{"id":31234,"date":"2026-05-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&p=31234"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:09:10","slug":"how-becoming-a-curtin-volunteer-leader-helped-tahsin-elevate-his-leadership-skillset","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/how-becoming-a-curtin-volunteer-leader-helped-tahsin-elevate-his-leadership-skillset\/","title":{"rendered":"How becoming a Curtin Volunteer leader helped Tahsin elevate his leadership skillset\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reading time: 3 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can becoming a Curtin Volunteer leader help you enhance your leadership skills? Meet Tahsin, a civil and construction engineering student and a CV Leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What opportunities does Curtin offer to help students grow their leadership skills? With Curtin Volunteers, Tahsin has been developing his leadership skills as a CV leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Tahsin first applied to become a CV leader after being a Curtin Volunteer for a year, he was unsuccessful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter not being selected, I went to the drawing board, and I was sad for one or two days, but then I thought A, I’m not prepared, and B, there are a few things that I need to learn to become a CV leader. I saw the opportunity\u202fas\u202fjust a\u202fleadership position, rather than really wanting to become a CV leader\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when he applied the second time, he was selected for the group interview and became a CV leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was pretty happy. I was overjoyed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tahsin chose to become a CV leader because he loves leadership; it comes naturally to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love\u202fthe chaos. I love bringing everyone together. I love organising things. I always love the challenges. Pressure is a privilege for my life, and hence leadership also is a privilege.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Tahsin\u2019s favourite experiences as a CV leader has been the Dardanup Bull and Barrel Festival in November of last year in Ferguson Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe whole atmosphere was like a festival. I met a lot of people and then went to see a lot of markets, tried different food and had a proper rural country\u202fexperience.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though he had the support of his co-leader, Deepak, Tahsin still faced challenges during the festival. One of those was his worries about making sure his volunteer team was being properly looked after.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was big, and there were 10-12 volunteers in a team. And you are volunteering till 9 pm. I found it quite challenging because sometimes even\u202fif they were not okay, they would tell you, \u2018I\u2019m okay,\u2019 so\u202fyou’ve\u202fgot to make sure by seeing their face or their body language.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a CV leader has helped Tahsin find a sense of calm in his everyday life.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe that calmness came from understanding people. From that calmness, a\u202fsilent confidence grew, and I think that came from this leadership program.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he first started as a CV leader, Tahsin had plenty of catch-up sessions with other CV leaders and a mentor to ensure he felt prepared and supported. This didn\u2019t just help him become the leader he is now, but also gave him a community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re kind of a\u202ffamily to me now, Norma, Krish, Mark, all the\u202fmentors. I\u202fdon’t\u202fsee them as mentors anymore; I see them as\u202ffriends.\u202fEven sometimes when we catch up, I share a lot of personal things with them as well. So that indicates\u202fhow close we became.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tahsin\u2019s advice for becoming a CV leader is to go for it and to not worry about the mistakes you might make along the way\u2013just learn from them instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe that the best people become best by dealing with the mistakes they make. The more mistakes you make and deal with, the better you become.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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