PA Bulletin 10 March 2009
Connexions Surrey PA Bulletin
10 March 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. NEET Update - inc Activities Flyer
2. Connexions Training Programme - Fully updated for 2009
3. External Training Programme
4. Developing Good Practice in Connexions
6. Understanding Young People who are NEET
7. ROMEC Advanced Apprenticeships
1:
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 lynda.wilson@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 us have the following details by 9th March and we 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
Tel: 01483 519333
|
2.Connexions Training Programme 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:- New dates to be confirmed ADAPT Workshops
Aim: To provide training on the use of Adapt and obtain a better understanding of the system New Dates to be confirmed CAMHS Everybody’s Business - E-Learning Course (under review) Safeguarding Children Training provided by Surrey County Council and for Surrey County Council PAs only. Awaiting dates for Refresher courses and safeguarding children foundation module 1 available through SCC during April 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
East of County: Date: 24 March 2009 Time: 9.00 – 12:00 Trainer: Anne Davies West of County: Date: 30 April 2009 Time: 9.00– 12:00 Venue: Guildford YMCA, 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.
Introduction to the new IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) standards The new IAG standards underpin all the work being undertaken by the learning networks and the introduction of the new diplomas. They also underpin how training providers and Connexions should be working. Essential half day training for all Personal Advisers will therefore take place as follows: Dates: 29th April 2009: Times: 9.30-12.30 or 1.30- 4.30 Venue: Redhill Methodist Church Dates: 14th May 2009: Times: 9.30-12.30 or 1.30- 4.30 Venue: Guildford YMCA (Guildford) Dates: 19th May 2009: Times: 10.00-1.00 or 1.30- 4.30 Venue: History Centre, Woking A further date in June is to be advised 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. |
|
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
|
4. Developing Good Practice in Connexions: Techniques and Tools for working with young people
Good Practice Guide (PDF File)
This is a useful publication and gives a guide to developing good practice to help Personal advisers with their interventions with young people using the connexions framework for Assessment, Planning Implementation and Review (APIR). This is intended to assist Connexions Partnerships, Managers, and PA’s to develop good practice in working with young people and includes advice on deciding which techniques to introduce and the training necessary for PA’s.
Topics covered for reading include:
-
Basic Counselling techniques
-
Helping PA’s to be more effective
-
Techniques and tools.
Please click on the following link to see the latest newsletter, kindly sent to Connexions by Kate Peters. If you have any queries on the newsletter or would like to know more please contact her on the number below.
(From April 1st 2009. Surrey CVYS will become Surrey Youth Focus.)
Kate Peters - 01483 453962
Member Services Manager - Surrey CVYS
6.
You may find the following research paper of some interest. It investigates the reasons as to why certain types of young people do not participate. Please follow the link below.
7. ROMEC Advanced Apprenticeships
Please find attached advertisement for the ROMEC Modern Apprenticeship’s 2009.
The advertisement provides you with full details of locations, providers who are recruiting and details of how to apply. There are 44 vacancies in total nationwide.
The starting salary is £7,566.46 and will increase after successful completion of each year. They will attend college on a block release, which is 3 weeks on; 3 weeks off in year one and this will then reduce over the following 3 years.
Closing date for all applications is Friday 27th March 2009
Contact details for any queries regarding this information are as follows:
Leanne Wilson – Resourcing Team Leader
0161 475 3874
- September 08, 2010 "Kick Start" Foundation Learning at East Surrey College for 2010-2011
- September 08, 2010 CHECK OUT THE NEW APPRENTICESHIPS
- September 07, 2010 NEW JOB VACANCIES AVALIABLE!
- September 01, 2010 New Apprenticeship and Job Vacancies!!
- August 25, 2010 DONT MISS OUT ON THE NEW JOB VACANCIES!
- August 25, 2010 What to do if you didnt get the GCSEs you needed and who to go to for advice?