YOUTH VOLUNTEERING FORUM (Leicestershire & Rutland) - TUESDAY 13th JULY 2010
A fourth 'Youth Volunteering Forum’ (Leicestershire & Rutland) was held on Tuesday 13th July 2010 at Parklands Leisure centre, Oadby, focusing upon 'Increasing Involvment & Reducing Barriers in Youth Volunteering'.
The session (that had 46 people express an interest in attending, 33 people initially booking, and 28 people attending) with 24 (73%) completing evaluation sheets.
EVALUATION RESULTS & COMMENTS:
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ASPECT
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SCORE
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% Satisfaction
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AVERAGE SCORE (out of 5)
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FACILITATORS/FACILITATION
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102/120
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85%
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4.3 (Good)
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STRUCTURE
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101/120
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84%
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4.2 (Good)
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CONTENT
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101/120
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84%
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4.2(Good)
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APPROPRIATE FOR ME
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93/120
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78%
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3.9 (Nearly all Good)
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INFORMATIVE
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99/120
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83%
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4.1 (Good)
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USEFUL
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101/120
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84%
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4.2 (Good)
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VENUE
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97/120
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81%
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4.0 (Good)
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CATERING
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93/120
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78%
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3.9 (Nearly all Good)
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ENJOYMENT
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97/120
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81%
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4.0 (Good)
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TOTAL
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884/1080
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82%
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4.1 (Good)
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OVERALL, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE SESSION?
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SCORE
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% Satisfaction
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AVERAGE SCORE
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OVERALL, TOTAL
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99/120
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83%
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4.1 (Good)
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KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING BEFORE/AFTER SESSION
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SCORE
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% Satisfaction
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AVERAGE SCORE
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BEFORE the session
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72/120
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60%
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3.0 (Average)
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AFTER the session
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98/120
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82%
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4.1 (Improved)
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ASPECT
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SCORE
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% Satisfaction
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AVERAGE SCORE (out of 5)
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Has helped me to consider ways in which young people can be involved as volunteers
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96/120
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80%
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4.0 (Good)
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Has highlighted the possible difficulties/barriers in youth volunteering
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103/120
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86%
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4.3 (Good)
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Has identified how possible barriers and difficulties might be reduced
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96/120
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80%
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4.0 (Good)
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COMMENTS RECEIVED
§ “Good company and facilitators”.
§ “Better understanding of my problems”.
§ “I always find these forums a great way of sharing information and meeting people with new ideas”.
§ “Was under the impression that the session was working with more Statutory Organisations who have volunteers that they can attract more opportunities…The session dod however highlight the need for more agencies to be aware of volunteering opportunities and barriers…Surprised with the lack of Statutory services – need local advocates to come to LPG or 5-19 sub-groups to bridge the gap”.
§ “Very informative and highlighted issues which wouldn’t usually be considered”.
§ “It was enjoyable and I learnt a lot”.
§ “Friendly and open to new ideas to the usual problems”.
§ “Will be very useful in my new role – opened up new opportunities and ideas…Nice to meet other people in similar roles”.
§ “Well structured, well delivered…Thank you for taking the time to deliver this”.
§ “Was interesting hearing people’s responses to more sport-specific NGB problems with volunteering”.
§ “Useful to meet people from other organisations and share ideas”.
§ “3 (average) – I guess just about stuff I was already aware of”.
What part of the session was most useful for you?
§ “Meeting others…Networking”.
§ “Solutions to barriers”.
§ “Reducing barriers”.
§ “Better understanding of barriers faced by young volunteers”.
§ “Reducing barriers – working as a group to generate ideas”.
§ “Identifying barriers”.
§ “Looking at barriers and seeing how we can break them”.
§ “When both generations interact to solving the joint involvement and highlighting positive solutions”.
§ “Looking at perceptions from different point of view”.
§ “Meeting people who were maybe disengaged as young people but through volunteering get into jobs, etc”.
§ “Networking”.
§ “Gave an awareness of what schemes are actually in place and provides a network of people”.
§ “The discussions and lunch”.
§ “To here how simple it can be and to meet people who can offer advice and who are interested in my work”.
§ “Group discussions”.
§ “Talking to others on how they involve young people and what they do…Discussing possible ways of engaging more young people”.
§ “Reducing barriers”.
§ “Discussing round the table”.
What part of the session was least useful for you?
§ “Talking about young people”.
§ “First session”.
§ “It was all useful”.
§ “All of it was really useful”.
What might you do now?
§ “Carry on volunteering and encourage others to volunteer”.
§ “Charter for myself on what I should provide with a checklist”.
§ “Employing volunteers”.
§ “The aim is to set up a Youth Forum within the Leicester City Local Involvement Network”.
§ “Putting into practice some of the things we came up with”.
§ “Speak to Development Manager and explore the barriers locally”.
§ “Go back to college and relay what we learnt”.
§ “Instigate a new approach to involve the disconnection between youth and the older generation by learning from each others’ experiences”.
§ “Look at do-it website. Try and promote v at my daughter’s school. Use gained knowledge in my new role”.
§ “Be more aware of different backgrounds”.
§ “Help our club and volunteer manager with future assistance on programmes”.
§ “Look into the possibility of taking on a volunteer”.
§ “Encourage local schools to send kids to help on our projects who are not high achievers”.
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