ICT Club President’s Handbook

Why Your ICT Club Needs a Purpose That You Can Measure

What do you do when someone asks, “So what exactly does the ICT Club do this term?” If your answer sounds like “we’ll learn computers and have fun,” you lose two things fast: focus and trust. Members don’t know what success looks like, teachers can’t see clear value, and meetings turn into random demos instead of real progress.

In this chapter, you will build a clear ICT Club purpose, write measurable objectives your members can understand, and choose success indicators you can check without guessing. After you finish, you will be able to turn a general idea (“we want to improve ICT skills”) into a plan that tells your club what to do, how to judge results, and what to report at the end of the term.

We will use Tariq (16), your fellow newly elected ICT Club President, as the main example. He just took over and wants his club to look serious - but he also wants members to understand it without needing a dictionary of leadership words.

Using the VMO Compass Framework to Write Your Club Purpose and Objectives

Your job starts with clarity. The VMO Compass Framework helps you do that by forcing three answers in plain language:

• V = Vision (what you want the club to become)
• M = Mission (what you will do to get there)
• O = Objectives (what you will achieve this term, in measurable terms)

Think of it like a compass you can actually use during meetings. If your members can point to the Vision, read the Mission, and check whether you met the Objectives, you stop wasting time and start building momentum.

Step 1: Write your Vision as one clear statement

Your Vision describes where your club is going. Keep it about skills and outcomes, not activities. A strong Vision answers: “What kind of ICT club do we become over time?”

Example for Tariq:

Vision: “Our ICT Club becomes the place where students build real digital skills and finish useful projects they can show confidently.”

Ask yourself: If a new member joined next week, could they repeat your Vision in their own words?

Practical takeaway: A Vision gives your club a direction that stays the same even when your projects change.

Step 2: Write your Mission as what you do every term

Your Mission explains how you work. It answers: “What will we do consistently to move toward the Vision?”

Use this structure:

• Teach practical ICT skills through short workshops
• Build projects that solve school needs
• Practice responsible and safe technology use

Example for Tariq:

Mission: “We run hands-on ICT workshops, build student projects for the school community, and teach responsible digital behaviour so members can use technology safely and confidently.”

Ask yourself: Does your Mission describe actions, not just feelings?

Practical takeaway: A Mission turns your Vision into daily/weekly behaviour.

Step 3: Turn Objectives into measurable outcomes (not activities)

Objectives answer: “What will we achieve by the end of the term?” You can measure objectives in four common ways - pick at least two:

1. Deliverables (a finished product, like a website, spreadsheet dashboard, or poster series)

2. Skills gained (members can do specific tasks, like formatting an infographic or setting up a simple network folder structure)

3. Participation (attendance and active involvement, like finishing tasks during workshops)

4. Quality and reliability (fewer errors, better accuracy, or fewer security mistakes)

Example for Tariq (term-level Objectives):

• Objective 1: “Members will produce a working student help-resource (a mini website or PDF guide) by Week 10.”
• Objective 2: “At least 80% of active members will complete a cybersecurity basics checklist during training and pass a practical safety quiz.”
• Objective 3: “Each member will contribute to at least one project task sheet that shows what they built and tested.”

Notice the difference: these objectives tell you what will exist, what people will do, and how you will check it.

Practical takeaway: Measurable objectives stop arguments like “we did a lot” versus “we got results.”

Step 4: Add Success Indicators that you can check quickly

Success Indicators tell you how you will verify each objective. Use “checkable proof.” For every objective, write 2-3 indicators.

A good indicator includes:

• What you will check
• Where you will find the evidence
• What “good” looks like

Example indicators for Tariq’s Objective 1:

• Indicator A: Project demo video or live demo works on the school device
• Indicator B: Student help-resource contains at least 5 correct ICT tips with screenshots
• Indicator C: Members submit a test record showing they checked links/files

Practical takeaway: Success Indicators turn “results” into evidence you can show.

Tariq’s Term Plan: Build Objectives and Success Indicators Step-by-Step

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