BLAST Introduction to Keyfund Training

Date: 27th February 2012
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Venue: Excelsior Academy (Newcastle)

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‘Introduction to Keyfund’ training qualifies you as a Keyfund Facilitator and a member of the Keyfund network. Once you have attended you can add the Keyfund process to your youth work toolkit to enhance the work that you are already doing with Young People.

But this isn't a 'normal' Introduction to Keyfund Training course; this course comes with much, much more...

An intensive Keyfund experience from start to finish! A BLAST includes Introduction to Keyfund Training for you along with additional support from the Keyfund team to allow young people to Think, Plan and Do throughout the remainder of the BLAST.

This will be followed by drop in sessions for you and your Keyfund group to attend where young people can use Keyfund resources and get support from you and the Keyfund team to put their project together.

All of the groups will go to panel on Thursday 8th March and, if successful will receive their Keyfund money shortly afterwards.

We do have some joining criteria.

To become a Keyfund Facilitator you must:

• work or volunteer for an organisation that has a safeguarding policy, risk assessment procedure, equal opportunities policy, child protection policy, health and safety policy and public liability insurance.
• have an enhanced CRB clearance within the last 3 years.
• pay £35 per year Keyfund membership.

To take part in this Keyfund BLAST you must:

• Have a group of 3 or more Young People (between the ages of 11 and 25) that can complete a Keyfund Stage 1 project in the 2 week BLAST period and go to panel on Thursday 8th March
• Attend BLAST Introduction to Keyfund on Monday 27th February (this course)
• Work with Young People the Excelsior Academy Catchment area (inner West End of Newcastle)

Keyfund membership benefits include:

• Access to money for Young People who develop the 12 Keyfund Skills
• Use of the Keyfund process to enhance the work that you do with Young People and develop the 12 Keyfund Skills
• Access to Keyfund resources via the Keyfund website
• Receipt of Keynotes, Keyfund’s quarterly news letter
• The opportunity to attend Keyfund events
• The opportunity to attend future training events
• Help and support from the Keyfund Team
• Access to a network of Keyfund Facilitators and Community Panel Members in your area to sit on your panels and share best practice.

This BLAST Introduction to Keyfund is sponsored by O2, who are paying £50 towards the cost of your training meaning that you will pay only £35 per participant from a voluntary organisation and £55 per participant from a public/private sector organisation plus £35 per participant per year for your Keyfund membership, please e-mail kirsty.rutherford@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk to secure your bursary before signing up. If you sign up before you are allocated your bursary you will be invoiced for and expected to pay the full amount.

If you do not take your group to panel during the Keyfund BLAST you will be charged the full amount of £85 per participant from a voluntary organisation and £105 per participant from a public or private organisation plus £35 per year for your Keyfund membership.

If you have a query about this course please call the Keyfund team on 0191 2614029