Workforce Development
The Connexions south London Sub-Regional Unit has run a comprehensive Work Force Development program, the courses were well attended and had a valuable impact on the knowledge of the workforce. A total of 138 spaces were taken up by PA’s on our courses over a two year period. We commissioned delivery of a wide range of courses for PA’s ranging from housing and homelessness to life coaching skills and gang culture.
The courses we ran were rated good or excellent by 98% of PA’s. Below is a brief outline of the courses we ran and some positive feedback from attendees.
Common Assessment Framework:
This course aims to enable participants to develop knowledge of the process, rationale and potential benefits of the Common Assessment Framework It covers the principles underlying the 18 factors of the assessment profile; completing an assessment- using a case study; personal action planning within the CAF framework; and what CAF is.
Positive feedback from participants:
‘It was great to learn how to structure re: relevance and time etc’
‘The assessment will help me to get the best and relevant info from young people’
‘It gave me a familiarisation with CAF framework and the supporting paperwork’
Gang Culture:
This gangs’ awareness multi-agency training has been developed in partnership with the practitioner forum. The purpose of the training is to provide staff with an insight into gangs, recruitment, risk and protective factors, and will equip practitioners with the tools they need to identify young people at risk of joining or already involved in gang activity.
Positive feedback from participants:
‘The different resources were great’
‘Paula is very knowledgeable and honest and told it like it is’
‘Looking at the things that were relevant to me was very useful as was how to recognise the difference between groups, wannabees, and gangs’
‘The chance to reflect on good practice and share it with others was very valued’
‘Being made aware of the risks and the greater risk of exiting a gang’
Teenage Mental Health:
This course covers the behavior associated with mental health and ADHD whilst exploring both the effects and side effects of the various medications. It includes:
- Strategies for working with young people with ADHD/ mental health needs
- What is mental health
- ADHD- the facts
- Myths surrounding ADHD
- Medication used to treat mental health
- Setting boundaries
- When to refer
- How can I get help; useful organisations
Positive feedback from participants:
‘It gave me better coping methods and ways of working with young people with particular disorders’
‘Strategies I can use in one to one/ group sessions and an overall better understanding of mental health’
‘Helping with the understanding of issues that were covered in the training’
'I enjoyed learning about autism and Asperger’s syndrome as I did not know much about them’
‘Claire was fabulous and delivered the course very well, she kept it interesting and made everyone feel welcome and comfortable’
"Because I can’t be arsed "
A successful and dynamic inspiring two-day course that will give you over fifty different tried and tested motivational techniques to use when working with hard to reach young people. The course aims to utilise the best techniques from a range of specialist areas including neuro linguistic programming, life coaching, motivational interviewing and visualisation exercises. This course will enable practitioners to motivate and move young people’s lives forward.
Positive feedback from participants:
‘The whole course was really interesting and relevant and useful’
‘Learning strategies and models to use with engaging clients in work. Strategies and theories and frameworks were very useful'
'All of it was relevant and useful all the 'models' used and offered will be highly useful in practice’
