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Advance – young people and communities working together. Department for Victorian Communities (DVC). Our Aim Active, Confident, Resilient Communities Our Focus Community Strengthening Linking Up Services People and Place. Advance – young people and communities working together. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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•Advance – young people and communities working together
Department for Victorian Communities (DVC)
Our Aim
• Active, Confident, Resilient Communities
Our Focus
• Community Strengthening
• Linking Up Services
• People and Place
Advance – young people and communities working together
• Advance was initiated in 2004
• Contributes to the DVC objective “to create communities that encourage participation”
• Advance is a PARTNERSHIP between schools, community organisations and the Office for Youth
• Essential elements of Advance are:• Young people DO something with their community• They do it in PARTNERSHIP with a community
organisation; and• It includes young people’s CHOICE.
Advance Goal
• To enable young people’s participation and
volunteering in community life.
Components of Advance
There are five key components – the next few slides explain them
Learning Module 1 - Community
• Developing a group behaviour agreement
• Developing individual goals
• Identifying current and potential connections between young people and their community
• Identifying services available for young people
• Researching youth services
• Sharing research
Learning Module 2 - Communication
• Reporting
• Giving & Receiving Feedback
• Negotiating
• Problem Solving
Learning Module 3 – Project Management
• Defining the Project / Activities
• Planning
• Doing
• Evaluating
• Reporting and Celebrating
Recognised Training
A recognised course will usually:
• Take about 20 hours;
• Result in the development of a new skill;
• Have a certificate awarded at the end of the program;
• Be delivered away from the school; and
• Be delivered and or assessed by someone other than school staff.
Community Project or Series of Activities
A community project or activities could be:• Volunteering with an organisation• Raising awareness of an issue• An event• An action
• REMEMBER• Young people must DO something with their ccommunity
in PARTNERSHIP with a ccommunity oorganisation which is based on young people’s CHOICE.
Recognition and Celebration
Can range from informal acknowledgement that occurs within the group to;
• Formal public events;
• Incorporated throughout the program rather than only at the conclusion;
• Link in with promotional opportunities for the young people, school, community organisation(s) or broader community.