PA Bulletin 5th March 2010

PA Bulletin March 2010

The Connexions Surrey bulletin is produced every two weeks and we aim to keep you up to date with current issues and aware of news that is relevant to your day to day jobs. The bulletin sits alongside the PA Resource section of the website.

1. NEET: Update, Job Opportunities, Apprenticeships and Activities Calendar

2. Connexions Training Programmes

3. Surrey County Council Courses

4. Raising the Participation Age: supporting local areas to deliver

5. Connexions, Local Authorities and Careers Advisors information pack

6. Preparation for Parenthood - Antenatal course for young people

7. Surrey Alliance E-Update

8. Children and Young People Now Magazine

9. Generation NEET

10. Teenage Pregnancy falls in Surrey

11. Telephone Transfers to Connexions Centres – Connexions Staff Briefing

12.Apprenticeship Opportunity Within SCC - Please promote

13. FREE TRAINING from the LSC starts next week

14. Impact Report example

 

 

 

1.  NEET  

UPDATE: How well are we doing? Click Here for the latest graphs on NEET & Unknowns.

 

Job Opportunities for Young People: Our Centres produce regular listings of local opportunities. Vacancy Bulletins are now listed on the Connexions website Job search page and you can also pick up copies from your local Centre to share with the young people you are currently working with. Please also direct your young people to our website and encourage them to spend a few minutes completing a few questions which will open up the database of jobs relevant and available to them.

 

 

 

Apprenticeships for Young People: Please go to our Apprenticeships page to make sure you are aware of the most up to date listings of apprenticeships in Surrey. Please ensure you make every effort to promote all of the apprenticeship opportunities to your clients - particularly vacancies that are in red as they have recieved no applications.

 

 

 

 

PLEASE USE: NEET Activities CALENDAR: There are several events relevant to your clients on this calendar now, please utilise this facility and promote. To publicise an event please contact: Jemma Campbell-Scott at Connexions Surrey jemma.campbellscott@surreycc.gov.uk  - Tel: 01483 519350

 

 

2. Connexions Training Programmes

To register for any of the following courses:  Please complete the attached application form and email it to Corinne Ford at corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager and if from VT helen.coomber@vtplc.com

 

 

 

Student Finance

 

As a result of the Students Finance workshop that took place on the 25th February, a "Quick guide" to the online application process by Students Finance England is now available and will be maintained in the PA resources section

 

 

 

Introduction to ADAPT

Aim - To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a good understanding of the system. As a result of the course participants should have a good understanding of Adapt and be able to record work with clients.  The course covers:

• Adding and amending records for clients
• Recording contacts/plans
• Recording letters and telephone contacts
• Joining and leaving clients to NEET
• Recording a Potential/Actual Endorsement
• Recording Group Sessions etc
• Be able to record work with providers/opportunities
• Adding new providers
• Amending records
• Recording a visit
• Adding and submitting an opportunity
• Recording the outcome of a submission
• Putting an opportunity on HOLD and then back on to LIVE & Cancelling an Opportunity

 

Date	Times	Venue
8/04/10	09:45-15:30	Redhill Connexions Centre

                    

 

 

 

 

 

ADAPT Workshop

Aim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a better understanding of the system and to:

• Manipulate data in a record card
• Manipulate data in the daily planner
• Run both formal searches and a magic search
• Manipulate search result
• Print search results
• Run a report to obtain statistical data

 

Dates	Times	Venue
15/04/10	09:45-15:30	Redhill Connexions Centre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Surrey County Council Courses  - The following courses are available to all Connexions Personal Advisers. 

  

CAF One Day Multi-Agency training for Users – Guidance

 

 

 

Working with Children of substance misusing parents- One-day course.

 

Learning outcomes - By the end of the course participants will:

• Be more aware of the impact that parental substance misuse can have on the various stages of the child’s life (including the unborn / new born baby);
• Have explored ways of talking to children about their parent’s or their own substance use;
• Looked at how to identify the needs of these children using the Common Assessment Framework;
• Have identified their role in supporting children of substance misusing parents in the context of their own professional role;
• Have a range of tools for working with this client group.

Dates	Times	Venues
25/03/10	09:30-16:30	Runnymede

 

 

 

 

  

This course is free and available to all Connexions Personal Advisers but there are limited places available. Please book on by completing a SCC nomination form SCC training form.doc and send to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk. Please ensure you copy in your line manager and if from VT helen.coomber@vtplc.com. SCC nomination forms should not be sent by post as this will delay booking and will be more difficult to process.

 

 

 

 

 

LSC and Connexions Personal Adviser Product Training Sessions 2010

 

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) South East in partnership with Connexions has commissioned Theatre & Learning to deliver update sessions to Personal Advisers in your area.  The interactive drama based workshop will cover product updates for learning options and initiatives aimed at young people. 

