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Award Application of the High Performance
Form 8956 from the TI Leadership (HPL) project
website. It is the best place to that was a requirement for the
begin your journey and will serve as a Advanced Leadership
guide to the changes in the award program. It Silver Award in the
outlines not only what is required, but what legacy program.
to do after you have completed the requisite In addition, do
areas of leadership service, education not confuse the elective
achievement, and verification. One salient HPL project found in some
change( for now) is that you can not request of the Paths. These are not
the award through Club Central. You can the same, nor the same level of
email, fax, or mail the application to TI. The required performance and leadership
email, fax, and mailing address are listed on the committee involvement. There is not a workbook,
application. I believe eventually we will be able course of action, leadership development charts,
to request the award online. World Headquarters and signatures required. Disappointingly, you do
is still dealing with Covid-19 restrictions, and it not even submit the Distinguished Toastmaster
does take much longer to process a DTM than Project to TI prior to your DTM for review and
through Club Central. awarding of a certificate. (Note that neither is
Following are the requirements to earn your the HPL elective). It is all done through Base
DTM award in Pathways: Camp, and a date suffices on the application. It
The primary requirement is completing two is primarily and simply an after-achievement
paths. Completion must be submitted through project separate from completing two Paths.
Base Camp and Club Central. If you Requirement number three is
have received your Pathways certificate also a change from the legacy DTM.
of Path completion from TI, then you This is Club Officer Role Completion.
are set to go. What had been required of your
Now comes the next requirement former Competent Leader Award was
that has been causing confusion— a six-month club office role service.
the Toastmaster Project. Erase the concept Now we have a full year or two six-month stints
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