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Karen moore canal college
1. Canal Learning & Skills – How the canal
environment is being used as a college
Karen Moore
Chief Executive
2. Who we are
The Scottish Waterways Trust works to create
brighter futures for people and places across the
Scottish canals
We do this by creating innovative projects which
connect people with the heritage, wildlife and green
open spaces of the Scottish canals
We inspire people to get active and provide
opportunities for people to improve their health and
mental well-being
Through our projects we increase employment
prospects and strengthen community life
6. EDINBURGH GROUP REVIEW
• Insufficient time and resources available for recruiting and selecting appropriate
volunteers.
• Volunteer attendance has been very patchy with only a few attending regularly. Ave
attendance per day – Edinburgh 4.3 (Falkirk 8.2).
• A significant number have proven difficult to interest and engage in the course topics.
Some were actively disruptive, occasionally hostile and abusive.
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Few of the volunteers have demonstrated any appetite for classroom-based learning
but did responded more positively to practical tasks.
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Delays in tackling signature project frustrated volunteers.
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Difficult to generate any kind of bonding or team spirit in the group. Those who
attended most, communicated least.
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A number of volunteers were disappointed that the course wasn’t what they
expected.
7. FALKIRK GROUP REVIEW
• Half of Falkirk group recruited from another SWT project (Green Action).
• Approx. 80% of volunteers have a learning or physical disability;
behavioural problems or mental health issues.
• Volunteer attendance has been consistently high with an average of 8
attending each day (81%) Edinburgh 4.3 (61%).
• Most if not all volunteers actively engaged and participated in project
activities and classroom learning workshops.
• Delays in tackling signature project frustrated volunteers.
• Good co-operative, friendly team spirit amongst volunteers.
• A number of volunteers wanted to repeat entire programme but only
two will.
10. HOW CANALS WORK
This module included classroom-based
talks and hands-on demonstrations.
11. Leamington Lift Bridge demonstration
from Scottish Canals operations staff.
Falkirk Wheel engineering operations
tour and demo by Scottish Canals’
Craig Sear.
HOW CANALS WORK
13. Woodland walks provided opportunities to learn about local environments,
different habitats, trees, plants and wildlife. The John Muir Award requires
participants to discover and explore wild places.
NATURAL HERITAGE ACTIVITY
14. Wildflower photography and production of
informative postcards from original photos
taken by students.
NATURAL HERITAGE ACTIVITY
15. Before
After
Practical built heritage raining activity – students learned about water
management; canal drainage; water culverts and their repair and
maintenance.
BUILT HERITAGE ACTIVITY
29. RECOMMENDATIONS – PROG. 2
There are still a number of issues that staff face in planning and delivering the
next and subsequent programmes including:
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Reduce Induction and How Canals Work to 2 days and deliver at The Falkirk Wheel.
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Better selection and training of mentors.
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Build in time to deliver employability support to volunteers.
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Project Co-ordinators will require more PM’s support time for in Programme 2 than is
allocated in budget. Need to find a way to allow PM more than 14 hours to plan,
deliver, monitor, manage and report. Requirement will reduce over time but will still
be significant for Programme 2.
Re-design the Edinburgh Signature project.
Identify other volunteer roles – e.g. a construction supervisor, carpenter, awards
administration
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31. GREEN ACTION PROGRAMMES
• Green Action Falkirk – Mixed group of male and female volunteers of
varying abilities, complex learning and support needs. Recruited from
job centres, schools, colleges and a variety of other support and
advocacy agencies that support young people.
• Green Action Angels – As above but a female-only group (began
20130
• Green Action North Lanarkshire – Similar to Green Action Falkirk, a
mixed group of volunteers recruited primarily via Cumbernauld College.
32. CHALLENGES FACING SOME VOLUNTEERS
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ADHD
Alcohol
Asthma
Autism
Behavioural problems
Brain injury
Bullying
Chaotic lifestyles
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Depression
Dyspraxia
Drug Abuse
Dyslexia
Epilepsy
Hearing impairment
Incomplete schooling
Learning disabilities
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Mental health issues
Narcolepsy
Sexual abuse
Social isolation
Speech problems
Tourettes
Unstable family backgrounds
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UNEMPLOYMENT
It remains a difficult time for the young unemployed and the longer they are out of work the more
likely they are to sink into a spiral of disappointment and depression.
One in five unemployed young people claim that finding a job in the next year is "unachievable",
Princes Trust.
33. August – December 2012
Volunteer Target – 24 (Falkirk 12 & NLAN 12)
Volunteers Recruited - 57
Falkirk
21 Volunteers Recruited
NLAN
36 Volunteers Recruited
Various Referral Agencies
Referral Agencies
•Jobcentreplus
•ASSETT
•Forth Valley College
•SAMH
•Carrongrange School
•Community Service
• Autism Scotland
•Other
•Cumbernauld College
•Jobcentreplus
•TCV
•Other
Aug – Dec 2012
Note: Angels programme not
introduced until Jan 2013.
37. Measuring Positive Destinations
Positive Destination Indicators
Definition:
The achievement by a Volunteer in securing one or more of the following: -
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Work
Work Placements
Further Education
Other Volunteering
NCFE Accredited Units
First Aid Training
Other Accredited Training
Jan – Mar 2013
38. Green Action Jan to Mar 2013
Volunteers Recording Positive Destination Indicators (PDI)
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Total no. of
Volunteers
Total no. of
PDIs Recorded
No. of individual
Volunteers
recording a PDI
Percentage of total
no. of Volunteers
recording a PDI
(some volunteers recorded
multiple PDIs)
71
53
(C/A)
45
63%
Jan – Mar 2013
39. Cost of Being a NEET
young person
A study by Department of Education &
Skills in 2002
The additional resource cost associated with
being NEET is £45,000
The DfES report also sought to examine the
additional cost to government of a NEET. This
was estimated as £52,000
40. Green Action – Savings
to the Economy
328 young people in total
93 young people are now in Employment thanks
to Green Action
£97k per young person saved
£9,021m saved
Cost of Green Action - £409k
Cost per young person for a Green Action
programme £1,246 vs £97k if remain NEET