Training partnership event notes

To follow are the post-event notes, presentations and resources from The Road Ahead>> Developing training business and partnerships in the voluntary youth sector event, which took place on the 18 July 2012:

Presentation slides

Presentation from NCVYS, delivered by Gethyn Williams. It includes the lessons learned and common challenges faced by the training partnerships NCVYS has supported on behalf of the Catalyst consortium.
Presentation from Oxfordshire Children and Voluntary Youth Services, delivered by Anna Day. She shares OCVYS's experience of setting up a training partnership.
Presentation from Michael Gray, who provided an overview of the key requirements of funding bodies.

Resources and Information

Funding

Funding workforce development presentation from 4 July event (provides tips and training providers to consider how to assist employers reference workforce development costs in funding bids).

Funding Guide to Workforce Development

Six million strong - You Tube video, which accompanied NCVYS's funding bid to the Growth and Innovation Fund.

Quality

Guide to Training Quality. Published by NCVYS on behalf of the Catalyst consortium. Aimed at training providers, this guide helps to consider how to improve the quality of training provision.

New Framework of Outcomes for Young People. Published by the Young Foundation on behalf of the Catalyst consortium. It should prove invaluable to training providers when bid writing.

Qualifications and Training

New forthcoming training programme - Introduction to Working with Young People - information sheet.

Level 2 Award/Certificate in Working with Young People information sheet for training providers.

Forthcoming changes to teaching qualifications - at the event some delegates were discussing proposed forthcoming changes to teaching qualifications. This Institute for Learning (IfL) page provides an update, although there are no clear decisions as yet.

Learndirect - an introduction to their courses and potential partnership opportunity.

Collaboration

Summary of interviews of three training partnerships. Download the publication Training Partnerships: the challenges and benefits of working in collaboration, from NCVYS.
Developing voluntary youth sector-led training partnerships: A summary of key areas of learning. This report is of interest to any voluntary youth organisation interested in forming a new training partnership or for those wishing to further develop their existing one. (pdf format)

Consultation findings

Summer Workforce Challenge Consultation Report - findings to inform the on-going development of products and services under Catalyst (workforce strand).