PA Bulletin 10 February 2009
Connexions Surrey PA Bulletin
10 February 2009
The 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: Any New News?
2: Surrey Opportunities Fair Briefing Update
3: Guildford's hottest talent in concert for St John's Ambulance
4: Training Grants Available
5: Diploma for 14-19 yr olds
6: FOAL/E2E and Apprenticeships
7: Health Matters Conference, 24 March 2009
8: NEET Update - inc Oct-Dec Activities Flyer
9: Connexions Training Programme - Fully updated for 2009
10: External Training Programme
1: Any New News?
We are always looking for news items for the website so if you know of anything going on in your area which might interest young people, please drop me an email at kirsty.baker@surreycc.gov.uk with the basic info and I can get it online
thanks for your help
Kirsty Baker
2: Surrey Opportunities Fair 4 March 2009
Briefing #4 – 6th February 2009 Update!!!! Promoting The Surrey Opportunities Fair 2009
We have sent personalised invitations to 2,500 young people identified on Adapt as NEET or NET, which directs them to contact you to confirm their interest. The database of local contacts was sent to every centre manager last week so you should know who’s been invited.
DON’T leave it to the youngsters to make the first move; follow up with your clients to make sure that they got their invitation and will be coming.
In case there are more young people you might want to invite, or if you want to hand-pick Year 11 youngsters who are likely to end up NEET this summer (see briefing #3 for selection criteria and limits), then we are sending you some blank invitations today. These will need your contact details and the name of the young person to be written in.
We are also sending you a small quantity of A4 posters for use in the centre or other strategic locations – please do remember to target these communications at NEET and vulnerable youngsters
Contact; Chris Bussicott
D/L is 01483 519342
Email chris.bussicott@surreycc.gov.uk
3: Guildford's hottest talent in concert for St John's Ambulance
The Academy of Contemporary Music Gospel Choir, stars of the BBC’s hit contest Last Choir Standing, will be performing at Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, on February 27, in aid of St John Ambulance.
This choir, made up of Guildford ACM students, is hugely talented and led by inspirational conductor Mark De-Lisser, and it reached the semi finals of the national television choral competition. It released its first CD just before Christmas and won more fans supporting Russell Watson on his recent tour.
The ACM Gospel Choir is forging a name for its support for local charities. This concert at Holy Trinity will raise money to help support and equip the Surrey St John Ambulance volunteers who give thousands of hours of service every year to keep the community safe. The concert starts at 7.30pm.
For tickets, contact zoe.figueiredo@surrey.sja.org.uk or phone 01483 567163. Adults £12, under 14s £6.
4: Training Grants Available
We are contacting you on behaf of our client, the Printers' Charitable Corporation which, together with the British Printing Industries Federation and Unite the Union, co-sponsors annual training grants. These have been relaunched for 2009 as the Print Futures Awards.
The awards of £2,500 each are available to people aged 16-30 years to help them train for a career in printing and the graphic arts. The closing date for applications is 30 April 2009.
Look forward to hearing from you
Kind regards
Jane Allardice
Manor Creative
Tel: 01273 467 634
JAllardice@manorcreative.com
5: Diploma for 14-19 year olds.
Information for the new diploma can be accessed at http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/
This link gives information on the entry levels for the different levels of Diploma, how the diplomas are assessed and the subjects that are available in specific areas. There are useful videos also available on this site, which give easy to understand information for delivery.
Click here for The Diploma - Choosing Your Options for Year 10
Click here for a Map of Planned Delivery of Diploma in Surrey.
6: FOAL/E2E and Apprenticeships
Please find attached the following information about the FOAL/E2E course and Apprenticeships:
Click here for information on FOAL / E2E course
Click here for Apprenticeships information for Learners
Click here for Apprenticeships information for Employers
7: Health Matters Conference, 24 March 2009
Dear All
I attach your invitation to the above Conference, together with an application form. My apologies if you have received this flyer previously but would reiterate instructions to pass this invite on to all appropriate members of staff. It is also being sent to the NHS/PCT Teams, Tutors, Social Care Teams and Designated Teachers. Please note there may be some slight amendments to the agenda nearer the time. Please let me know if you have any queries. Thank you
Regards
Pat Hughes
Support Service Assistant
Services for Families - CS Service Support Team
Fairmount House, 1st Floor
pat.hughes@surreycc.gov.uk
8:
Job Vacancies for Young People
Did you know that there are a wide range of job vacancies, vacant college places and training courses all over the county waiting to be filled? As the majority don’t have particularly demanding entry requirements, they are an ideal choice for many NEET youngsters.
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.
NEET Activities Flyer - Jan-Mar 2009
Due to recent staff changes, the NEET Activities Flyer for Jan-March 2009 has unfortunately been delayed. We would like to be able to distribute this as soon as possible so would be very grateful if you could send details of any NEET activities still open to young people between now and March 2009 to kirsty.baker@surreycc.gov.uk as soon as possible.
The aim of the document is to give you an indication of the types of activities/programmes that are available or are currently being undertaken.
NEET Activities Flyer - April - June 2009
The next edition of the flyer will cover the period April - June 2009 and ideally I would like to distribute it to you all week commencing 16th March which would allow you some time to speak with your NEET young people and potentially get them signed up onto a course/programme that may be starting within this period.
