Yes, I think the training is problematic.
It risks being legalistic and about compliance. And if SCA gets near it, it’s about doing things that are convenient for agents.
What’s really needed on committees is a commitment to wanting to live in a well-run community and being willing to do your bit to make that happen.
So maybe some training that puts the emphasis on that, and on how to reach consensus decisions.
Our adversarial legal and political system gets us used to black/white, good/bad options.
The legal obligations have to be there, but I think it’s critical they’re framed as a way to ensure you have a harmonious, safe, well-maintained home. Which, by the way, will maintain its market value.
As for paid committee members, we started doing that years ago in both the buildings I’m involved in, using the honorarium provision in the legislation. You wouldn’t make a living from it, but the amounts are enough to acknowledge the time involved and have been approved without dissent at each AGM.