Working with young people to discover their future

Helena Bryce – Training Manager

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Housing Support Training and support to engage at school Employability Training Employment Arts Project Digital Media Project Financial Inclusion Project

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Teams in Alness and Inverness

Working with young people 16 and 25

Support up to 150 people per year

Over 50% self refer

Individual support plans

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2 : 1 Gender split

More than 50% of female service users have one or more children

May have experienced significant drug or alcohol use

About 17% have been looked after

Lack of long term employment opportunities

More than 50% believe that they have learning difficulties or mental health difficulties

40% history of offending

Limited life skills

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Significant issues in relation to sustainability, and economic independence

Members of the Inspiring Scotland portfolio which enabled the development of training services

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1:1 with individuals who have disengaged at school or who are at risk of NEET

Initial support with planning and building support networks

Aim to re-integrate at school

Further training

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Small groups looking at individuals aspirations, skills and training needs

Working to build initial employability skills Can be as part of school timetable or post

school Work towards nationally recognised

qualifications Progress onto next stage training within our

internal businesses

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Developing further employability skills A “real work” environment Involvement of customer service Peer education Range of qualifications Can move into Employment, Further

Education or training Employment which may be within Calman

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Ten year commitment

Can re-engage at any time

Building relationships with employers and further education/training providers

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Providing information and advice in a range of formats including pod casting, short films, use of the web

Incorporating young people into the production process as a training option

Aimed at prevention of homelessness and improved partnership working

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Support to open bank accounts and develop money management skills

Young people involved in development of a toolkit designed to help improve money management skills

Support to achieve qualifications in personal financial management

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High quality experience of creative artistic activity for young people

May link into or lead into formal training options

Interpersonal and social skills building

Social networking

Through association with Calman training, can lead to qualifications, employment

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Transitions to employment

Little or no experience of workplace Sometimes lack of qualifications Little understanding of expectations of

employers, further education and training providers

Few employment opportunities Money Education has not been positive experience

Working with many agencies

No positive role model

Not identified early enough

Lack of effective assessment of needs and aspirations

Feelings of failure and low self esteem – too often reinforced through inappropriate or badly planned or managed intervention

Most employers:

Have had a poor experience of young people

Have struggled to recruit into entry level posts

Have identified significant skills gaps

Young people need:

to be identified early effective assessment of needs and aspirations an individualised training plan to achieve an

outcome - one size does not fit all to be in control to measure their progress to always be in the right place, with the right

support at the right time to decide they are ready to progress to work or

further education/training

a range of training and work experience

opportunities a chance to gain knowledge and

understanding and demonstrate competence

a chance to gain qualifications employment within Calman advice, guidance & practical help to achieve

and sustain the associated life changes

there must be a starting point where they want to go and how to get there what will be required of them in work, college

or a training place what they progress onto will require dedication

and enthusiasm there are parts of every job that might not be

the most enjoyable but they still need to be done well

they can have support to sustain their progression, and the benefits of using this support

New centre

Support from SQA

Identify qualifications that ‘fit’

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What trainers/assessors like:

Best natural fit for learners Available at 2 levels Easy to manage with a group of learners Little additional work Initially used SQA instruments of

assessment

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What do young people learn:

What jobs are available and what fits with what they want to do and that are realistic in terms of skills/qualities match

How to apply for jobs – what’s required What do employers expect from you What you should expect from them Understand the difference between

education, further education and the world of work

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What learners like:

They get a nationally recognised qualification for what they are doing with us anyway

Discovering and valuing their existing skills, identifying progression options including employment and the differences

different tasks that appeal to a range of learning styles

Feel more confident in further learning

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Gain skills to:

Obtain employment

Sustain employment

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Practical context units Work related skills – many transferrable Range – sit with our in-house business activities,

e.g. Digital Media, Arts, events management, ICT, Graphic design, hospitality and food preparation

We can deliver these in-house or others we don’t provide with partners/employers through work experience

Flexibility to work more collaboratively with schools/providers – we could provide the work experience opportunities

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Working with young people to discover their future

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