Issue 31: March 2001 - Youth Work Ireland

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Round-UpINGThe Centre for Youth Work Studies in BrunelUniversity is advertising 3 distance learningprogrammes with intakes in September 2001:1. MA in Yo uth & Community Studies (two years,part-time, distance learning with study blocks):aimed at experienced practitioners and managers inyouth work or community organisations.2. BA (Hons) Yo uth & Comm unity ConversionProgramme (two years, part-time distance learningwith three day study block held in Dublin or Belfast).3. Accessible Routes to Qualification Di pHE inYo uth & Community Work : aimed at unqualifiedworkers. The programme combines distancelearning and taught modules, and competencybasedpractice delivered through a localPartnership.For further details/ application form, contact:Yvonne White, National Youth Federation, 20Lower Dominick Street, Dublin 1Tel: (00353) 1 8729933 E-mail: ywhite@nyf.ieI• • •The Institute of Public Administration has recentlyreceived National University of Ireland (NUI)recognition. Previously the IPA had its' coursesaccredited through the NCEA which will besubsumed into the new National QualificationsAuthority. IPA offers a wide range of courses fromcertificate/diploma through to post-graduate level ona part-time basis either at its' offices in Dublin or inInstitutes of Technology throughout the country.Specialist areas include health management, localgovernment, and public management.1 INDUSTRY C• UNCHES N EW ALC• ARENESS BOOThe Cider Industry Council has just produced a newinformation booklet entitled "Alcohol and Post-Primary School Students: The Role of Teachersand Schools Today. It arises out of researchundertaken by Dr. Mark Morgan, St. Patrick'sCollege, Drumcondra. It has been produced in acolourful pocket sized format and contains sectionson:1 Situation of Drinking amongst Post-PrimaryStudents1 How Teachers and Parents Feel about the matter1 What Can Schools Do? General GuidelinesCopies are available from: Cider Industry Council,27 Sydney Parade Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.Tel: 0112830088 Fax: 0112830119ARTS WEBSITELAUNCHEDINGThe National Youth Arts Programme (NYAP) willlaunch its website in April, 2001. The website willprovide comprehensive information on theProgramme and its activities including:1 News, Upcoming events, Policy papers1 Good Practice Guidelines for Arts in Youth Work1 Contact list of organisations in the NYAP network1 Selected articles from its magazine in21 And website links to other relevant websites.The site address will be: www.youtharts.ie and itwill be part of a broader site being developed by theNational Youth Council of Ireland (www.youth.ie).YN• •The Irish YouthWork Centre is hosting a one-dayconference in partnership with the NY F YouthInformation Centres on *Thursday 26 April onWhere Next for Yo uth Information, exploring thefuture direction/provision of youth informationnationally & internationally, and profiling newinnovative ways of supplying information to youngpeople. A limited number of external places arebeing made available. For further details contact:Fran Bissett, IYWC, Tel: 01 8729933 E-mail:fbissett@nyf .ie. *Foot & Mouth Diseasepermitting.Irish YouthWork SceneMarch 2001
ResourcesESTAT E-BASED WORKWITH YOUNG PEOPLEInvesting in People: The Labour Market Impact ofHuman Resource Interventions Funded Under the1994-1999 Community Support Framework in Ireland(Policy Research Series, No. 38, November 2000)By Kevin Denny, Colm Harmon & Philip J. O'ConnellExpenditure on human resource development representsa very large and important component of publicexpenditure and represented about one-third of totalEuropean Union aid to Ireland under the 1994-1999Community Support Framework (CSF). The mainobjectives of CSF was to boost human capitalenhancing education and skills levels and to enhance theemployment prospects of unemployed people.The Irish Department of Finance and the EuropeanCommission decided in 1998 to commission a study ofthe labour market impact of the education and trainingprovisions across the CSF.byThe main aim envisaged forthe study was to produce, as far as possible, quantifiedestimates of the net impact of interventions fu nded underthe CSF on the labour market outcomes of participantsand target groups.The present study focuses exclusively on the labourmarket impact of human resource interventions and itshould be acknowledged that such programmes may alsoserve other objectives in preparing citizens for fu llparticipation in the economy and society.The review ofdevelopments in the labour market during the 1990's,shows clearly the labour market conditions weretransformed over the course of the 1994-1999Community Support Framework.Over that brief periodthe booming economy led to a shift from massunemployment to labour shortages.Youthagenda: a Good Practice Guide to workingwith young people on their home ground.By the Guinness Trust Group & Centre for SocialActionYouthagenda is a practical handbook to help all thosewho come into contact with young people. It is especiallyfor estatemanagers, housing officers, tenants andresidents associations (TRA's) who work with youngpeople on their home ground. Its aim is to help direct theirenergy and enthusiasm towardsaspects of their lives.improving specificIn ru nning their estates, social landlords may overlook thecontribution that young people can make because theyare rarely involved in fo rmal community activity.Landlords and tenants groups need to find ways ofturning their contribution into positive practical action.recognises that young people have concerns andpriorities which may not necessarily coincide with those ofestate managers.One cannot impose this agenda forchange; it must come from young people's own choosing.De Montfort University's Centre for Social Action hasdeveloped a proven process which involves andmotivates young people by working with them.ItThishandbook shows how the process was implemented onthree estates, to what degree it worked and how one canapply the process to your own environment. Thehandbook offers the means for RSL's to work with youngpeople and to help them influence the quality of life in theircommunities.Skills acquired through Social Action willhelp young people continue to be active as they becomeadult residents.In the new scenario human resource interventionscontinue to play a vital role in meeting skill needs. Ininitial education, continued investment is essential toprepare young people for labour market entry and tomatch the growing demand for skilled workers. In labourmarket policies targeted at the unemployed, effectiveprogrammes can both enhance the employmentprospects of those experiencing difficulty in the labourmarket and ease skill and labour shortages in thebooming economy.Information Management for Voluntary & CommunityOrganisationsBy Paul Ticher & Mike PowellSuccessful organisations use information effectively tosupport their activities by managing it as a positiveresource. Starting from basic principles, this nononsenseguide for managers and their teams is packedwith practical tools and tips to help readers:Irish YouthWork SceneMarch 2001
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