THE SOUTH EAST SCOUT ZONE OF THE NIGERIA SCOUT ASSOCIATION ON FRIDAY 19th OF DECEMBER ORGANIZED A WEEKEND RETREAT TAGGED TRAINING THE TRAINER. THE PROGRAM WAS CHANNELED TO REEDUCATE AND UPDATE THE ADULT SCOUT TRAINERS IN MODERN WAYS TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING TIMES AND MATCH UP TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. THE RETREAT WHICH WAS HELD IN THE PREMISES OF DOMINICAN SISTERS' COLLEGE ABATETE IDEMILI NORTH LGA OF ANAMBRA STATE SAW THE COMING TOGETHER OVER OF MORE THAN SIXTY (60) SCOUT TRAINERS DRAWN FROM FROM THE FIVE STATES THAT MAKE UP THE SOUTH EAST ZONE. THE PROGRAM WAS ARRANGED BY THE ZONAL ASSISTANT NATIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR TRAINING PRINCE UCHE MADU (LT) AND SUPERVISED BY THE ZONAL COMMISSIONER BRO NATHAN C. O,. OKOYE (LT) JP. THE PROGRAM CAME TO AN END ON SUNDAY 21st DECEMBER 2014. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM WERE THE DECORATION OF THE VERY REV FR JEREMIAH NWOSU WITH THE FOUR WOOD-BADGE BEADS AND THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION AS TRAINER LEADER. ALSO REV SR SUSAN NJOKU-PAUL OP OF THE DOMINICAN SISTERS COLLEGE RECEIVED HER BTC CERTIFICATE FOR SCOUT LEADER AND WAS ISSUED THE WOOD-BADGE THEORY PART 1 CERTIFICATE . SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BASIC TRAINING COURSES RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES TOO. THE SISTERS OF THE DOMINICAN TOOK CHARGE OF THE WELFARE OF THE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING HOUSING AND FEEDING. DURING THE PROGRAM A STAFF OF THE SCHOOL WHO ALSO IS A SCOUTER WEDDED IN THE PREMISES AND THE TRAINERS HONOURED HIM BY MOUNTING A GUARD OF HONOUR TO USHER HIM INTO THE WEDDING RECEPTION HALL. THE ACTIVITIES FEATURED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TRAINING CONCENTRATING ON UPDATING THE TRAINERS TO ADAPT TO MODERN USAGE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN SCOUTING.