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Third Sector Young People’s Workforce Capacity Building – Training Delivery

8 June 2010

In partnership with the Children's Workforce Network (CWN), CWDC has set up a Young People's Workforce Reform Programme Board with the task of delivering a programme of young people's workforce reform.

Work is taking place in three overall areas to drive forward an ambitious change agenda:
1.    Providing support to strengthen leadership & management across the youth workforce
2.    Further improving the skills of the third sector youth workforce through a capacity building programme
3.    Developing a common platform of skills and competences

The overall purpose of the project is to build the capacity of the third sector by providing 25,000 training opportunities for volunteers and paid staff covering five priority training areas. This includes not just the capacity of staff and volunteers to meet the needs of young people, but also the capacity of organisations to develop their workforce. NCVYS aim to offer these training opportunities through existing training providers from the third sector. The delivery of training will cover the following priority areas:
► Facilitating learning and development of young people;
► Safeguarding the health and welfare of young people;
► Maintaining health and safety in the workplace;
► Promoting access to information and support;
► Promoting equality and the valuing of diversity.

Each training place offered will attract a subsidy of £100 per place. This will not cover the full cost of the training but will hopefully enable the sector to come together and expand its training offer, based on coordination and shared marketing. NCVYS hope this will bring sector benefits for years to come. To qualify for the subsidy, training needs to be provided at levels 2 and/or 3 and accredited against the QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which should be fully operational by August. For further information on QCF please visit http://www.qcda.gov.uk/8150.aspx

Here in the North West the NWRYWU has been in discussion with NCVYS over the cordination role in the region. NCVYS want to work with third sector training providers who are registered with an awarding body. If you are interested in finding out more and in registering an early expression of interest please complete the online training providers poll: http://www.ncvys.org.uk/polls.php?act=view&id=41

Please complete the poll by 18 June if you are interested.