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MEGAN POLICY REFERENCE GROUPS

MEGAN POLICY REFERENCE GROUPS. Linda Pizani Williams EISS. This project has been funded with support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS (2007-2013). For more information see http://ec.europa.eu/progress

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MEGAN POLICY REFERENCE GROUPS

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  1. MEGAN POLICY REFERENCE GROUPS Linda Pizani Williams EISS This project has been funded with support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS (2007-2013). For more information see http://ec.europa.eu/progress The information contained in this publication does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.

  2. CONTEXT • PROGRESS programme is intended to test innovative ideas to combat social exclusion. • If interventions are successful, to what extent they can be upscaled and/or transferred to other policy areas. • Policy Reference Groups are the vehicle for upscaling or transferring innovation.

  3. Establishing a Policy Reference Group • Engaging relevant actors • Presenting the benefits of mentoring • How it can impact on different target groups • What is needed to make it happen • How to evaluate the impact • What support is needed and available

  4. Challenges • Familiar concept used in several policy areas – i.e. what’s new? (UK) • Public sector and financial constraints limit participation in new developments • Unrealistic expectations • Need to identify best practice (Quality Standards) • Need to demonstrate effectiveness

  5. What Has Been Achieved • UK – brought together NGO sector and Cabinet Office (cross government department unit) • Portugal – assigned specific roles to PRG members; training the trainer courses for Red Cross, Prison staff and others with different target groups • Hungary - identified key issues and engaged mentors and local professionals in joint problem solving

  6. Lessons Learned • No clear or common definition of mentoring • Identify need and raise awareness • Personal model to respond to need • Mentors benefit as much as mentees • Training is a key element • Needs sustained funding • Need to evaluate to demonstrate impact

  7. Personal Perspectives • PORTUGAL • MARIA SIMOES – Portuguese Red Cross • HUNGARY • EMOKE BOTH – BAGazs PBA • UK • DARREN COYNE – The Care Leavers Assn

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