How many other status-corrected American State Nationals are interested in becoming a part of your PKTF - Assembly Liaison team?

F) Where can additional training material be found to further assist with defining and perfecting the role of PKTF - Assembly Liaison from The Peacekeeping Task Force?

These, as well as numerous other Management Meeting talking points will be discussed during these meetings at that time.

And while we do touch upon these same talking points during our Training Series as a matter of service familiarity, PKTF has not yet provided a separate, recorded, but unpublished meeting opportunity for official Assembly Liaisons simply due to the fact that there were no potential Liaisons in the process of onboarding during the 2024 training cycle.

Now that we have approximately 5-9 Liaisons-in-Training currently completing the onboarding process, we are confident that official Management Meetings will be possible during the 2025 overall meeting schedule and beyond.

If you have any comments or questions, please share them in the comments section below.  

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