Posted by Terry Rezendes Curran on Apr 05, 2023
Soon after Governor Alexander took office, he challenged the Assistant Governors to take some courses in the Learning Center. Some of us took on the challenge, and this is the result!

Since I had just finished my term as District Governor, but still had paperwork to do, I started with Governor Basics. I found lots of useful information and clarity to the reasons we do things certain ways. From there, I went onto Governor  Intermediate and then Advanced courses where I found answers to some of my last questions on my paperwork.

As I now rejoined the Assistant Governor group and this tool was not available when last I was an AG, I decided to start there with AG basics and follow through with the Intermediate and Advanced courses. Again, I found a plethora of information! These are great courses for anyone who thinks they want to be an Assistant Governor before they actually jump into the role.
 
Next, I took the courses for Club Presidents, as they were not available when I was first president -- more than 10 years ago. These courses covered everything from club administration to Membership to Public Image and the ever sought after DEI courses.
 
Just because you may not yet have ambitions yet to become a club or district officer, there are still many courses you can take to learn more about Rotary. These courses range from information on our Peace Centers to marketing advanced diversity classes and more. Oh, I haven’t told you the best part yet – courses are divided into three or four sections and after every section you get a diploma.  No wonder I ended up taking well over 200 courses over the summer.
 
Another set of great courses in the learning center of those provided by Toastmasters. These classes will help improve your confidence in public speaking. While on the subject of speaking, if English is your second language – don’t worry. The Learning Center offers most courses in Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and a host of different languages.
 
The Learning Center is very easy to find. Just go to the MyRotary homepage and log in with your Rotary account. Then click on Learning & Reference on the top menu bar and select the Learning Center menu item.
 
You won’t regret taking the time to explore this useful tool.