Presentation: Malcolm Dechaun and young people.
Minutes:
Matthew, Southwark Careers Advisor (18 plus) spoke about a recent careers and wellbeing event and highlighted the three primary objectives:
· To provide an environment where care leavers were able to interact with external organisations and peers with very few barriers
· To provide a forum where care leavers with varied abilities could interact with various organisations – tailored to meet their specific needs
· Platform Space – wonderful facility to continue to engage - with our young people with education, training and employment opportunities and help with their well-being needs.
Workshop on careers and wellbeing - Care leavers
· The entire programme was to address the some needs of our care leavers especially those from ethnic minority background and those with a disability etc.
In addition, it included the following:
· Encouraged care leavers to join the armed forces and the metropolitan police – representatives from the police were invited to speak to the young people
· The council looked at specific organisations responsible for hospitality and construction to speak to our young people
· Employment / training support with19 external organisations
· Focus on engagement for young people with no qualifications; to assist in them gaining employment in the workplace
· “Bounce back” – work with ex-offenders and to provide support and prevent them re-offending
· Springboard hospitality – supporting the disadvantaged who wish to work into hospitality
· Tesco supermarkets, including the one located in Old Kent Road provided a Food event free of charge. Southwark Careers Service appreciated the work they did for young people
· A restart event took place for young people on autism and a project set up on FGM (female genital mutilation)
· The team provide support to the Southwark apprenticeships and provisions for young people
Action:
The committee agreed to invite a HR representative to a meeting to present information on apprenticeships and interviews for young people.
The chair thanked the officer for his presentation.