Produced by the Young Adult Learners Partnership (YALP), a joint initiative of The NYA and NIACE, the training programme supports all those working with young people to develop awareness, skills and knowledge around:
- mentoring; - emotional intelligence; - learning; and - assessment and accreditation.
Stephen Foster, Getting Connected programme manager, commented: "These high-quality courses will be delivered by experienced trainers with a keen understanding of the issues faced by young people and those who work with them. As well as supporting the delivery of the Getting Connected curriculum, participants will gain knowledge, awareness and skills which they will find beneficial in all aspects of their youth work."
There are a number of course options available for those working directly with young people including:
- full four-day mentor development programme; - one-day introductory overview, Implementing Getting Connected; and - one day on each of mentoring, emotional intelligence, learning, assessment and accreditation.
Training is planned throughout England and Wales with these dates confirmed:
- June 26 - Implementing Getting Connected, Leicester. - July 3 - Implementing Getting Connected, London. - July 10 - Implementing Getting Connected, Chester. - July 17 - Implementing Getting Connected, Port Talbot. - September 11 - Implementing Getting Connected, Durham. - September 18 - Implementing Getting Connected, Somerset. - September 29-30 and October 28-29 - Full Mentor Development Programme, Wolverhampton.
Additional events are planned until March 2004 and details will be published in future issues of Young People Now. In the meantime, visit the website www.gettingconnected.org.uk or contact Linda Lissaman on 0116 285 3740, email: lindal@nya.org.uk.
Application forms for the courses can be obtained from Geoffrey Fogden at NIACE on 0116 204 2822 or downloaded from the Getting Connected website.
