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This project has been delivered since September 2008 in Chelsmley Wood, North Solihull and is intended to train people from local communities in youth work leading to an ABC Awards Level 2 qualification. From September 2009 we have been delivering this project at levels 1 and 2 across various parts of the West Midlands with a new level 3 course starting in Chelmsley Wood. The course is having a tremendous impact on all of the participants. Several reported that their own attitudes towards young people had changed in terms of increased understanding, empathy and tolerance. One person reported that the course had helped her with her own parenting skills. Another person shared how she had developed a more rounded view of young people. Another person said the training had helped address questions that had never been resolved around not having a significant adult male role model in his life. Several reported their development of listening skills and many are using the programme as a launch pad to build careers in youth work or associated professions.
Students have said the following of the course : - “I’m like a sponge at the moment. I take in everything I can get when it comes to learning.” “It helped me realise how much I wanted to do youth work” “This course is good for me. If it’s good for me it will be good for the young people as I pass it on.” “I felt stuck in a rut before this course” “Young people now look at me in a different way – more as a youth worker rather than just an older youth” “I really enjoy doing it” The programme has created a momentum towards life long learning among the participants. The history of disaffection with education during younger years among some of the participants makes this commitment all the more significant.
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Lee Davis Worth Unlimited Email: lee@worthunlimited.co.uk
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