If you are involved in any NEET (16-18 year old) activities or know of any activities for NEET young people that are taking place between April and the end of June 2009 then please let me have the following details by 9th March and I will include the programme in the next flyer:
- Course title
- Brief description, to include, number of weeks, core content, referral process etc
- Agency/provider
- Dates
- Time
- Costs if any incurred by young person
- Contact name
- Contact details i.e. telephone number and email address
Clare Maryan
Connexions Surrey
Tel: 01483 519333
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Connexions Training Programme
Introduction to Connexions Aim: By the end of the course trainees will be able to: - Explain why Connexions was formed - Name the three key themes - Describe Connexions in 2008 - Explain their role in Connexions - Link targets to own contribution
Target Audience: This course is aimed at new PA’s in VT and the Voluntary Sector Pre-Course: It is advisable that all PA's are familiar with their organisation’s Connexions contractual targets prior to the event date. Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: Barbara Turley
Working Together to Meet the Needs of Young People. Aim: “Course will enable you to consider how social policy interacts with a multi agency approach to meeting the needs of young people and how a change management programme can be developed”. By the end of the course participants will be able to: - Explain what is meant by a young person centered approach - Demonstrate how social policy and government strategy supports multi agency working whilst putting the young person at the centre - Explain effective interagency working - Start some work as a result of the 2 days training that will be tracked within own organisation post training Pre-Course: All PA's must read the attached pre-course reading prior to the course date. Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: Barbara Turley To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager.
APIR/CAFAim: To enable participants to understand the rationale for, the potential benefits of and the effective use of the Connexions APIR Framework. To enable managers and supervisors to support the effective implementation and the use of the Connexions APIR Framework. To enable participants to links APIR with the Common Assessment Framework Date: 26th and 27th February 2009 Venue: HG Wells Centre, Woking Trainer: Barbara Turley
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. 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 - Adding new clients - Amending records - Recording contacts/plans - Recording letters - Joining and Leaving clients to NEET - Recording a Potential/Actual Endorsement - Telephone Contacts - Recording Group Sessions etc Be able to record work with providers/opportunities - Adding new providers - Amending records - Recording a visit - Adding an opportunity - Submitting to an opportunity - Recording the outcome of a submission - Putting an opportunity of HOLD and then back on to LIVE - Cancelling an opportunity
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. ADAPT WorkshopsAim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a better understanding of the system
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. CAMHS Everybody’s Business - E-Learning Course Aim:
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. CAMHS Twilight Session PAs will have already accessed the online training package (Everybody's Business) before attending a CAMHS twilight and that by the time of the twilight they will have either completed the course or be near to completion. Aim: The twilights are designed as a "question and answer" session to address any issues PAs have encountered in the training that have not been answered by the e learning itself. Also to help them to make links between the theoretical knowledge and their practice, and to think about how local CAMHS operates. As such, there are no separate outcomes for the twilight and there will be no pre-reading etc, as PAs will have done this during their completion of the e-learning package. East of County Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: TBC West of County Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Trainer: TBC To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Safeguarding Training provided by Surrey County Council
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Bereavement A morning workshop that covers working with grief, loss and trauma and the strategies for dealing with loss and trauma The half day workshop will include information about discussion of: · The impact of bereavement – losses and statistics · Teenage grief – exploring the specific impact of death of grandparent, parent after a long illness, sudden death, witnessing traumatic death as a result of a road accident, suicide and murder · Practical tools and coping strategies including making a memory jar – would everyone please bring a jar with lid and a pack of salt · What Jigsaw4u can offer you West of County: Date: 30 April 2009 Time: 9.00– 12:00 Venue: Guildford YMCA, Trainer: Anne Davies East of County: Date: 24 March 2009 Time: 9.00 – 12:00 Trainer: Anne Davies
To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Benefits for Young People Benefits for young people is the ‘Cinderella’ service of the department for Work and Pensions. The rules governing benefit entitlement are complex and are often misunderstood and misinterpreted not only by those who work with young people but by Jobcentre staff. This one-day course aims to de-mystify the benefits system for young people and give young people’s advisers/workers the confidence to negotiate the ‘benefits maze’ on their behalf. A detailed course programme will be forwarded nearer the day but it will include: - Benefits for 16 & 17 year olds - The impact of care and/or educational status - Young people with disabilities and/or incapable of work - Housing benefit - Community Care Grants form the Social Fund - Severe hardship payments - Negotiating with the benefits system Dates: 14th April 2009 Times: 9:30-16:30 (lunch provided) Venue: Quadrant Court, Woking To register for this course: please complete the attached application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Equality and Diversity Training provided by Surrey County Council Aim: This course introduces the main equality legislation and the 6 current strands of diversity: religion and belief/ disability / age / sexual orientation / race / gender. It also raises awareness of prejudice and how actions can affect others. Target audience: This half-day workshop is open to all employees of the council who do not have any management responsibility.
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. Drug & alcohol awareness for staff working with young people Training provided by Surrey County Council Aim: To help participants address there role in substance misuse among children and young people. Target audience: This 1-day course will benefit all staff working directly with young people.
To apply for this course: Please complete the attached SCC training application form and email to Corinne Ford on corinne.ford@surreycc.gov.uk and cc your line manager. |
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The following training courses are outside the Connexions training programme and therefore any costs will need to be met by your own organisation and not through the centrally funded Connexions programme.
1) In-Volve Training Programme In-volve offer a wide range of training opportunities that may be useful for PA’s - please find the training programme attached 2) Young People and Money For further information please visit. www.youngpeopleandmoney.co.uk
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