The sponsoring organizations make strong efforts to attract excellent instructors. Most of the students are youths with a strong political bent, many of whom hope to become political reporters or legislative assistants, or to find positions at political brain trusts. Some plan to get involved in social movements or to seek public office themselves. As far as they are concerned, these leadership camps are basic training in political participation.
參加政黨領袖營的學員，則多半是對政治具有濃厚興趣的年輕人，有的未來想成為政治記者，有的想當國會助理，有的希望成為政治人物智庫，有的準備從事社會運動或參選民意代表，領袖營對他們而言，扮演的是參政前初階教育的角色。