PA Bulletin 10 June 2008

Connexions Surrey PA Bulletin

10 June 2008

 

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: The 2008 PA Conference!
2: Ypod's FREE Drama Project
3: Volunteer Youth Leaders Needed!
4: EMA Learner Support Materials
5: Surrey vinvolved Project Launch
6. Outdoor Education Activity Worker Apprenticeship Scheme
7. Peer Productions is recruiting young actors

8:  NEET Update, inc NEET Activities Flyer July - September 08

Connexions Training Programme
External Training Programme 

1:  The 2008 PA Conference!
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2008 PA Conference, to be held on Wednesday 16th July at the Manor House Hotel, Newlands Corner, Guildford.  If you haven't yet booked your place, please use the invitation letter attached and return to kirsty.baker@surreycc.gov.uk asap.

2:  Ypod's FREE Drama Project
Please find attached a poster for the Ypod’s new, completely FREE drama project for young people.  It is being run at the Ypod by a student from the ‘Central School of Speech and Drama’ in London.  The project will give young people the chance to try a wide variety of aspects of drama, such as acting, music, make-up, writing and more in an informal, fun setting.

(NB Although the poster says 22nd May it actually runs every thursday, it as been running for about 3 or 4 weeks and there are another 8 weeks to go. YP just turn up, no need to book)

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Terry Eckersley
CEO, Woking YMCA


3:  Volunteer Youth Leaders Needed!

Something for any young people you know who are interested in volunteering...

Young people causing trouble?.....not in St John Ambulance youth wing. Our Surrey Cadet and Badger groups are bursting at the seams and have waiting lists to join because young people actually enjoy being part of a a group or a team learning and having fun together and helping the community.

What we need to clear those waiting lists and give people the opportunity to reach their potential is LEADERS!

One night a week - the odd weekend - and the commitment they give brings enormous satisfaction. Full training is provided and lots of support from experienced volunteers.

Please see if you can help drum up some new recruits for us - see the attached for more details.

Many thanks

All best

Jane

Jane Garrett

St John Ambulance, Surrey, Public Relations Officer

 

T: 01483 203237

M: 07884 268594

W: www.sja.org.uk/surrey

E: jane.garrett@surrey.sja.org.uk

E: surrey-news@surrey.sja.org.uk

4:  EMA Learner Support Materials
Please find attached a list of Learner Support Marketing materials available from LSC Publications. All EMA marketing material is listed on the LSC website, please click on this link:   http://ema.lsc.gov.uk/resources/marketing-materials/ 

5:  Surrey vinvolved Project Launch
See attached for your invitation to…
Surrey vinvolved - Youth Volunteering Project Launch
Friday 27th June
12.00-2.00pm @ Woking YMCA, Chobham Road, Woking

We would like to invite you to celebrate the launch of Surrey vinvolved! Hosted by the West Surrey team at the Woking YMCA, it will be a great opportunity for you to meet the team and find out more!   RSVP to esther.nash@ymcaredhill.com or call 07885 552906. Please feel free to send a representative if you are unable to personally attend! (Please RSVP by Friday 20th June for catering purposes.)

What’s vinvolved?

vinvolved, England’s largest ever youth action scheme, was launched on 2 April 2008. 107 vinvolved teams, located in every region of the country, will be signposting young people to inspiring opportunities to contribute to their communities. Each team will recruit its own youth volunteering ambassadors to encourage their peers to get involved. Additionally, projects across the country will be opening their doors to give young people the opportunity to get active on issues they’re passionate about.  vinvolved is backed by £75 million funding from v, the national youth volunteering charity. Over the next three years, the scheme will encourage up to 500,000 young people across England to help out in and lead their own projects ranging from coaching kids football, staging music and arts workshops, making films to inspire social change, online peer mentoring, urban tree planting and other environmental initiatives.

 

Here in Surrey, the vinvolved project is being hosted by Redhill and Reigate YMCA. A team of eight full and part-time professionals, based in Redhill, Guildford and Woking has been appointed, charged with creating over eight thousand youth volunteering opportunities across the county over the next three years. A Surrey Youth Action Team, consisting of young people between the ages of 16 and 25 has been formed to promote the project to its peers and act as a consultation body as well as a Youth Volunteering Forum, consisting of partner, youth involving, organisations.

