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Key Skills are an essential ingredient in employment and are highly sought after by employers. Working with our partners at Chrysalis 2000, Worth Unlimited offer ASDAN accredited Key Skills programmes which are especially useful in helping young people who are underachieving or have already underachieved at school. In our experience some young people have very different learning styles that are not easily accommodated in the classroom. Chrysalis Programmes provide an alternative framework within which to encourage the development of key skills outside of the more traditional school curriculum. The Bronze Award programme is aimed at young people in years 9 to 11 and encourages participation and reflection and provides an opportunity to achieve. The basic framework requires young people to build a portfolio similar to those used in NVQ courses, reflecting a process of “Planning”, “Doing” and “Reviewing” for 15 individual challenges along with three action plans and a summary of achievement. The award reflects at least 60 hours of work. Youth Workers with a flair for creative and innovative ideas can use this framework to create positive learning experiences for young people based on achievement and progress. The Wider Key Skills qualifications focus in on the skills of Working with others, Improving Own Learning and Problem Solving and through more intensive activity seek to provide evidence to achieve nationally established criteria leading at level 1 to a key Skill qualification the equivalent to ½ a GCSE. In this way young people have the opportunity to feel valued and skilled ready for the work place. Both of these flexible programmes are well suited for small group and 1:1 work. Worth Unlimited is one of the lead provider of Chrysalis programmes in the Christian sector. www.club2000.org.uk
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“This
[project]
has shown
me different
ways to see
things and
has made
me feel grown
up. [It]
feels more
like a family
than a group
of children.
It has been
great.”
“I remember being in the Compact Club gave you a feeling of independence and privilege at school. It gave me a great opportunity to show other people what I could do and to prove to myself what I was capable of. I
remember
the Recycling
Project where
we went around
the school
encouraging
students
and teachers
to use recycling
boxes we
placed in
the classrooms.
I remember
the sense
of importance
and influence
and it built
my sense
of confidence
as I learned
how to talk
to a range
of different
people.” David is now completing a health and social care course at Epping College and has just started a nursing Paediatric Diploma at University College Hospital London
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