The findings of a two-year action research project looking at the impact of embedding non-formal awards into entry to employment also found they provide a framework for the delivery of personal and social development that is broadly welcomed by practitioners and young people.
The benefits of accrediting young people's achievements include increasing learners' motivation, enhancing the status of personal and social development and recording achievement. Awards have a positive impact on learners' skills in recognising their own development, group working, self-esteem, problem solving and communication skills.
The NYA was commissioned to carry out the research by the Learning and Skills Council, who had arranged for eight pilot sites to be set up where award organisations offered their awards to e2e providers. These included Getting Connected, Fairbridge and Weston Spirit. More than 2,400 young people were involved in the research.
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