World Talent Federation

Dr Rebecca D. Napier’s Appointment as World Talent Federation Delegate for Australia

Superadmin — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:41:02 +0000

It is with profound pride that we announce the appointment of Dr Rebecca D. Napier, as the Official
Delegate and soon Executive Official of the World Talent Federation.

Rebbeca has a diverse work portfolio in supporting the learning and well-being of gifted students. She is an experienced educational leader with a demonstrated history of working both on-campus and online in primary school, secondary school, and university settings, and a sector-wide leadership position.

She is skilled in lecturing, tutoring, research, and mentoring pre-service and practicing teachers at the university level. She is also highly experienced in training and mentoring practicing teachers within school settings on gifted education.

She has worked in the College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work (CEPSW) at Flinders University for a total of over ten years, and my PhD in Gifted Education was conferred in 2020. She is a highly skilled communicator and has a demonstrated history of building effective collaborative relationships with students, staff, and stakeholders in educational settings and the broader community.

She was recently the full-time Gifted Education Advisor for Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) over 103 schools and is currently a sessional academic staff member at the University of South Australia.

She has also been a sessional academic staff member at the University of New South Wales in Gifted Education. Her school-based experience includes seven years as a Gifted Education Coordinator in the Independent schooling sector and over ten years of teaching experience both in Australia and Canada in multiple different sectors.

She has both worked and volunteered in a wide range of educational leadership roles. She has also worked as a coach for gifted children and their families in the Catholic and Independent sectors and is currently the Director of Gifted Pathways.

She is also love my weekly time working with young children as an Early Childhood Teacher. She has a passion for supporting the well-being, engagement, and achievement of students of all ages.

Kisumu unveiled as official city to host first ever World Talent Federation Conference in Africa

admin — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The Federation is set to host a World Talent Federation Conference in the year 2025 to celebrate “Unique”, “Innate” and “Rare” people. This unique international event will bring together world leaders in the field of gifted and talented education to promote communication among one another and share best practices and experiences.

This World Talent Conference is a great opportunity for researchers, educators, psychologists, parents, and other stakeholders to gather from around the globe to discuss the vital matters, issues, and concerns that impact learning based on talent. It is at this conference that new technologies geared towards advancement of innate abilities (Talent) and related learning rubrics (Talent Based Learning) are unveiled.

Researchers will have the chance to showcase their thought-provoking or revolutionary designs, merchandises or systems that would help the Talent Assessments and related Talent Based Learning/ Education.
The World Conference will be hosted by the World Talent Federation Headquarters and will focus on Talent Based Learning in a Changing World. Accordingly, its Declared and Confirmed that The 2025 World Talent Federation Conference will take place on 25 th to 29 th August, 2025 and will be held in Kisumu City, Kenya, Africa, for the first time on African soil.

Dubbed The World Safari Conference, this historic conference is expected to attract a record number of World Talent Federation delegates, as it coincides with many international holidays coupled with the rich cultural and natural history of Africa, especially Kenya; notwithstanding the world breaking records of Kenyan Talented athletes.

This follows a bid by affiliate, Africa Talent Federation, and the subsequent unanimous Executive Committee vote (on 19 th January, 2024) that made this historic decision . Friday, 1 st March, 2024, marked the Official Unveiling and Declaration of Kisumu as the Host City for the World Talent Conference 2025. This historic event took place at Kisumu Governor’s Office and presided over by His Excellency Hon. Prof. Peter Anyang Nyongo , the Kisumu Governor alongside a host of his cabinet ministers.

In attendance were top World Talent Federation officials led by Dr. Peter Smith (Vice President), Mr. Dennis Chantler (Treasurer) and Dr. Victor Langenberg (International Liaison). Other Federation officials who attended were: Prof. Humphrey Oborah (Secretary General) and Prof. PLO Lumumba (Africa Talent Envoy).

