Staff training, events & conferences
Motivational Strategies to support young people who are NEET - This course will take place on 10 & 11 March 2010.
Working with groups - This 4 days
course will take place on 24 & 25 March and 29 & 30 April 2010.
Young people's rights - This course will take place on 18 March 2010.
Helping young people make the most of their money - This course will take place on 23 March 2010.
For full course outlines or to book onto any of the above courses, please log in to the CLC online training system with your log in details. If you do not have a username or password, do not have access to the internet or have forgotten your details, please contact CLCTraining@rbkc.gov.uk .
Achieving Excellence in CEIAG for London (17, 18 or 22 March) – FREE Events to inform practitioners involved in advising and supporting young people on the new national IAG strategy 'Quality, Choice and Aspiration'. Staff working in the central London 7 boroughs are encouraged to attend the event on 22 March. If you would like to attend, please speak to your manager.
Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) for Senior Leaders (8 March) – This conference will provide a summary of current policy and strategic direction around IAG at national and regional levels.
Regulatory Criteria (12 March) - Ofqual has recently published the functional skills qualifications criteria and the specific criteria for the individual functional skills in English, mathematics and ICT. Awarding organisations offering functional skills qualifications from September 2010 must demonstrate that they comply with these criteria. Click here to book.
Changing Careers Education: Information, Advice and Guidance that Motivates All Young People (17 March) - Delegates will discuss the careers education strategy, and how policy is likely to change to deal with the raised participation age. They will also investigate case studies and share good practice examples in improving IAG. £175 - £225, click here for more info and to register.
Recession: How will your services for young people survive and thrive? (18 March) – PYL’s next event will explore creative ways in which services for young people can survive and flourish in these difficult financial times. It will feature the launch of a report 'Recognising the Value of Services for Young People in London', and will provide opportunities for managers and senior managers from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to engage in lively debate and create new ideas to promote the survival and success of their services. 1st place FREE to PYL members. Click here for booking form.
How Can We Most Effectively Tackle Child Poverty, Health and Wellbeing? (22 March) – Seminar including 11 speakers and several discussions. £345.
Information, Advice and Guidance for Young People (23 March) - This conference will bring together policy and decision makers and practitioners to examine the new funding arrangements and obligations, the challenges in local communities and to hear how information, advice and guidance has a central role in building skills, informing parents and tackling the effects of the economic downturn.
Working Effectively with and Supporting Young People with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (30 March) – This event will equip new LDD workers, and those requiring a refresher session, with knowledge and information needed when working with young people with LDD. £79 - £109. Click here for the booking form.
Monitoring the Outcomes of Advice Work with Young People (31 March) – This half day interactive seminar from Youth Access aims to assist participants in identifying the most appropriate methods and tools for monitoring youth advice outcomes. £40-£50.
The New Vetting & Barring Scheme: The Independent Safeguarding Authority requirements and your organisation (13 April) – This course will review the latest developments from Independent Safeguarding Authority, their requirements and timescales for implementation and will asses the impact to your organisation. £49.
