OUTCOMES for YOUNG PEOPLE
1 More young people have access to community based youth work that provides them with a safe place to go, something to do, and somebody to talk to.
2 Development of soft and hard skills that improve their life chances.
3 Increased opportunities for developing and testing leadership and decision making skills.
4 Improved access to accreditation of non-formal learning.
The Perth & Kinross strategic youth work partnership has performed well on outcomes for young people, as follows:
Outcome 1:
A major strength from the first year of the strategic youth work partnership is the 145% increase in individual participants from the first to the fourth quarter (272: 666 respectively). Much of this is attributed to the locations where partners have identified gaps and opened new youth drop-ins [see examples opposite and the next page].
The ages reached are predominantly in the 11-13 age group (48% of contacts). 14-15 year olds make up under a third of contacts (31%) and the smallest proportion (22%) are aged 16 to 19.
The majority of young people in the sample agree or strongly agree that the community based youth work they attend offers:
-a safe place to go' (88%);
- gives them something to do (88%), and
- has good adults to talk to (86%).
Outcome 2:
Most young respondents agree or strongly agree that their local youth service gives them 'a chance to volunteer or do positive things in the community' (88%).
Just under three quarters agree or strongly agree that their local youth provision gives them 'a chance to learn new skills' (74%).
Outcome 3:
Young people also agree or strongly agree that they are given 'a chance to have a say in decision-making' (83%).
Outcome 4:
More than three quarters of young respondents agree or strongly agree that they receive 'recognition or accreditation for activities they take part in' (77%).
Quarterly data confirms that 645 were taking part in awards during 2019-2020 and over a third (220: 34%) of those completed their awards. The numbers participating in awards grew by 64% from the first to the fourth quarter (150 : 246 respectively).