newstart presentation
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A presentation about New Start; We support young people to produce a response to society's burning questions. They develop the crucial soft skills needed to enter the workplace.TRANSCRIPT
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Supporting Partner
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Advisory Role
So here’s the problem...
“I don’t even know what a soft skill is, when we filled out our personal statements we were given a list of ‘good’ vocab to use”
Consultation carried out by Snook for Scottish Government on Post 16 Learner Journey
“I just get knocked back all the time because I don’t have any qualifications, there is a lot I am capable of doing, I just don’t have the piece of paper to show it”
Research into ‘My World of Work’ carried out by Sarah Drummond for Skills Development Scotland
“Careers advice isn’t up to date with the 21st century. the only option is to go to university or try and find a job and i can’t do either”
Consultation carried out by Snook for Scottish Government on Post 16 Learner Journey
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“It’s really hard to create real life experiences within enterprise through schools”
Consultation carried out by Snook for Scottish Government on Post 16 Learner Journey
“I use to want to be a lawyer. but School was crap, I can’t get a job and i don’t do anything during the day”
Consultation carried out by Snook in Muirhouse for Edinburgh Council
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“Many Neet young people face a Catch-22. They don’t have the so-called ‘soft skills’ employers are looking for, but often the only opportunity to learn those skills is on the job”
We think newstart will;soft Skills
Increase Confidenceteach Self organisation Time planningCollaboration and working with othersSense of achievementMotivated young peopleWriting SkillsGood attitudeTeam workingInterpersonal skillsCritical thinkingReading and following instructionsCommunication skills
Harder Skills
Financial SkillsConducting researchProject planningsetting milestones
“Communication, team working and customer service” - core reccomendations from the work foundation
“You know what it takes to learn and progress in the workplace - how to behave, how to settle in, how to work with others. You know how to help trainees move from being schoolchildren to young adults with character and maturity.”
- Sandy Campbell, Workingrite
Beta Pilotalpha Pilot
working with engaged young people
working with harder to reach young people
commence:mid september
6 weeks
commence:november10 weeks
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RESEARHSTAGE
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alpha Pilotcommence:
mid september6 weeks
young people sign up to question
form group choose roles
and brand
set timeframes and comms
up
Research and upload
content
forming opinions and
using newspaper
club
selling research/
papers/downloads
youngscot/industry add
question
RESEARHSTAGE
RESEARHSTAGE
be
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young people can choose
from question
choose different role (+instructions)
folder of tools to plan
and communicate
Research and upload
content
templates supporting newspaper collation
templates/material for
business support
Beta Pilotcommence:november10 weeks
2X 2X
potential new Youth Commission, similar to
the Youth Commission on Alcohol to use as
question for beta pilot
alpha Pilot
alpha Pilot
working with engaged young people
commence:mid september
6 weeks
Beta Pilot
working with harder to reach young people
commence:november10 weeks
Youth Build
Rathbone
beta Pilot
August September October November December January
Alpha Pilot
Development Session with Young People
Business Support with Firstport
Snook
Newstart Live
Young Scot
Telaco
Beta Pilot
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Digital Downloadper copy x amount pre ordered
agree up front fee with
gov/industryopen access to
online story of research
sell produced media
divided equally
the vision?
reach - scale up
the vision?
Wrapping up as enterprise class for schools
Wrapping up as module for GRFW programmes
Wrapping up as module for CLD
Wrapping up as Curriculum for excellence execution for P7s
Creating local pockets of Newstart with local councils
spreading over the uk