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Aberdeenshire Training Essentials - 29 March 2025

Venue: Inverurie Community Campus, AB51 3QZ

“ This Project was supported by the Scottish Government’s Rural Community Led Local Development Fund 2024/25”

Timings

9.30-9.55am: Welcome and register

10am-11.30am: Workshop 1

11.35-1pm: Workshop 2

1-1.30pm: LUNCH

1.30-3pm: Workshop 3

FINISH

Training Essentials: A Day of Taster Sessions

Join us for a full day of interactive taster sessions designed to strengthen your youth work skills!

How to Book:

For each time slot, please select one workshop as your first choice. Spaces are limited, so be sure to secure your spot early!

Workshop Options:

Workshop 1: Intro to Youth Work and Youth Participation or Creative Consultation & Effective Evaluation
Workshop 2: Bored Meetings or Leading Games
Workshop 3: Intro to Streetwork or Understanding and Managing Behaviour that Challenges

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain new skills, connect with peers, and explore different aspects of youth work.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Workshop descriptors

Intro to youth work and youth participation

This interactive session will build your knowledge of Youth Work in Scotland and explore the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. In addition, participants will be introduced to youth participation through the ladder of participation.

Creative consultation & effective evaluation

This fun and interactive taster session will introduce creative ways to engage young people in consultations and evaluations. Participants will explore the World Café approach, learn how to facilitate meaningful discussions, and gain confidence in using creative methods to measure impact. The session will also introduce additional ideas to make consultations and evaluations more engaging and effective.

Let’s get creative in measuring the journey!

Bored Meetings

Bored Meetings is an interactive training that gives staff practical activities they can run with young people in order to empower them to take the lead, and support them to develop the skills they need to be part of a youth forum or board. Staff will take part in the activities that they can then go on to run with young people at their organisation.

Leading Games

This fun and interactive workshop will build your skills to deliver an array of exciting, energising and practical games with your young people. We will explore ways to encourage participation and you will participate in a range of practical and fun activities which you can take back and use in your own youth setting. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear you are able to move around in and bring a water bottle

Intro to Streetwork

This taster session will explore the key principles and practicalities of high-quality Streetwork. Participants will gain an introduction to implementing and delivering effective Streetwork, including risk assessment, procedures, and strategies for maintaining engagement. The session will also support confidence building and provide an opportunity to reflect on best practices in Streetwork delivery.

Managing Behaviour that Challenges

This taster session introduces key insights into why young people may display certain behaviours and how to respond effectively in a youth work setting. Participants will explore the root causes of challenging behaviour, consider proactive strategies for support, and gain an introduction to de-escalation techniques.

Youth worker training is in high demand – please help us support youth workers to access the training and development they deserve with these simple steps:

Tell us if you cannot attend more than 24hrs in advance. This allows us to free up the space for another youth worker (many sessions are oversubscribed) and means you will avoid being charged the £25 fee for late-notice cancellation or non-attendance.
Check you can join with camera and microphone. Our online training is engaging, interactive and discussion-based – not a webinar format. Our members regularly tell us this is better learning and we are confident you will gain more.
Eventbrite sends you all your information by email. You will receive your ticket at booking and be sent a reminder – with any login details if online – approximately 24hrs in advance. If there are materials and handouts, your facilitator will send these too.

Thank you for using our training and helping us to continue supporting the needs of our members and community-based youth work.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

A £25 non-attendance fee will be applied where cancellation has not been received in advance of the event(24 hours before the event).

Please note: if you have been charged a fee to attend this training, training fees are non-refundable, where a cancellation has not been received in advance of the event starting.

You/your group will then receive an invoice.

Aberdeenshire Training Essentials - 29 March 2025