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NEWS Questionaires on the provision of guidance, counselling and
psycological services to training/education centres and
workshops for early school leavers and travellers are now
available in Word Document form. Visit the Other
Documents section in the Library. Details of the 2003 National Youthreach Co-ordinators
Conference announced. Many new documents now available in the Library section New Web-based directory of Guidance and Support Services for Early School Leavers and Young People at Risk Linked to the National Centre for Guidance in Education website, www.ncge.ie, this database is the result of research carried out under the NCGE YOUTHSTART Project 'Training Youthreach Staff in Non-formal Guidance Skills' which provided training for Youthreach staff in UCC, UCD, St, Angela's College in Sligo and UL. The final report and evaluation of this project is available on request from NCGE - info@ncge.ie. In addition to the training , the project included research on the provision of guidance and support services for early school leavers and young people at risk. The web-based directory is a result of the extensive research. The database contains information on all kinds of support services for early school leavers and young people at risk in Ireland, and is intended as a networking tool for all those working with the client group. The Database is available from the NCGE homepage under the link 'Directory of Guidance and Support Services'. All Youthreach Centres should have an entry in the database - please feel free to add or edit your entries. The research report 'Reaching Out.. The Provision of Guidance and Support Services by Projects/Programmes for Early School Leavers and Young People at Risk in Ireland' is another product of this research. The report which explores success and limiting factors in working
with the target group, causes of early school leaving, in addition to
the provision of guidance and counselling in respondent
organisations, proposes a 4-tier model of guidance and counselling
provision for early school leavers and young people at risk. This
report is also available from NCGE. FUTURE DIRECTIONS - Guidance as a Force for Social Inclusion The conference proceedings of the NCGE/YOUTHSTART FUTURE
DIRECTIONS: Guidance as a Force for Social Inclusion
conference include details of the many important inputs during this
important two day conference and conclude with ten
recommendations for the development of guidance for social
inclusion. The conference run in March 2000 was attended by a
wide range of education and guidance providers working both in the
formal and non-formal education sectors. Trainees from
YOUTHREACH participated in the conference through producing a
video on their experience of guidance and education and
participating in a discussion panel. They also participated in some of
the conference workshops. Please contact NCGE - info@ncge.ie for
extra copies of the proceedings. Web Design Competition Deadline extended The deadline for the youthreach participants web page design
competition has been extended... (more) National Educational Welfare Board In a recent Press Release, the National Educational Welfare Board, now a statutory body, confirms that it is currently proceeding with the arrangements for the appointment of its senior staff. The Board is aiming to advertise a number of posts and hopes to appoint an interim Chief Executive in the near future. The Board says that it is strongly committed to getting the new
service, which is aimed at promoting good school attendance in
accordance with the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, in place at the
earliest possible time. Web Design Competition for Youthreach Participants youthreach .ie is holding a competition for Best Web Designer
in Youthreach. The competition is open to all current Youthreach
participants and there is a total prize fund of €175 for the
winners....(more). New Publication - Junior Cert 2000 Analysis The text of the new publication - Provision of Junior Certificate,
NCVA and Leaving Certificate Programmes 2000 in VEC
YOUTHREACH Centres, Community Training Workshops & Senior
Traveller Training Centres is now available here Coordinators Conference - Papers The first of the papers from The National Youthreach Coordinators Conference is now available here on Youthreach.ie. The paper, From the spontaneous to the reflective – The evolution
of City of Limerick V.E.C. Youthreach. was presented by Noel
Colleran, Youthreach Co-Ordinator: City of Limerick VEC. The National Youthreach Coordinators Conference final agenda is
now available ....(more) The National Association of Youthreach Coordinators publish a regular newsletter with up to date infromation from centres around the country. You can now view it here. Working with Young People at Risk Breaking Through convenes its third annual conference on Working with Young People at Risk, ‘In whose Best Interest’ from 12th - 13th March 2002. For further information contact The Breaking Through Office at Breaking Through, Westside Centre, 51 Main Street, Leixlip, Co.
Kildare, (01) 6060858, Fax (01) 6104417 At last! Youthreach.ie is online. After many meetings, many hours at
the......(more)
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