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Figure 2: Timeline for implementation of the NQSF APPROX. TIMELINE ACTIONS (by organisation except where stated) STEP 1: Meet with VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer to begin NQSF. • VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer will brief the organisation on the process and documentation, and schedule a series of meetings to provide support and guidance throughout the NQSF. • Establish NQSF Implementation Team. YEAR 1 Months 1 – 4 STEP 2: Complete Statement of Youth Work Practice. STEP 3: Examine 5 Core Principles – identify outcomes and actions. STEP 4: Consider the 10 Standards – identify position on scale of attainment and actions. 8 STEP 5: External assessment by VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer: • review of documentary evidence; • observations on practice; • focus groups with stakeholders. STEP 6: Complete Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) in consultation with VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer. Months 5 – 10 Progress actions in CIP Months 11 – 12 STEP 7: Complete NQSF Progress Report based on implementation of CIP: • Organisation completes Section 6.1; • VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer completes Section 6.2. YEAR 2 STEP 8: Continue to update and progress actions in CIP in conjunction with VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer. STEP 9: Complete NQSF Progress Report for Year 2. YEAR 3 STEP 10: As Year 2 (and review of and plan for NQSF cycle).
Step-by-step process of the NQSF Step 1: Meet with VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer and establish a NQSF Implementation Team The VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer will perform a dual function, in providing support and guidance in addition to carrying out an external assessment function. The performance of these functions will adhere to the criteria for engaging in the NQSF as outlined in Part 1. The VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer will introduce the NQSF on a phased basis and provide support to local youth services/national youth work organisations either individually or in cluster groups, depending on the configuration of services and the capacity of the officer concerned. This support will focus on facilitating the organisation in making optimal use of the NQSF as a support and development tool. Scheduled meetings will be arranged between the VEC Officer/NQSF Standards Officer and the NQSF Implementation Team (see below). Each meeting will focus on specific and sequential tasks to be progressed in the NQSF (as summarised in Figure 2). Central to this will be examining the evidence in place in support of the core principles and standards, and exploring the position assigned on the scale of attainment during the self-assessment process. In advance of these meetings, the organisation will carry out a number of actions which will then form the basis for the next meeting. Feedback and guidance will be provided to the Implementation Team during this process by the VEC Officer/ NQSF Standards Officer. Following each meeting, it should be clear that incremental progress is being achieved in relation to the NQSF. 9 Establishing a NQSF Implementation Team To ensure the effective implementation of the NQSF, it is recommended that an Implementation Team is established so as to ensure that appropriate support and expertise is in place to guide and implement the NQSF within the organisation. The Implementation Team should be led by a paid member of staff, who will liaise with the VEC Officer/ NQSF Standards Officer, and should involve personnel with relevant expertise. The team should comprise a minimum of three people and aim to be representative of the stakeholders involved in the organisation, i.e. ideally, this should include participation by the staff, board of management and young people. Consideration should also be given to parental involvement, where appropriate. The Implementation Team is central to the NQSF process and regular structured meetings should be held to examine the position and progress of the organisation in relation to the NQSF. This forum will provide an opportunity to examine and apply the standards, to audit and assess existing service provision, and to plan for ongoing development. It should also promote the NQSF among the wider organisation. It is essential that a participatory approach is followed in the work of
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