1. Y OUTH N EWS L OCAL June
2011
Useful Contacts:
In this issue:
VYS Devon ♦Events/Information ♦Funding/Resources ♦Training
YFC Centre DEVON YOUTH SERVICE CONTACT LIST
Retail Park Close This gives details of youth work staff and is available on the web at
Marsh Barton Road http://www.devonyouthservice.org.uk/contact.html
Exeter
EX2 8LG
01392 250976 Information/Events
admin@vysdevon.org.uk
www.vysdevon.org.uk
Child Protection Training – Due to popular demand, VYS is
once again running one day Group 2 Child Protection Training.
Devon Youth Service
The course aims to define child protection, looks at signs of
Queen's House
abuse and neglect and provide information on reporting
Little Queen Street
strategies. The course will help you to recognise and know what
Exeter
to do if you believe a child is at risk. There will be a charge of
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£20 per candidate for VYS (Devon) members and £40 per
01392 380261
candidate for non-VYS (Devon) members and dates are as
Yvette.soukal@devon.gov.uk
www.devonyouthservice.org.uk follows:
Local Youth Service 9 July 2011 in Exeter
Contacts: 24 September 2011 in Okehampton
East Devon 15 October 2011 in Barnstaple
01404 813195 Newton Abbot – date and venue to be confirmed.
Exeter 3 December 2011 in Tiverton
01392 662665 28 January 2012 in Exeter
Mid Devon
01884 252642 For details about VYS (Devon) membership or for further details/
North Devon booking form contact VYS on 01392 250976 or
01271 343762 admin@vysdevon.org.uk - numbers are limited and on a strictly
South Hams first come first served basis.
01822 613522
Teignbridge FOR THE 9TH JULY EXETER COURSE BOOK NOW!
01626 369283
Torridge National Citizenship Service - The Programme offers all school
01271 388169 leavers of 16 a chance to be involved in a unique summer
West Devon program and what’s more it’s FREE!! By joining up young people
01822 613522 will get the opportunity to design and deliver their own project in
their local community as well as get a chance to go on a fun
Duke of Edinburgh’s packed week long residential for free. For NCS information see
Award http://www.vysdevon.org.uk/uploads/documents/ncs_-
2 Fore Street _june_11.pdf and for further details contact Melody Hunter Evans
Moretonhampstead on 01626 356720/07711743976 or email melody.hunter-
Newton Abbot evans@youngdevon.org
TQ13 8LL
01647 440983
dofe.award@devon.gov.uk

2. Information/Events cont’d Funding & Other Resources con’d
Dartmoor Centres Special Offers - Fantastic Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards
special offers for youth and community Scheme provides one-off donations of
groups:- between £500-£4,000 to local projects that
 Pixies Holt - Fully catered, £20/person support children and their education and
per night. welfare and children with disabilities.
 Dartmoor Training Centre - Self http://cr2010.tescoplc.com/communities/~/medi
catering, £10/person per night. a/Files/T/Tesco-Corporate-Responsibility-
 Exciting adventurous activities only Report-2009/pdf-report-builder/tesco-charity-
£25/person per day. trust/cagapr09.pdf
To enquire about availability phone 01364
631500 or email Once Upon a Group: A guide to running and
dartmoor.centres@devon.gov.uk participating in successful groups - See
http://www.jkp.com/search/index.php?
Youth Network training funds - This year, in s=once+upon+a+group
recognition of the changes to area and central
structures for Devon Youth Service, the Youth Training Information
Network funds will be allocated as below:
• A 6 month allocation of £3000 will be
Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work – run by
available to groups who are members of an
Petroc in Barnstaple starting on 4 July. These
Area Youth Network;
qualifications have been developed to enable
• Bids will need to show how training
candidates to acquire the skills and knowledge
supports the delivery of quality youth
needed to become a youth support worker or a
provision;
youth and community worker. For more details
• Funding will be given to courses running
ring Tracey (tutor) on 07960 149740 or the
between the 1 April 2011 and 30
office on 01271 338050.
September 2011 inc;
• IYWT Introductory Youth Work Training will
8 October 2011 – VYS (Devon) Finance
be paid for in full for the staff and volunteers
Workshop – Exeter (9.30am–1.30pm)
of YN groups; new groups can access this
Following on from the success of the last
benefit whilst in the process of joining the
Finance Workshop, VYS are again offering
YN;
organisations another chance to brush up on
• The training fund does not cover costs of
those bookkeeping skills. There will be a focus
minibus training or associate costs for
on recording and reporting financial information
driving permits;
and what needs doing at year end. There is a
• Currently under 18’s are not included in the
small charge of £10 to VYS members and £20
scope of this fund, organisations are
to non-members. If you would like to know
expected to cover the provision for young
more about becoming a member or to book
people internally ;
place on the workshop, phone 01392 250976.
• Grant requests for courses already
attended in April and May 2011 will be
First Aid Training - The South Devon YMCA
accepted.
offers a whole suite of courses and provide
For details contact:
flexible sessions to suit a group’s needs. The
claire.mcmahon@devon.gov.uk or your local
training can also take place at the group’s own
Youth Network contact.
premises. Contact Peter Bowles on 01803
551578 or see
Funding & Other Resources http://www.vysdevon.org.uk/uploads/docum
ents/ymca_first_aid_training_apr_11.pdf
Health and Safety - the HSE has created a
Youth News Local is produced by VYS Devon.
new web section for voluntary organisations
Contact Mark, Anthea or Juliet - 01392 250976
managing low risk activities. e-mail: admin@vysdevon.org.uk
http://www.hse.gov.uk/voluntary/index.htm. Or visit our website www.vysdevon.org.uk