15 May 2012
Managing, Monitoring, Value for Money and the Work Programme
The Public Accounts Committee have reported on the 'Introduction of the Work Programme'
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Children and Young People NW Network Group
Children and Young People NW Network Group
15th September – Workforce Development session notes
Issues Identified
· VCS organisations becoming stretched risk of serious incidents
· VCS acting as businesses rather than charities
· Volunteer’s qualifications and quality assurance – where it needs it, skills needed in risk management and TUPE. Infrastructure support for consortium building, worries about quality of delivery has to be a priority
· Dumbing down of youth work, induction of volunteers and part time workers
· What is a youth worker now
· How do you plan and fund training
· Blurred boundaries between professions/professionals
· Lack of information about training funding
· Organisations with no track record in work with young people
· No legal or clear definition of volunteering
· Paid work becoming voluntary
· Enforced volunteering or lose benefits
· Lobbying for youth work, increased PR and evidence based practice
· Keep youth work on the agenda
· Social return on investment at LA level not service level
· Maintaining youth work as a profession
· The value we place on young people
· Differentiation of age groups
Potential Solutions
· VCS needs to be prepared in terms of training
· Knowing what training, support, capacity building is available – role of infrastructure bodies in helping this
· Gaining legal advice
· HR and other skills in National Organisations
· Undertake skills audits in organisations and networks it is amazing what you have already got
· Regional planning and co-ordination of a training offer
· Use of Common Core
· The amount of free training materials available e.g. CWDC Leadership and Management materials
· Collecting evidence of the impact of youth work locally and regionally
· There is evidence of the impact of youth work but there is no coherent framework at national level
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