Training

Getting Connected Training and briefing sessions

	Briefing and Q&A session
	1 day Getting Connected update and training course
	Getting Connected Mentor Training

Briefing and Q&A session

for those who are familiar and use GC and those who just want to find out more.

Free of charge

June 18th : Leicester, National Youth Agency Offices

Please contact Clare Holland on 0116 204 7071 or email clare.holland@niace.org.uk if you would like to attend

June 10th : Newport, Rivermead Centre, 2:30- 4:30 ,

Please contact on 0121 212 9838 or email mstanley@ufa.org.uk if you would like to attend

To include brief overview of the following:

Managing the transition from OCR to OCN

The moderation process

The new OCN units

Training dates and bookings

Quality assurance questions

Professional development for Getting Connected mentors

Support for Getting Connected mentors and projects

The UFA vision for Getting Connected

	Developing Getting Connected learning and support networks
	Encouraging a learning conversation
	Understanding UFA principles
	The ethos of Getting Connected

1 day Getting Connected update and training course

Ł85-Ł120 per person (dependent on venue) with a resource and information pack to take away

	June 20th - Newcastle - please book by 6th June
	June 19th – Llandrindod Wells – please book by 5th June
	July 1st - Manchester - please book by 17th June

If you wish to book a place, please complete a UFA training booking form, and send to:

Marilyn Stanley
The University of the First Age
St. Paul's Cottages
59/60 Water Street
Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham
B3 1EP
or email mstanley@ufa.org.uk

An active and engaging day with the following outcomes:

	To understand and apply the new OCN units to my context
	To understand the OCN moderation procedures
	To have the opportunity to be involved in some of the most successful UFA strategies which will be applicable and useable in a Getting Connected context
	To develop your Curriculum which will aid in the development of processes to support your Getting Connected programme.
	To gain and try out new ideas for evidencing Getting Connected
	To become familiar with Internal and External Moderation procedures
	To discuss and review best practise in the field of Emotional Intelligence and Personal Development programmes
	To outline some of the key discoveries and best practise approaches in psychology in the field of learning and engagement.

Getting Connected Mentor Training

2 day courses

	Birmingham - July 21st and 22nd 2008- please book by June 21st
	Milton Keynes -Sep 18th and 19th 2008 – please book by July 17th
	Newcastle - Oct 15th and 16th 2008 – please book by Aug 13th
	Manchester – Nov 10th and 11th 2008 – Please book by Sep 6th 2008

Ł350- Ł400 (dependent on venue) per person including all the resources you require to get started with Getting Connected

Please complete the UFA training booking form and return to Marilyn Stanley at mstanley@ufa.org.uk

Please feel free to call Marilyn with general enquiries on 0121 212 9838

If you would like to host your own Getting Connected course at a reduced cost, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please get in touch with Liz Lowenstein to discuss your requirements
elowenstein@ufa.org.uk or 07980672368

We look forward to hearing from you

If you wish to discuss any further course details please contact Marilyn Stanley, GC Administrator, email: mstanley@ufa.org.uk. Course details will also be published here as soon as they are confirmed.

New Mentor Training Dates

	(Wales) – Cardiff 19-20 February 2008 - Ł395
	(South) - London 27-28 February 2008 - Ł395 (Limited places apply ASAP)

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Mentor Training Programme

To support the expansion of Getting Connected the Young Adult Learners Partnership offers a comprehensive Mentor Development Training Programme throughout England and Wales. We aim to help build the capacity of organisations to work effectively with young adult learners by training field workers to use Getting Connected. The training programme is of benefit to staff who work directly with young people and have access to support and resources from their managers and organisations.

The mentor training programme is designed for practitioners who work directly with young people on a regular basis.

Training the Trainer course will be available soon please contact LL if you are interested. (add LL email link)

Getting Connected training course

Course Outline:

	What is Getting Connected? The background of the development of Getting Connected including reference to the current national policy context and initiatives. Who uses Getting Connected? Why use the curriculum framework?
	Emotional Intelligence What is emotional intelligence? How does Getting Connected enhance the emotional intelligence of young learners?
	Mentoring What is mentoring? Why is a mentoring relationship important? The role of mentoring in supporting young learners engaged with Getting Connected?
	Learning styles What are learning styles? How attention to learning styles will contribute to success for young learners.
	Learning dispositions and Multiple intelligences Addressing the concept of intelligence and fostering positive learning dispositions of young learners.
	The Getting Connected Learning Outcomes Each of the nine Getting Connected Units has between two and five Learning Outcomes. What are these and what are the assessment criteria for each?
	Ideas for practical implementation How can Getting Connected be used with young learners? What activities might be appropriate? This element of the course provides practitioners with a ‘hands-on’ practical opportunity to plan and share interesting, stimulating and enjoyable activities to be used in work with young learners.
	Assessment, moderation and accreditation A step by step exploration of the entire AMA process, from gathering of evidence demonstrating learning, through portfolio building, internal moderation, external moderation, accreditation and certification.

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