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Training Opportunity - Developing Peer Training Skills 2008
The UK National Agency is running a short training course in order to develop peer training skills. It will enable young people to meet other young people interested in gaining practical experience of designing and delivering a training session. It will provide an opportunity to gain training resources and tips and develop skills in delivering projects under Action 1 and 3.1
It will be held in Brighton from 4th – 8th March 2008 and is open to people aged 18-25 in Programme Countries of the Youth in Action Programme as well as Neighbouring Partner Countries. If you are between 18 and 25 have some kind of experience of leading, mentoring or training other young people
would like to develop this experience and become a peer trainer then this course is for you!
This course aims to enable you to develop peer training skills.
To be eligible, the kind of experience you may have had includes peer mentoring, organising learning activities & workshops for young people, training young people, teaching young people, organising or co-ordinating club or group activities for young people, organising residential or youth exchange trips for young people, other activities with young people in which you took a leadership role (either alone or as part of a team)
On the course you will:-
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work in partnership with young people with similar experience
- gain practical experience of designing & delivering a training session
- try out different training methods
- receive feedback from trainers
- be provided with training resources and tips
- develop your skills in delivering projects under Action 1 and 3.1
The deadline for applications is 25th January 2008. If you have any questions or would like an application form, please get in touch with Laura Laver at laura.laver@britishcouncil.org
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British Council Networking Seminar
The British Council is holding a Youth in Action networking seminar in Spain from 4-9 March 2008 and they're looking for participants now!
This seminar is designed to facilitate the setting-up and consolidation of an international network of organizations for the development of exchange projects related to the theme of Open-air activities, Education and Health, and for the subsequent valorization, evaluation, dissemination and exploitation of these projects.
The objectives are to promote the creation of a network of entities in different countries for the development of projects covered by the Youth in Action programme related to the theme of Open-air activities, Education and Health; to study the valorization, dissemination and exploitation, evaluation and visibility of each project once the period of financing from the Youth in Action is concluded; to hear about real experiences that have taken place and assist in the building of contacts between projects; to identify new strategies for developing future projects covered by the Youth in Action programme and to develop channels for future collaboration, to facilitate bonding between participants and to value diversity.
If you're interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply to pauline.bailey@britishcouncil.org no later than 22nd January 2008. Please note there is no financial support available from the SYP.
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Welcome to Marie
This week saw the arrival of the latest addition to the SYP staff team. Marie MacFarlane has now officially started as our Networks and Training Officer. Many of you will have already met Marie at our Renfrewshire Sitting, and she is looking forward to getting stuck into the role! If you have any questions, suggestions or welcome messages for Marie, her email address is marie.m@scottishyouthparliament.org.uk
Hotdesking
Now our office is so full of staff we're starting a new 'hotdesking' policy so we know which desks will be free for MSYPs to use at which time.
So, if you're planning a visit to the SYP office please give us a call or drop us an email to let us know that you're coming. We want to make sure that if you visit us, you can have a desk in our section to sit at and we can give you the usual warm SYP welcome!
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SYP Office Christmas opening hours
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and SYP staff and office bearers are looking forward to taking a well-earned break over the festive season.
The SYP office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 21st December until 9am on Monday 7th January. So if you have any questions for the staff team, make sure you let us know in the next couple of weeks!
Liam and Scott visit London
MSYPs Liam Beattie and Scott Mackay attended the CRAE (Children's Rights Alliance for England) AGM in London on Tuesday 20th November. Liam was doing a presentation along with other young people who had been involved in the Equality For All campaign. There were people from all over the UK at the AGM including a representative from the Scottish Government. Liam and Scott made sure they told him and others about all the great work the SYP has been up to recently!
The presentation had quotes from young people telling people how they felt discriminated just because of their age. Liam reports that it was a huge success and the MSYPs received lots of questions and handled them well! The day was a huge success, with Liam and Scott's presentation being praised by the attendees of the conference as the best one of the day! Well done guys!
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