If you are planning a tour of Africa, in August 2025, you should know that Kisumu is the main world destination and is set to embed the “Safari” statement in making your tour enriched and memorable. Please contact us via email: admin@worldtalentfed.org to record your early interest, book and earn huge discounts.

World Talent Federation appoints new Executive Officials

admin — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:00:13 +0000

The World Talent Federation announces the appointment of the following officials at the expiry of previous officials:

Prof. Juliana Rosset Roberts – Federation President and USA Delegate
Dr. (Hon) Peter Smith – Federation Vice President and European Delegate
Prof. Humphrey Oborah – Federation Secretary General, Chief Executive and African Delegate
Mr. Denis Chantler – Federation Treasurer and UK Delegate
Eng. Basharat Gul – Federation Deputy Sec. General and Pakistani Delegate
Dr. Charles David – Federation Deputy Treasurer and USA Delegate
Dr. Victor T. Langenberg – Federation International Patron, Liaison and Netherlands Delegate
The officials will serve for a term of 3 years SAVE for The Federation President whose term expires on 31st Dec 2023. Other Officials and delegates will be announced very soon once the process of vetting is complete. Individual details of these officials can be found at the WTF website via the link: https://worldtalentfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Leadership.docx.pdf

World Talent Federation appoint an International Architect

admin — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:59:44 +0000

The World Talent Federation would like to announce Mr. Ken Sowerby as the new Federation Architect. Ken is an accomplished world-level architect who has designed and built cities and won top global awards. Amongst the great works he produced include the creation, and timely delivery of the under-budget and award-winning Age Print Centre, Tullamrine, Melbourn, Australia. This is a striking and significant Melbourne landmark, which is a reflection of his company; The Studio Architetto.

He joins The Federation at a time when there is a growing need (particularly in Africa) for the establishment of Talent Based Learning Institutions and Universities, where he is services will be highly required.
More information about The Federation and its officials can be found at: https://worldtalentfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Leadership.docx.pdf

World Talent Federation Officials to visit donated projects in poor countries

admin — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

At WTF it is not “a feel-good exercise, generating little value for a desperate world” to just donate and expect magical results. At its worst, it should not allow officials to use their positions or donated money to glorify themselves.

We would like it to be both benevolent and strategic. It is for this reason that WTF President, Vice President and Secretary General will be visiting various installations to appraise themselves with progress on-going.

The visit will take them through Africa (including Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda), Latin America (beginning with Honduras) and eventually Asia (Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia).

“This visit will validate, on the ground, that the equipment reached their destination, were installed and ready for use”, says Federation Secretary General/CEO, Prof Humphrey Oborah.

“It will also enable officials to know if the training and /or related programming are successful so that locals can use, maintain , own and maintain the donated equipment for the benefit of their people”, he adds.

WTF USD 9.2 Million grant to fund African University of Talent

admin — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 06:17:00 +0000

World Talent Federation (WTF) has announced its full support of the renewed Professional and Scientific Gift and Talent Assessment Strategic Framework through direct funding to developing countries. The Federation has, thus, donated USD 9.2 million over the three-year period 2019-2022 towards Gifted and Talented programmes that focus on development of the first African University of Talent, in Kisumu, Kenya.

The donation goes towards WTF programmes that enhance professionalism in Gift and Talent Assessments, promote better access and affordability for the poor and develop capacity and better governance in recipient countries.

Officials from World Talent Federation have just held their two-day annual meeting to review the partnership and plan new initiatives. World Talent Federation’s contribution towards such programmes , is based on partner donations and is in addition to its membership dues.

It is important to note that the Federation supports global initiatives but also concentrates its funding on important country-Talent Based Learning programmes. The partner countries are chosen because they rank among the poorest countries in the world or because they have long worked with, and are affiliates of the World Talent Federation.

The Federation has already committed itself to invest 30 percent of its budget in Talent Based Assessment and Talent Based Learning Schemes development by 2025, striving to get the best value from its contribution.