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Young People : Enhancing our Capability

Young People : Enhancing our Capability. ADAM SMITH Youth Advocate Directing Potential. Journey Through Communities. Session Objectives. A thought provoking session, challenging participants to undertake the following – Recognize the value in student engagement;

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Young People : Enhancing our Capability

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  1. Young People : Enhancing our Capability ADAM SMITH Youth Advocate Directing Potential

  2. Journey Through Communities

  3. Session Objectives A thought provoking session, challenging participants to undertake the following – • Recognize the value in student engagement; • Create a context for learning; • Explore the four worlds of young people; • Enhance Community Partnerships;

  4. Definition of Engagement • To intensely involve a person or their attention; • To attract a person; • To draw somebody in; • To take part; • To actively participate; (Angus & Robertson Dictionary – 1992)

  5. ‘Preventing Potential’ • Isolation from the community; • Media and Societal influences; • Expectations; • Increased reliance on external stimuli; • Changing role of family.

  6. Strategies for Enhancing Engagement

  7. Creating A Context • Teaching to be directly related to experience; • Provide the skills to transfer experience into learning; • Transfer between learning environments; • Learners to understand purpose and relevance of task; • Develop skills of reflection;

  8. 4 Worlds SCHOOL FAMILY SELF PEER

  9. Enhancing Partnerships Recognition of the Community Partnership Triad : COMMUNITY TAFE YOUNG PEOPLE

  10. Enhancing Partnerships • Creation of Diverse Partnerships with a range of stakeholders from community, education and corporate sectors; • Opportunity to share resources, funding, ideas, with the objective of creating positive futures for all young people; • Provide community with a sense of ‘ownership’ and responsibility;

  11. Enhancing Partnerships • Identify and enhance existing partnerships; • Adopt a proactive approach in engaging young people; • Work extensively with Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLEN’s); • Success of LLEN’s will be determined by collaborative information sharing and the formation of strategic partnerships.

  12. ‘Enhancing our Capability’Discussion

  13. Contact Information Adam Smith Youth Advocate Ph. 0417 053 919 amsmith@mesc.vic.edu.au

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