Should read: Support young people in tackling problems and taking action
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who support young people in action planning to tackle problems. It may be suitable for those who support citizenship and/or enterprise education or those who have a pastoral support role in schools.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about enabling groups of young people to take responsibility for detailed planning, negotiation and prioritising their actions. It is about enabling young people to turn their plans into action, working with them to monitor progress and modify plans as required, and, finally, to identify what they have learned and consider their next steps.
This unit contains three elements
- Enable young people to tackle problems and plan action to achieve their goals and aspirations
- Enable young people to take action based on their plans
- Enable young people to reflect on and learn from their actions
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Enable young people to tackle problems and plan action to achieve their goals and aspirations
P1 work with young people to identify and agree their goals for action P2 encourage young people to identify a range of practical options for
achieving their goals
P3 enable young people to consult other interested parties to decide which are the most feasible options for meeting their goals
P4 assist young people to establish the merits of each identified option
P5 where possible, ensure young people define how they will measure the success of their chosen options for action
P6 agree plans for achieving young people's chosen options which are realistic within the constraints that apply
P7 ensure young people have, or can develop, the skills they will need in order to implement their plan
P8 encourage young people to identify opportunities to develop the skills needed to implement their plan
P9 ensure that young people address, where they can, their individual and collective aspirations and development needs in the plan
Enable young people to take action based on their plans
P10 ensure that young people develop plans which are realistic and rigorous
P11 assist young people to identify and agree individual and collective responsibilities for implementing their plans
P12 ensure that young people consider and agree the effects of their planned actions on other groups and individuals
P13 agree with young people clear boundaries for the action plan
P14 work with young people to give them maximum freedom of action within agreed boundaries of their plan
P15 ensure that young people monitor the progress of their plan during implementation
P16 ensure that young people communicate effectively with groups and individuals affected by their action
P17 support young people to identify needed changes to their plans and implement them
P18 offer information, advice and feedback which will further the progress of young people's action
Enable young people to reflect on and learn from their actions
P19 create environments and times where young people can reflect on their experiences
P20 consistently encourage young people to review their experience of implementing their plan and taking action
P21 enable young people to identify and develop skills in reflecting on and learning from their own experience
P22 enable young people to measure their action against the agreed action plan and review the effects of their action on others
P23 help young people to identify achievements and deal with perceived failures
P24 explain and promote the benefits of ongoing learning
P25 enable young people to identify how they can use their learning in other aspects of their lives
P26 enable young people to develop clear and achievable aims and goals for future action based on their learning
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 why it is important to encourage young people to evaluate options K2 sources of information and advice which young people can use to aid
evaluation of options
K3 techniques for evaluating options K4 techniques for measuring success
K5 how to set realistic objectives and measure their achievement K6 how to use problem-solving techniques to plan activities
K7 how to develop and present plans
K8 organisational guidelines and procedures which apply to the proposed solutions and planning process
K9 sources of training/coaching in skills needed by young people to implement their plans
K10 legal and statutory frameworks, requirements of funding organisations K11 the law relating to the rights of young people, particularly child protection
legislation, health and safety regulations
K12 why it is important for action to have realistic goals and be properly planned
K13 a range of tools and techniques to enable detailed planning
K14 why it is important to involve affected groups and individuals in the planning
K15 needs, rights and values of other groups
K16 a range of monitoring and evaluation techniques which can be used by young people
K17 a range of communication strategies and techniques which young people can use
K18 organisational constitution and policies, legislation and health and safety requirements
K19 why it is important to encourage young people to reflect on their own experiences and draw their own learning from them
K20 how to create an environment where it is safe to talk openly and honestly about experiences, learning and aspirations
K21 a range of facilitation, communication and listening skills
K22 a range of reviewing techniques which young people can use K23 how to review achievements against plans
K24 how to enable young people to link their learning from action to other parts of their lives
K25 how to develop further goals based on learning
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Enable young people to tackle problems and plan action to achieve their goals and aspirations
goals:
individual, group; emotional, spiritual, cognitive, physical; knowledge and skill
interested parties:
young people, resource providers, carers
skills:
may include technical skills, administration, interpersonal skills
opportunities:
formal and informal, training, coaching, opportunities to practise
constraints:
these may include resource availability, organisational policy, group values and policy
Enable young people to take action based on their plans realistic and rigorous:
with clear objectives, timescales, resources, roles and responsibilities
boundaries:
may include legal guidelines, organisational policies and guidelines, youth work values, boundaries agreed with groups affected by their actions
communicate effectively:
regularly, sensitively, in ways which maintain mutual respect
Enable young people to reflect on and learn from their actions times for review and reflection:
during implementation of their plan, after implementation
review:
through individual reflection, through group discussions and activities
achievements:
ability of group to take action, learning and development of group members, progress against aims and objectives
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL50 Facilitate children and young people's learning and development through mentoring
Origin of this unit
This unit is taken from the National Occupational Standards in Youth Work, where it appears as unit A4.