In the light of the great effect of Globalization on the whole world and the rapid and increasing development in the field of training, it is considered one of roles of the WSB Arab Support Centre to work on developing the skills and competences of the Arab Scout leaders who are highly interested in empowering young people and scouts in their NSOs, which will effect positively on the whole Arab Scout Movement and keep it on the track with modern methods of education. Moreover, driving from the great need to train, retain and sustain qualified certified leaders in scouting who can deal with talented young people, with the support of professionals and volunteers from within and outside WOSM. The Arab Scout Regional Office organized the 42nd ARTDO International conference on Talent Management and Leadership Development. The named event was organized during the period 15-30/10/2015, Cairo - Egypt. The Strengths of the named event were as follows: * Good infrastructure. * Strong partnerships with relevant academic international institutions and organizations. * Experts who express their interest to share their vast experiences with the participants. Whereas the Weaknesses and anticipated challenges were as follows: * Lacking of enough financial resources. * Lacking of relevant experts at Arab NSOs at national level. The project had more than one partner who was interested in the theme of the conference including MOP (Messengers of Peace), League of the Arab Sates, AUC (American University of Cairo), ARTDO and ITD world. Each partner exerted his utmost to support this important event. The named International conference has great and positive outputs as explained in the followings: ACTIVITY 1 – TITLE: Pre- conference event Action: * The WSB Arab Support Centre organized 4 certified training for professional trainers CTP that benefited more than 150 volunteers and technical staff from Arab regional office, the last one was conducted in 15 – 25 April 2015. As from 24 – 26 October 2015 attended by 31 participants from 8 NSOs, * Moreover, a specialized training on "Talent Management & Retention" was carried out in Almasa hotel in cooperation with Pennsylvania State University. The event targeted 155 certified professional scout trainers to develop their training skills and introduced them to modern methods and theories of Talent Management. Outputs: The participants were introduced to the modern methods and skills of Talent Management and Retention planning, where some of 155 trainees took part in the event representing 15 Arab NSOs and 7 International countries. ACTIVITY 2 - TITLE: The Talent Management Conference Action: The 42nd ARTDO International Conference for 2015 was hosted by WSB Arab Support Centre and Arab Scout Organization under the patronage of the League of the Arab States, and themed: Talent Management and Leadership Development for Peace, Harmony and Prosperity, it was organized from 27 – 29 October 2015 at Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel, Cairo. The program of the event was of a very great benefit to the scouting and could be considered as an eye opener for them and great channel for networking and rehearsal for hosting the coming 3rd Scout Educational Congress. The event scheduled number of vital topics as follows: * Quick & easy strategies to develop Talent every day. * Leadership for Today and for the future, * Overcoming the middle income trap, * Leveraging talent for young talents through monitoring and coaching, * Becoming a leader of influence, * 360o/365D talented leadership, * Best practice in Human Capital Development, * Adaptive organization and people development in Dynamic Business environment and strategy, * Managing Change: transforming from Transactional to strategic HR, Coaching & Talent development for sustainable competitive edge. The named conference invited keynote speakers where the above mentioned professional topics were delivered by them as well as number of experts in the relevant field. The program of the conference extended for three days in which a great opportunity of exchanging of experiences, expectations and meeting the needs of the participants were managed. Outputs: Being introduced to new experiences and practical skills on Talent Management, where some of 255 leaders participated in the event representing 15 Arab NSOs and 14 International counters ACTIVITY 3 – TITLE: Post- Conference event Action: The named conference were followed by a post conference event (a Mega Rally) which were conducted in the Educational City of October Province under the patronage of Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sport and attended by 1023 scout leaders and volunteers from Egyptian scout and Arab NSOs. Dr. Peter Chee the CEO of ITD World this big scout Rally especially those who couldn't afford to attend the 42nd ARDTO International Conference. The project as a whole would not only significantly increase the capacity of Regional Scout leaders, but moreover it would present the Arab Scout Region as a dynamic and prospective leader's environment. By funding the participation of 50 future Scout leaders it will be possible to draw the attention of potential donors and supporters in order to strengthen the capacity of NSOs in the Region and provide substantive support to more young people. The fact that Scout participants of the conference were accommodated in the same venue as other participants and speakers significantly impacted their ability to network and build long lasting relationships that would be beneficial for the future. It would also serve as an additional motivational factor – the selection process of participants was competitive to ensure only best future Scout leaders would take part in the event. The intention was to inspire them for sharing ideas from the project with their peer groups. An integral part of the event was the gala dinner that was treated more as an investment in building relations with future donors that could contribute to the development of the Arab Scout Region and our NSOs. By organizing an event and ensuring its quality we were able to reach out to high profile guest and get their interest in supporting Scouting. Outputs: The participants were able to reflect their action plans on how they would share their experiences with their peers and benefit their NSOs. The event has many SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE CHANGES TO the BENEFICIARIES where THE FACTORS PLAYED A ROLE IN YOUR SUCCESS were as follows: •The participants were introduced to the modern methods and skills of Talent Management and Retention planning. •The participants were able to draft their action plans on how they would share their experiences with their peers and benefit their NSOs •Being introduced to new experiences and practical skills on Talent Management. •Networking and positive constructive relevant relationships and exchanging experiences. Through out the experience of the event we had many learned lessons including the followings: •Finding more and new supportive partners. •Trying to find financial resources to support (fully/ partially) those qualified scout leaders who are not able to participate to share and exchange their vital experiences because of financial obstacles. On the other hand, the main indicators of the project were: * Increasing and contentious demands from the Arab NSOs to the WSB Arab Support Centre to keep on organizing such training programs. * Increasing requests and the strong interest of the Arab Scout Leaders to be updated and provided with modern methods of training and exchanging experiences with their peers and other experts. https://www.facebook.com/DrAtifAbdelmageed/posts/10206936315540131?pnref=story