 

We look forward to seeing you on Friday 27th June!…………….and please cascade this invite to others!


Gareth Owen

Manager,  Surrey vinvolved
Reigate & Redhill YMCA, Prince’s Road Redhill, Surrey RH1 6JJ
Tel 01737 784970    Mob 07885 552904

Web site www.ymcaredhill.com

 

 

6:  Outdoor Education Activity Worker Apprenticeship Scheme

The apprenticeship scheme is running again this year and we are in the middle of recruiting for that.  Please find attached a poster about the apprenticeship programme and look forward to receiving referrals of young people to the scheme

 

You will be excited to hear that from the original cohort of NEET young people from Staines and Redhill, some of those young people are about to complete their outdoor learning apprenticeship programme with us and we have actually employed 5 of them as outdoor instructors at the outdoor centres.

 

Louise Edwards

Outdoor Learning and Development manager

Surrey Youth Development Service
07968 891651

7:  Peer Productions is recruiting young actors

Peer Productions is a revolutionary youth arts training company based in Woking, Surrey.  We offer a one-year, full time, free volunteer training scheme for young actors aged 16 - 23 years.  Each year we train a small team as actors and peer educators and provide them with opportunities to lead community arts drama and film projects. These projects then tour to schools, colleges and community groups across Surrey and beyond.  In addition we provide all volunteers with support for drama school auditions and university/job applications. We also offer training in the ‘business’ side of the industry including finance and tax, marketing, fundraising, and CV writing. All volunteers are accredited with a Certificate in Peer Education and Theatre from Peer Productions and have the opportunity to work towards their Arts Award Gold Certificate.

We are currently recruiting volunteers for September 08 - July 09. If someone you know is interested then please visit our website www.peerproductions.co.uk  to download an application form. Please note we will not consider CVs.

Our next round of auditions are on 23rd June 2008.

For more information contact Nina Lemon at nina@peerproductions.co.uk

 

8: NEET UPDATE– How well are we doing?
Click here for the March graphs on NEET, Unknowns and Comparison against previous years.

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  - July - Sept 2008   

Please find attached a document highlighting a range of NEET activities taking place for young people around the County from July until the end of September 2008.  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.

 

The next edition of the flyer will cover the period October - December 2008 and ideally I would like to distribute it to you all week commencing 16th September 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 October and the end of December 2008 then please let me have the following details by 12th September and I will include the programme in the next flyer:

 

  1. Course title
  2. Brief description, to include, number of weeks, core content, referral process etc
  3. Agency/provider
  4. Dates
  5. Time
  6. Costs if any incurred by young person
  7. Contact name
  8. Contact details i.e. telephone number and email address

Justine Khan

Commissioning Executive

Connexions Surrey 

Tel: 01483 519339

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connexions Training Programme
 

  • The following training is provided through the Connexions free training programme and should be applied for using the Nomination Form, an updated version of which can be found on the Extranet.
  • Return to Bernadette Slack, VT Careers Management – Surrey HQ, Ground Floor, Sutton House, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1XJ or Tel: 01483 528852 for further enquiries.

    Please note there is no guarantee of a place if nominations are received later than 2 weeks before the start of a course.

 

 

Connexions Training Update

 

 A full training programme and details can be found on the PA resources page 

Please send completed nomination forms to VT Careers Management Surrey, Sutton House, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming GU7 1XJ and mark them for the attention of Bernadette Slack.  Thank you.

Introduction to Adapt

•          19th June

•          6th August

•          18th Sept

          

Adapt Workshop

 

•          24th July
•         10th Sept

We are currently awaiting a full training programme for 2008

 

 

Nominations for all courses need to be sent to Bernadette Slack at VT Careers Management, Surrey, Sutton House, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XJ

 

 

External Training Courses

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 
Free training course that delivers financial capability training to those working with NEET young people.

A website has been developed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in partnership with Citizens Advice and leading youth charity, Fairbridge.  The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is committed to building financial capability in the UK.  As part of their national strategy they are funding 'young people and money', free one day training course that delivers financial capability training to those working with NEET young people.   The course is designed to improve their confidence by better equipping them to support their young people in becoming financially capable.  Free materials designed to support participants and their organisations are given on the day.

For further information please visit. www.youngpeopleandmoney.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 
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