 

Key learning outcomes will be a greater understanding of:

 

• Foundation Learning
• Raising the Participation Age
• Information about the new Diplomas
• Entry to Employment (E2E) programme – changes in 2010/11 with a focus on access to foundation learning and flexible delivery
• Eligibility and support available through Care to Learn
• How an Apprenticeship works (including frameworks) plus the Vacancy Matching Service
• Other vocational qualifications including Intro Diplomas, First Diplomas, National Diplomas, funding changes for BTECs and their position on NDQA, National Certificates and that NVQs are being revised
• Education Maintenance Allowance, key eligibility criteria and benefits
• Young People’s Guarantee and Jan/Sept Guarantee
• Information about WorldSkills 2011
• Ongoing changes at the LSC, the formation of the YPLA and Skills Funding Agency and what is being done in terms of ongoing marketing to generate new Apprenticeships

 

Places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.  Each workshop will last for 3 hours.  Morning sessions will start at 9.30am (9am for refreshments) and afternoon sessions will start from 1.30pm (refreshments at 1pm). Please complete and return the attached booking form to Theatre& Learning if you wish to attend.  Please also ensure that Corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk is made aware of the date you book onto.

 

 

 

Everybody’s Business - 2 Day Multi-agency Training Course

 

Basic child and adolescent mental health awareness for staff and volunteers who work directly with children and young people. Each training event will be supported by a CAMHS Primary Mental Health Worker or other CAMHS clinician. Delegates will be expected to attend both days to complete the course. Lunch will be provided

 

Aim:

• To increase mental health awareness for front-line staff and volunteers, thereby improving access to mental health advice and support for children and young people across Surrey.
• To promote inter-agency working and understanding within the 4 Surrey areas.

 

Key Learning Outcomes:

• To feel confident about identifying factors which contribute to good mental health in children and young people
• To be able to identify signs that a child or young person is struggling with their mental health
• To be able to ascertain whether you are able to manage these difficulties within your existing role
• To know how to access appropriate services to address the child or young person’s mental health difficulties and to have an understanding of what services such as CAMHS can offer.

 

New dates still TBC – but please email to Corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk so that you can be put on the waiting list.

 

 

 

The Surrey C- Card Condom Distribution Scheme for all young people under the age of 21

 

One day training to deliver the scheme.

 

Aim: For PAs; who promote safer sex practices and work within safeguarding principles and to become confident and effective condom distributors

 

Learning Objectives - By the end of the session, participants will be:

 

• Familiar with a range of condoms
• Able to demonstrate how to use a condom to young people;
• Confident in their ability to clearly explain, and facilitate condom use by young people
• Clear about their role and responsibilities in relation to the distribution of condoms to young people;
• Able to understand the principles of delay and be able to integrate it into their work with young people
• Familiar with the “Get it on” Surrey C- Card condom distribution operational policy and be confident about working to it;
• Aware of and have a basic understanding of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), contraception, including Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
• Able to signpost to local sexual health services
• Able to understand procedures with regard to condom distribution, safeguarding and the law.

 

 

Date	Times	Venue
12/03/10	09:15-16:30	Runnymede Centre

 

 

Lunch and refreshments will be included. Please book on by completing a SCC nomination form SCC training form.doc and send to corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk. Please ensure you copy in your line manager and if from VT helen.coomber@vtplc.com. SCC nomination forms should not be sent by post as this will delay booking and will be more difficult to process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTANCE MISUSE & BRIEF INTERVENTION TRAINING

 

Surrey DAAT is providing training specifically for practitioners who work with people who may be misusing substances.

The aims of the training are:

• To develop an understanding of the different legal and illegal drugs that may be misused, their effects and availability;
• To explore attitudes towards the use of drugs within society;
• To address ways in which drug misuse may relate to professional practice;
• To gain knowledge of the local services which provide treatment and prevention for substance misuse;
• To engage with clients by using a selection of brief intervention tools

 

The dates for this training in 2010 are:

• 30^th March
• 18^th May
• 6^th July
• 7^th September
• 16^th November

 

Training is FREE OF CHARGE and will be for a full day from 10.00am to 4.30pm. Please note that lunch will not be provided. Please either bring your own or you can buy sandwiches etc. from a van which calls every day.

 

To apply for one of these courses  Please complete the attached application form and email it to Corinne Ford at corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager and if from VT helen.coomber@vtplc.com

 

 

 

 

4. Raising the Participation Age: supporting local areas to deliver

This was published on 10 December 2009. It sets out what local authorities need to do to by 2013 and what we will do nationally to support them. Throughout 2010, the DCSF will also be sharing good practice drawing on our 11 RPA trial areas. Link to Document

 

 

 

 

5. Connexions, Local Authorities and Careers Advisors information pack

 

The Following useful resource is available permanently on the PA Resources page and gives a comprehensive guide to Foundation Learning, Apprenticeships, Diplomas, Education Maintenance Allowance and a full qualification guide. Pack

 

 

 

6. Preparation for Parenthood - Antenatal course for young people

 

Still spaces on the next course!

