Practical training and advice about youth participation in decision-making
We provide practical training and advice on youth participation for people working with young people in the central, local and non-government sectors. Free workshops, forums and toolkits are some of the resources we provide.
Keepin' It Real guide
The Keepin' It Real guide was developed in response to requests from organisations wanting practical information on how to implement youth participation in their policy development, programmes, services and organisations.
Keepin' It Real workshop
The Keepin It Real workshop is useful for a wide range of individuals who work with young people, including local government policy developers, funders, clinicians, service managers, youth and community development workers.
The workshop runs for a minimum of five hours and is provided free by the Ministry of Youth Development. It provides interactive training, which takes participants through the basics of incorporating youth participation in decision-making in their work.
The learning objectives of the workshop are to:
- clarify views and beliefs on youth participation
- define what youth participation is
- explore and apply a model of youth participation
- identify benefits of youth participation
- identify barriers to youth participation and generate ways of overcoming barriers
- identify the key elements of effective youth participation
- experience some different techniques which could be used to enhance youth participation.
Participants develop an action plan for applying youth participation to their own work throughout the course of the training workshop.
If you are interested in having a Keepin It Real workshop in your community, please email mydinfo@myd.govt.nz
