Youth Service

Awards Not ASBO's

There is a lot on the news about mobs of yobs terrorising the gentle folk of Britain and not a lot about the decent young people who do good things.  We've decided this needs to change and that there needs to be a bit of fuss made about the good stuff instead of the bad.  Believe it or not, there are lots of fantastic projects out there that young people are getting on quietly (mostly) with around the county so, as a bit of a trumpet blowing ceremony, Herefordshire Youth Awards supported by Herefordshire Council and PCT are holding a celebration event for young people of this county.  An evening will be held on the 12th July 2010 during Shine Week in order to thank these charitable, hard-working youths. 

HCVYS (Herefordshire Council for Voluntary Youth Service) will also be nominating one individual award and one group award.  If there is a young person or group that you feel deserves a bit of recognition and an award, please contact Herefordshire Youth Awards at hfdyouthawards@googlemail.com , please put the subject of the email as NOMINATIONS or ring 01432 383008 for further information.  To nominate a young person or group for a HCVYS award please contact 01432 277822 or email admin@herefordshirecvys.org.uk. The deadline for nominations if Friday 2nd July 2010 at 5pm.

For a nomination and continuation form please click on the link at the bottom of the page.

My year as an Outdoor Education Modern Apprentice!!

I'll start by giving you a brief idea of what you're going to gain within the next year.  When I first started I had absolutely no paddling experience whatsoever, in fact I don't know how I ended up getting the job.  I am now leaving with a 3 star award and level 1 coaching in both Canoe and Kayak, level 2 Sailing award, a level 1 powerboat qualification, a mountain first aid qualification and a Level 1 Youth Work qualification which is pretty cool.  But it's not just about the different qualifications you will achieve but also the experience you will gain working with different types of young people and learning different ways in which you can meet their needs no matter what they are.  Also you might get the chance to go to the Ardeche in the South of France, if you get this chance then don't turn it down as it is an amazing experience.

The people that you are going to be working with are probably the best people you will ever work with so don't be nervous around them.  Also they have a vast amount of experience between them so you're going to learn lots of different ways of coaching and helping out young people.  Just what ever you do don't keep asking them if there's anything you can do as you will always get the same answer 'my car's outside it could do with a clean' ....... it never gets old!!

So there you go.  This really is a fantastic job and if I was to be honest I don't want to leave.  Thanks to this experience I now know that I want a career in outdoor education and have decided to go to university this September and gain even more knowledge for coaching and gain further qualifications in different sports so that I can do what I love everyday.

Enjoy yourself
Joe Chillington

Become a Young Inspector

Young people in Herefordshire are being given the opportunity to inspect the services they receive and recommend changes to how they are provided in the future.

Herefordshire Council has been given the thumbs up to run a new programme for young inspectors called Youth4U. The programme aims to give young people the chance to look at services available in their area and tell the people in charge of them what they think.  It is being run by the Look Listen Change consortium which is made up of the National Children's Bureau (NCB), the British Youth Council (BYC) and KIDS Charity.
This programme is for 13 to 19 year olds (or disabled young people up to the age of 25) who, because of their background or life experiences, haven't had the opportunity to speak out and get their views heard.
 
They will be trained to look at anything from information, advice and guidance services at schools and colleges, to transport, health services, sport and leisure facilities or youth and community services
As well as gaining valuable training, they will be paid £75 for each inspection they undertake, and have the opportunity to achieve a national accreditation too.

Andy Preedy, Herefordshire Council, said: "The purpose of the programme is to increase the number and quality of opportunities for young people living in Herefordshire to influence services and activities that they access.  It's also to help young people to connect with their peers and shape local policies and services across a wide range of areas including health, transport and community services

"This is a great opportunity for 13-19 year olds to get involved in assessing local services and make a real difference to the way they are provided in the future."

To get the programme started, Herefordshire Council is looking for ten young people for the first round of training and inspections which will begin before Christmas.  Anyone wishing to nominate a young person who appears to fit the bill is encouraged  to get in touch with the council's youth involvement team on 01432 383008.

Resources

Click on the link below to download the new Youth Service 2008 Annual Report Calendar

Awards not ASBO's Nomination Form

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Awards not ASBO's Continuation Form

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Youth Health Talk

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DofE

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Skatepark Press Release

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Skatepark Opening Flyer

Adobe PDF

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Youth Service 2008 Annual report calendar

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