We have two apprenticeships

Training, Mentoring, Researching etc etc….
VOXX mag recruitment page
Promotional material
Presentation to other orgs
Org handbook
Staff job descriptions (states as part of role)
Vol role description

Youth Link Workers
Young Workers
Youth Volunteers, Neston, Shavington, Sandbach, Lache
Young Mayor
Train peer mentors (EBP, DISC)
We offer a wide range of accreditation schemes with young people
YOF decision panel – young people volunteer their time

Children and young people have been involved in a range of research projects

YP designed and delivered training to LCRCHS staff on HBR and Participation

YP have designed and deliver 2 consultation projects- one on young people’s perceptions of School Nurses, and one on young parents perceptions of breast feeding-findings from this work can be fed into work plans/ new developments

• Young Trainers. Young Trainers are positive about their experiences, they say they feel supported and also able to do a lot themselves.
• CYP as interviewers
• Young Trainers possibly mentoring peers

• Modern Apprenticeship Scheme available in some areas of children’s services

Work experience, volunteer and HE/FE placements are made available throughout the year within museums and galleries and a mentor and artist shadowing scheme is active in Arts Development

The Service has registered with the Arts Award scheme, which provides children and young people to develop their skills and experience by managing their own events or projects or conducting research within the current exhibitions and event programme

Vinvolved – 8 young people volunteered for the consultation. This counted towards 4hours of their volunteering certificate. We are hoping to develop more volunteering opportunities based on the kind of things they would like to do.

- Modern Apprenticeship scheme 9available in some areas of CS).

- Modern Apprenticeship Scheme available in some areas of children’s services

Not particularly but young people on work experience and student placement and do pieces of work that supports the team.

YP are employed – youth consultant, interns, some permanent staff under-25. YP are paid or volunteer to train staff and volunteers.
Grads mentor new students.

D of E democracy in Action, Young Trainers programme, Peer mentors, mystery Shoppers. The Activ8tors programme. Consultation groups

· Befriending scheme in place for young people.

· Hospice is Duke of Edinburgh registered.

Young trainers - 2 waves now

Young consultants

Other young adult staff

NYA partnerships with young people through other organisations (eg. Dorset LA, Peterborough LA)

Young people are trained as trainers for Total Respect, have done staff interviews and have been involved with foster care training, independent visitor training and social work training. Some original members of RAW are employed as sessional workers both through CC and Wooden Hiill UK consultancy.

1. Young people do voluntary youth work, and are supported and trained in this.
2. Annual Residential for young people who wish to be Voluntary youth workers.
3. Senior Members system in Clubs where advanced roles are undertaken.
4. Young people trained as official young people Ofsted inspectors.
5. Various Youth Train modules on offer to support National Accreditation.
6. Commitment to increase work placements for young people

• 2 staff training videos produced by young people
• Young people lead LMC training
• HRP includes a programme of recruiting MA and guaranteeing promotion. Paid vacancies are currently being considered for Teenage Pregnancy Mentors
• YP Inspection Trainers, incl. production of Guide

Young People work as volunteers in significant numbers of community centres. Young People are employed as trainees in the youth work and administrations settings in the Learning and Children group. The council work with Connexions on the peer-mentoring scheme. Young People have recently worked on the Beacon Council bid. Millennium Volunteers operates in schools and Community projects

Business Groups have employed young people in a variety of roles. As early as 2002 they have acted as peer researchers, and from 2003 they have been commissioned as mystery shoppers extending into all Business Groups whilst becoming the official mystery shoppers of the Council. Young People have also worked as trainers and peer educators particularly after their accumulation of a wealth of experience and achieving the GCSE Global Youth Work Certificate. Moreover some young people have undertaken face-to-face youth work training and others have worked as play workers within the Community Learning and Arts Business Group. Greater opportunities have been provided with the ‘Teenagers to Work’ Work experience programme designed for people in care, lasting 2 weeks and offering placements all around the Council. Young people have also been employed through the Education Business Partnership, enabling them to work for a least a year within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, offering a salary of £12000 and opportunities for development. Alongside this young people have opportunities to become magazine writers for the KCCentral website and are also employed on staff selection and recruitment panels where the incentives may by high street vouchers. Young people’s employment as researchers, trainers and mystery shoppers has extended into other Business Groups successfully.

3 young people were employed as Peer Researchers in Nov ’03 and have worked on internal and external evaluation work