Creating value through partnerships:
Ms Jo Marley - Bryson CareChair - Voluntary Community Sector
NEET Strategy Forum
Scale of the Problem Families – • There are over 64K people - claiming benefits. – The monthly claimant
count for NI - the second highest among the 12 UK regions ( November 2012 NI Labour Force Survey)
Young People-• 20.5% of all young people between 16yrs & 24yrs are not in education
employment or training (46K) - an increase of 17k from year 2000
• Between 2007 and 2011, there was an increase of 155% in the number of 18 to 24 year olds out of work in Northern Ireland. Reflecting the pattern in many other parts of the world, the youth unemployment rate at 17% (December 2011 Pathways to Success DEL)
What Positive Destination’s Young People Say
Multiple MessagesHelping
Agencies Schools
Family Script
I’m no good at
anything
I’m not smart
enough to do
exams
I'd never
be able to do that
My da thinks I’m
useless. He calls me a waste of
space
My mum thinks I’m lazy and stupid
Relational Patterns
I’ve been kicked
out of the house again
I want to see more of my dad but
he never answers the
phone
I’m really worried about
my mum
Limits on Personal Capacity
Continued
What Positive Destination’s Young People Say
Being ClassifiedI want to
make my own
decisions
My life is not
my own
What about
my rights
People don’t
know me Fear
Factors
I don’t want to
go there I don't know
anybody
I don’t want to
leave school
I don’t like travelling by myself cos I’ve
been beaten up
Lack of knowledge
How do I get money
to go to Tech
What are my choices
I don’t know
what to do
Structural Barriers
• Take into account the complexity and multiplicity of problems faced by individuals
• Offer timely intervention at school before disengagement and disaffection set in
• Have developed strong relationships between family, community and school/training placement
• Provides coordinated and sustained support from a range of agencies.
• Gives young people a role in making decisions about their choices is effective in engaging young people who are likely to become NEET
• Includes young people in planning service delivery which enhances personal development, improves confidence, and gives a sense of achievement and self worth
Collaboration and the
Young Peoples Voice
).
The NEET Strategy Forum convened in June 2010
Aim To enable those working in the voluntary and community sector to engage with and influence the development and implementation of the Executive’s strategy for young people who are not in education, employment and training.
Purpose
To provide an opportunity for those organisations working with NEET young
people to develop a strategic overview and approach to reducing the numbers
of young people who are not in education, training and employment;
To provide a mechanism for the sector to engage and to influence the inter-
departmental group tasked with developing a NEET strategy;
To provide a mechanism for the sector to identify and support representation
to the inter-departmental group and its sub-groups.
Strength in the membership which is consistent and committed with
Good- leadership and secretariat.
The inclusive approach - both in terms of members working well together
and also with DEL
Success
Influencing and shaping of the NEET consultation.
It had gained the respect of statutory partners most notably DEL
A high profile in the promotion of the consultation helped produce a
sizable response and direct communication with young people.
Instrumental in keeping the Forum together & moving forward
Voluntary Community NEET StrategyForum - 44 members
Building a strong vision for the sectors response and contribution to the implementation Pathways to Success
Ensure the voice of young people at the centre
To map out how it can influence the development and shape of future services in collaboration with other Stakeholders.
Working cross departmentally and cross sectorally - Tracking - Accessing - Supporting - IT solutions
Stake-holders
Youth Groups
C&YPORGS
Community groups
Training Providers
BusinessIn the
CommunityIT
specialists
Creating the conditions for the voice of young people to be central throughout the life
of the Strategy in any re- shaping and Implementation
Identifying appropriate innovative options to tackle NEET to be considered and
adopted by the Forum as best practice
Determine the nature of collaborative arrangements necessary to support
innovation and best practice in the longer term
Develop universal assessment tool/Develop evidenced joint planning processes
Develop a sustained best practice approach to pathways for young people
moving through NEET reduction services and provision
Collaborative Forum building a strong vision
Criterion OneIncreased collaboration within and between the Voluntary & Community Sector and Government- Collaboration with and between CIF providers- Forum meetings- inter-sectoral meetings –E briefings
Criterion TwoMapping of Services; Models of best practice identified and proof of concept confirmed to address NEET issuesTracking – universal assessment and pathways
Criterion Three Centrality young peoples informed and resourced participation Increased life skills of young people participating the NEET Youth Forum- emerging a NEET Youth Forum (NYF)
Hold five seats Inter-Departmental Advisory Group
Contacts for NEET Forum
Ms Jo Marley, Bryson Care t 028 9032 5835 e [email protected]
Ms Mary Anne Webb, Barnardo’s Northern Irelandt 028 9067 2366 e [email protected]