Some used to work as civil servants like Gali Galahei. Others were school teachers, legislative assistants, construction machinists or traditional craftsmen, such as wood carvers and dancers. There are also participants who were reporters to begin with. Their motives for joining were all different, too, but "searching out a new possibility in life and contributing something to themselves and their peoples" was a common driving force.
學員的背景各不相同，有像高維光一樣的服務於公職者，也有學校老師、國會助理、鑽研木雕、舞蹈等文化工作者，也有新聞記者、建築業的模板工人等，他們來的動機不同，但「為人生生涯找另一種可能性，為己身族群盡一份心力」的目的則一致。