 

We know that young people do not often attend antenatal classes.   Do any of you have any young clients who are expecting a baby?  See attached course outline and referral form (attached below).

 

This course is specifically for young parents-to-be, and is designed to help them prepare for parenthood.  Attendees are welcome to bring their birth partner or a friend.  Lunch and refreshments are provided.

 

The course runs at the SHAW Centre Woking from 10.30am to 2.00pm on the following dates...

 

Monday 19th April

Friday 23rd April

Monday 26th April

Friday 30th April

 

Some of the subjects covered on the course...

•       What kind of parent do I want to be?

•       Becoming a parent – what to expect

•       Dealing with stressful situations

•       Crying baby – Parent survival!

•       What’s in a nappy?

•       Keeping yourself healthy

•       Keeping baby healthy

•       Sex after having a baby

•       Signs of labour

•       When to call the hospital

•       Birth of baby

•       Feeding your baby

•       Birth Partner’s role in labour

•       Pain Relief

•       Positions for labour

•       What to take into hospital

•       Hospital Tour

 

If you wish to make a referral please use the referral form and email it to Catherine.Taylor@surreycc.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

7. Surrey Alliance E-Update

February 2010

 

 

 

 

8. Children and Young People Now Magazine

 

Please feel free to access this website for all the latest information, news and articles about working with young people – please use the log in information which was sent out to you with the bulletin email from Jem – if you don’t have it please give me a call 01483 519350.

 

http://www.cypnow.co.uk/

 

9. Generation NEET

Dear All,

I attended the Generation Neet: how to solve the problem of young people not in education, employment and training organised by Children and Young people Now.

This report was discussed and the recommendations made were by young people were due to the lack work experience- volunteering would be a route to gain this.

Young people experiences of the Job Centre Plus were not good, they felt intimidated when going into the centre. Young People should be taught how to challenge discrimination.

Employment intervention should start when young people sign onto JSA rather than after a 6mths period.

I have attached the full report for you to look through.

Generation Neet report.

Kind Regards

Samena

10. Teenage Pregnancy falls in Surrey

The most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 2008 showed that Under 18 Conception numbers and rates have continues to FALL IN SURREY.

Our Conception Numbers fell from 481 in 2007 to 468 in 2008

Our Conception Rate also fell from 23.4/1000 in 2007 to 22.5/1000 in 2008 (a decrease of 2.7% from 2007 rate, and the lowest rate for 10 years).

The percentage change in rate from baseline (1998) is now - 18.5% against - 15.2% in 2007.

This is a very positive indicator to continue the work we have been doing, and to now focus on the new initiatives beyond 2010. Congratulations and thank you all for your hard work.

 

 

 11. Telephone Transfers to Connexions Centres

Connexions Staff Briefing Document

12. Apprenticeship Opportunity Within SCC - Please promote

Surrey County Council are currently offering the following apprenticeship opportunity – please promote to your clients:

 

Heritage

 

Apprenticeship Framework: Cultural and Heritage Venue Operations

 

Your work will include assisting on a range of projects such as digitization, giving tours, making exhibitions, front of house service delivery, help to organise and promote events, and support for a range of events and activities.  Working at a local museum, and at Surrey Heritage (which includes archive, local studies and museum support), you will be able to experience a wide range of heritage settings.  The post would be ideal for someone considering a career in heritage (museums, galleries, heritage centres) focussing on front of house. There will be opportunities for training during the apprenticeship.

 

You will need a minimum of Maths and English GCSE D-E; if you do not have GCSEs, you may be able to show you abilities in other ways. You will need an interest in history or archaeology, and enthusiasm for making the past accessible to everyone.  We particularly welcome applications from people who can bring knowledge of Surrey's diverse communities (perhaps from community membership).

 

The working week is 36 hours. Some late working / weekend / bank holiday working will be needed.

You will be working at Surrey History Centre in Woking and Bourne Hall Museum in Ewell. Training will be in partnership with Kensington and Chelsea College and the V & A Museum, (travel costs between venues and for training is paid by SCC).

This is a 2 year apprenticeship. Salary is £9,951.00 in the first year, rising to £11,451.00 in the second year.

 

This post is supported by a grant from the Museum, Library and Archive Council.

 

Before interview, candidates are asked to take a photograph, or make a video or sound recording which captures, for you, some element of Surrey's past.  Please put it on the internet (e.g. on a blog, youtube, flickr, etc.), and send us the url.  If you are able, please include the hashtag #SurreyHeritage / tag "SurreyHeritage". You will be asked to talk about this at the interview.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on March 12th

 

 

For further information please contact:

Manager:Lalage Grundy 01483 518782 lalage.grundy@surreycc.gov.uk

Apprenticeship facilitator: Peta Marshall 01483 517816 peta.marshall@surreycc.gov.uk

13. FREE training from the LSC starts next week!

Last minute booking available so talk to your manager about which of these important training updates is helpful for you

Booking Form

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14. Impact Report example- March example

 

 

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