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- Citizenship: entry to employment
- Making it 'cool' to achieve
- Citizenship in financial services training
- Active citizenship for vocational students
- Revising a student contract
- Topical issues through photography
- Citizenship through sports leadership
- Pathways to citizenship
Citizenship: entry to employment
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Fareport Training Organisation is a private training company that provides training for about 200 young people. It now has a thriving programme of citizenship activities as part of its Entry to Employment (E2E) programme.
The young people on the programme spend one day a week studying a wide range of social and political issues through discussions, presentations, visits and work with visiting speakers. They have also taken part in question time sessions with local politicians, including one event at Westminster. Fareport Training has been pleased with the success of the programme and has noticed an improvement in young people's motivation and confidence.
Making it ‘cool’ to achieve
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Sefton Enterprises Limited (SE) runs vocational training courses for young people who have underachieved in formal education. Its citizenship programme aims to equip them with the skills they need to be effective members of society and responsible workers.
All young people at SE have the opportunity to take part in a forum that was set up to give them a voice in the running of the company. To support this, they take part in training sessions and development days to increase their confidence and teamwork skills. Some have even gone on to join a citizenship steering group for the borough.
Citizenship in financial services training
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The European College of Business and Management provides customised work- and college-based business and management training courses to young people and adults in employment. It has recently introduced a citizenship component to its Advanced Modern Apprenticeship financial services course.
The trainees investigate citizenship policies at the investment banks where they work and, in many cases, get involved in active citizenship projects themselves. As a result, they gain an understanding of corporate social responsibility and how it is approached by employers in the financial sector.
Active citizenship for vocational students
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Camden Jobtrain is a training agency that operates from eight community-based buildings across London. It provides vocational training courses for disadvantaged young people and adults, including those who:
- are unable to settle at school in years 10 and 11 or have been suspended or permanently excluded
- left school without any qualifications
- have difficulty with reading and writing
- have poor personal and social skills
- are homeless
- are unemployed.
Revising a student contract
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Camden Jobtrain is a training agency that runs vocational courses for disadvantaged young people who might not otherwise benefit from education and learning. As part of their programme, students working towards level 1 and 2 NVQs follow a specially designed citizenship awareness course.
Keen to consult young people on a range of college issues, Camden Jobtrain decided to involve students in revising the contract that all young people have to sign when joining a vocational course. The students debated issues covered by the contract, formed a working party and drew up a list of proposals to present to the chief executive.
Topical issues through photography
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Camden Jobtrain is a training agency that runs vocational courses for disadvantaged young people who might not otherwise benefit from education and learning. As part of their programme, students working towards level 1 and 2 NVQs follow a specially designed citizenship awareness course.
When young people at Camden Jobtrain decided to investigate the firefighters' strike, their tutor suggested turning it into a photography project. Taking photographs of the picket line, news reporters and passers-by gave the students an opportunity to talk to people and gain valuable information, insight and views.
Citizenship through sports leadership
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Training for Life is a registered charity that offers health, fitness and sports-related courses to young people who would be unlikely to gain a qualification otherwise. Keen to encourage young people to consider their place in the community and what they can do to change it, the organisation recently introduced a citizenship component to its Community Sports Leader's Award course.
The young people attend weekly personal development sessions, where the focus is gradually widened from personal to social and political issues. As a result of the course, two young people have gone on to make a film about young people and crime. Others come back to Training for Life as peer mentors, supporting others as they in turn learn about citizenship and work towards the Community Sports Leader's Award.
Pathways to citizenship
Hybrid Arts is a not-for-profit training provider located in the West Midlands and was set up in 2003 to provide media training courses for disaffected young people. Approximately 1,100 young people receive training every academic year.
The Hybrid Arts philosophy is that young people who have failed to benefit from the usual education process can be motivated to improve their basic skills, personal skills and confidence levels through involvement in music technology, visual production, including digital imaging, graphics and 3D animations.