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Work Plan 2009

Aims and Strategies:

  • Initiative to engage with young people at risk of leaving mainstream education without qualification.

  • Provision of supports to address social, academic and personal development issues in those most at risk

  • Investment in disadvantaged young people to ensure access to further education and training;

  • Third Level, Further Education or Apprenticeship programs to increase their employment potential

  • Provision of learning and development opportunities for young people of the target groups, so that they can actively contribute and gain benefit from participating in community activities

  • Provision of support to ensure a focus on young people most at risk in development plans for the future at local level


Supporting Disadvantaged Young People to remain in Mainstream Education

Purpose

To provide support to young people at risk of leaving mainstream education without qualification so that they remain in education

What will happen ?

  • Provide  personal development and other interventions in schools and in informal settings.

  • Increase confidence, social interaction and improve academic achievement of young people at risk of leaving school early

  • Liaise with Local Schools, HSE, Drugs Task Force, CSHEP . . .

 Results

Increased confidence and academic achievement leading to qualifications which assist young people in finding future gainful employment

 

Access to Further Education and Training for Disadvantaged Young People

 Purpose

  • Assist disadvantaged young people to access Third Level, Further Education / Training or Apprenticeship programs

  • Financial support where essential

  • Study Supports

  • Information regarding relevant courses/programs

What will happen ?

  • Registration of 20 participants

  • Progression by Min 80% to 3rd Level / Further Ed / Apprenticeship

  • Completion (tracking necessary)


Results

  • Financial support to young people from disadvantaged households to assist access to 3rd level, Further Education, or Apprenticeship programs

 Link to Education and Training Program HERE . . .

Active involvement of Young People in the life of the Community

Purpose

  • Promote opportunities for young people to become actively involved.

  • Initiatives to promote activities with people in other target groups – ie. older people, people with disabilities

What will happen ?

Devise Activity Program for young people to take part in and deliver programs
with other target group members

 Results

  • Involvement in 2-3 community initiatives to benefit other target groups

  • Registration of min. 13 participants in Activity Program

  • Upskilling of min 90% of participants

  • Completion of Activity program of min. 90% participants

  • Progression to further education for 80% of Participants

  • Delivery of targeted program to increase involvemet in community activities,

  • increase skills of both participants and beneficiaries.

 

Development Opportunities for Disadvantaged Young People

Purpose:


To encourage people from across the range of Youth related target groups to become involved  in identifying and acting on opportunities for development
Devise and deliver plan to take advantage of opportunities available to benefit both target groups and the wider community

What will happen ?

  • Registration of min. 30 participants in Planning program

  • Development of 2 – 3 projects arising from that program to improve social,

  • behavioural and academic achievements of those taking part

Results:

Delivery of targeted program so that young people can input into the development of the area