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Certain areas of the VYS Devon website are now only accessible to members (those people associated with a VYS member organisation). Please contact the VYS office if you are not sure how to log in.
VYS (Devon) Annual Youth Work Conference – FREE TO MEMBERS! – 17 March 2012.
This year’s Conference is centred around enterprising approaches to working with children and young people.
Inspiring practical workshops include:-
- Funding
- Your Volunteers and the Support Available
- Sporting Opportunities, to include Sportivate and Sport Makers
- Partnership Working
The day, which includes lunch, is COMPLETELY FREE to VYS members and a small charge of only £20 per candidate to non-members. To look at the programme and book your place complete the Conference Booking Form 2012 and return it to VYS by 9 March. If you would like to find out more about the FREE VYS membership please phone the office 01392 250976.
ADVA Training - Following the recommendations to come out of the Munro and the necessary streamlining taking place within Devon County Council, it has been decided that ADVA training should now sit within DCC's workforce development safeguarding training programme, bringing children's safeguarding training, adults' safeguarding training and domestic violence and abuse training together under one umbrella. This means that from 1st April 2012 ADVA / domestic violence and abuse training across Devon will be managed by a new team within DCC and under the DSCB (Devon Safeguarding Children's Board) and the SAB (Safeguarding Adult's Board) funding model for multi-agency training provision. The idea is for agencies to decide now, in advance of the 2012 - 13 financial year, how many of their staff might require training from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 and how many places on each course type they might require. The idea is to then pay for this forecast demand 'up front' for the year, to take advantage of the reduced partner rate. The other option is to 'pay as you go' as a non-partner, but delegate places are typically more costly as a non-partner. There will no longer be free places for the voluntary sector on the Foundation Course from April 2012. For details contact Susannah Hunter on 07837 683 758.
DECEMBER YOUTH NEWS now available for members to download - Youth News Issues - please note that it is only available free of charge to members. Please contact the office about FREE VYS membership and/or a subscription to Youth News
CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING – NEW DATE Saturday 10th March. Due to demand an extra day is being arranged in Exeter as the course on 28th January is now full. This Group 2 Child Protection Training is aimed at those in regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact, with children and young people. It is suggested that your staff/volunteers should attend Group 2 training every 3 years. This half-day course aims to define child protection, looks at signs of abuse and neglect and provide information on reporting strategies. The course will help you to recognise and know what to do if you believe a child is at risk. There will be a charge of £20 per candidate for VYS (Devon) members and £40 per candidate for non-VYS (Devon) members. To book a place contact the VYS office on 01392 250976 or e-mail admin@vysdevon.org.uk
VYS is also now able to offer in-house Group 2 Child Protection Training for larger groups. For more details contact Mark Goodman 01392 250976.
For details of who should undertake which level of training and for Group 3 training see Child Protection Training - Group 1 to 3