Current Projects
The Cornwall Youth Work Partnership is always looking for new ways to fund and deliver collaborative projects to help our members deliver better services for children and young people. On this page you will find information about current projects, contracts, and grant funded activities:
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The Cornwall Youth Work Partnership has secured funding to offer outstanding learning opportunities to the Young Peoples workforce. Many partners from Cornwall and Plymouth have been engaged to enable workers to take part in a programme to enhance their knowledge base and to provide experience of a range of practice. Helping to develop a true sense of integrated youth support services throughout the Statutory and Voluntary youth sectors.
The programme is divided into three strands.
- Advanced Apprenticeships in Youth Work
- 30 Placements
- NVQ 3 in youth work
- Relevant technical certificate
- 1 year programme
- Study allowance or wage of £100 per week
- Foundation Degrees in Integrated Youth Services
- 25 Placements
- Fully funded learning opportunity
- 2 Years of academic study
- PG Dip/MA in Youth and Community Work
- 11 Post graduate placements
- Practicle field work experience
- 2 Years of academic study
- Fully funded
InVolve is funded through the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and the European Union’s “Convergence” programme.
The aim of InVolve is to provide support, targeted at the capacity of Voluntary & Community Sector partners to contribute to the Convergence framework, with a specific focus on the provision of services to children, young people, and young workless adults. To achieve this aim we are supporting:
- capacity building initiatives;
- the direct delivery of services to the target groups;
- workforce development;
- opportunities to engage in partnership activity;
Key Activities are to:
- engage with 14-24 year olds who are currently not in education, employment, or training, or at risk;
- create tailored learning programmes based on individual needs and our members’ specialisms;
- enhance the learning & skills of project participants;
- progress participants to further learning opportunities, volunteering placements, and employment opportunities;
- enhance the infrastructure of the Cornwall Youth Work Partnership so it can enhance the support measures available to its member organisations;
- offer training opportunities for member organisations and their staff, so we can prepare for the introduction of educational reforms, lifelong learning qualifications, and commissioning requiremennts.
For enquiries about projects please contact Nick Skuse on 01209 213738 or e-mail: nick.skuse@cywp.org.uk
