Participation Works Courses

A series of training courses have been organised to help those wanting to further their skills of working and participating with young people.Run by Participation Works, and based on the popular ‘How To' guides, the courses will run throughout September and October across the country.

They cover a variety of topics and will help people or projects develop their knowledge in specific areas of participation with young people. Participants will also help discover new ideas and exercises to do with children and young people in their own organisations and understand how to incorporate the training into their work.

Jo Denoris, Training and Consultancy Coordinator of Participation Works said: "These courses were developed in response to repeated requests for more hands on, practical tools and training. Combining the expertise from the guides and innovative participatory training methods has produced four interesting courses; each enabling the participants to develop practical skills and knowledge in the topic area"

Participation Works is a consortium made of several national children and young people's agencies including British Youth Council, National Youth Agency and Save the Children - England. They work with the agencies to help bring about a positive change for young people across the country.

The courses are as follows:

• 15^th Sept - Leeds - How to involve ‘hard to reach' children and young people
• 16^th Sept - London- How to work successfully with children and young people from various faiths and cultures
• 22^nd Sept - London - How to use creative methods for participation
• 1^st Oct - Birmingham - How to use creative methods for participation
• 6^th Oct - York - How to involve children and young people in commissioning

Places are strictly limited so anyone interested should book their place by visiting the Participation Works.