Youth Coaching - how we're making a real difference

Last year a good friend of mine Harry Singha, asked if I would become a sponsor of his his new youth coaching community programme. I agreed of course, because the aim is to provide peer coaching in all communities.

What is a Community Coaching Programme?

Here a Community may be defined as a group that serves young people. This maybe a school, youth centre, or defined by geography, such as a town or city.

The programme has three key stages

1) Essential Youth Coaching Skills certificate programme for all members of the community to attend. One day programme - worth over £3,000

Delivered at a venue within the host community on a day suitable for them (£ priceless)!

2) Accredited Youth Coaching training for up to 10 members of the community including young people and a few adults. Five days training then twelve months home study and assessment period, leading to a level 2 (GCSE equivalent) or level 3 (post diploma) accreditation with the Open College Network (OCN) and the Youth Coaching Academy - worth over £30,000

Delivered at a venue within the host community on days suitable for them (£ priceless)!

3) Twelve months support to create the systems to deliver a sustainable and effective Youth and Youth Peer Coaching Service - worth over £5,000

The community gets all this for just £100, because we are funding it.

The Youth Coaching Academy http://www.youthcoachingacademy.com has been training young people and those who work with them to become professionally trained and accredited as youth coaches since 2002 and has projects in over seven countries.

Yesterday I spent the day with Harry in Newham, along with young people, teachers, youth workers and other entrepreneurs - it's amazing to see the impact a few hours can make! One young man I was working with set himself some realistic small goals, towards his dream of becoming well-known for his jazz music, another girl told me how she can use her new skills with her young cousins, both of whom have ADHD.

If you'd like to get involved in any way in supporting us, please call Liz Kentish The FM Coach on 01778 561326 or email coach@lizkentishcoaching.co.uk