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Limerick Best Project Building Education, Skills, Teamwork

Origin of Project . Why was it set up in the first place?Need to look at new ways of addressing unemploymentTo do something differentParticularly for young unemployed people and early school leavers ? not being catered for elsewhere. Addressing Needs. 1,400 Unemployed, 29% in age range 17-23

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Limerick Best Project Building Education, Skills, Teamwork

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    1. Limerick Best Project Building Education, Skills, Teamwork

    2. Origin of Project Why was it set up in the first place? Need to look at new ways of addressing unemployment To do something different Particularly for young unemployed people and early school leavers – not being catered for elsewhere

    3. Addressing Needs 1,400+ Unemployed, 29% in age range 17-23 years Low educational attainment Social, Life and Technical Skills deficit Poor or no employment history

    4. Citywide Initiative to address the gaps in provision for youth of 17 – 23 years Provide range of skills and personal supports to young people Address external and internal barriers to their participation Develop the social, personal and technical skills of young people Building their capacity to participate in the social and economic life of the country Project Aims

    5. ?FAS ?Communities ?VEC ?PAUL Partnership ?Limerick Youth Service ?Limerick Regeneration Key Stakeholders

    6. Benefits to Young People Progression route to mainstream employment/education and or training Empowerment and development both socially and economically Breaking the cycle of disadvantage for Limerick’s Young People Challenge the perceptions of Limerick’s Young People Giving young people the opportunity to build better relationships with service providers

    7. Phase 1 Recruitment & Selection Phase 2 Induction, Identify Skills Gap Phase 3 Technical & Soft Skills Development Phase 4 Employment, Further Education Structured Progression Mechanisms

    8. Outcomes

    9. Young people placed on programmes complimentary to their individual needs Individual, self directed, “learning by doing” approach (practical) Training designed and pitched at right level (holistic) Training to include substantial phased induction process, based on individual needs Linkage programmes to facilitate a referral process, from on step to the next Development

    10. Profile of Participants 18 participants currently on project from the following areas of Limerick: Southill, Moyross, St. Mary’s, Garryowen, Our Lady of Lourdes and Kennedy Park. Lone parents under the age of 21 yrs Early School Leavers (5 having left 2nd level at age 15) 15 Participants had Junior Certificate 56 Participants ‘graduated’ the Project since commencement New Participants are awaiting places on project in September

    11. Progression 2007-2009

    12. Project Challenges Project Workload Project Resources LTI – Constraints Participant Needs Project Focus / Aims Vs. ILP

    13. Project Strengths Flexibility Project Level (e.g. maritime project; incorporating JC and LC) Participant Level (ILPs – choice of training options) Citywide focus Recruitment and Selection Process Ensured selection of participants who knew what project was about and who could get most out of it. 1-2-1 Support/ Mentoring/ Counselling Key factor re low drop out rate Project Staff Relationships built with participants In a position to identify issues as they arose and to support them to work through them so they could stay with project Recruitment of Tutors Understanding of project ethos Willing to leave aside traditional teaching methods

    14. Participant Barriers Drug / Substance Abuse Low Self Esteem Depression / Anxiety Physical Illness Fear / Intimidation

    15. BEST Potential Initially run as a Pilot Project with potential to reach into all areas. International Exchange Community Leadership Programme Community Infrastructure Intimidation / Gang Violence

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