Would you like training during your youth council meeting?

 

The British Youth Council (BYC) is offering a choice of high-impact training workshops to youth councils across the UK, starting from £75 a session* (depending on your membership status, plus trainer expenses).

Putting Your Point Across sessions are designed to develop vital skills your youth council needs, while fitting in with your usual meeting schedule.

BOOK NOW! Fill out the booking form and choose from the following workshops:

1. Putting Your Point Across: Understanding Local Youth Councils (Ideal for BRAND NEW Youth Councils) 

So what exactly is a local youth council? This introductory session is ideal forbrand new youth councilsas it explores the importance of youth representation. The workshop supports you to form a mission and vision while also helping you to generate ideas for projects and campaigns.  

2. Putting Your Point Across: Meetings

Ever sat in a meeting and wondered what on earth is going on? Ever found it difficult to voice your ideas, or be fully understood? This session will give you the confidence to speak up and develop the skills you need to make the most of meetings.

3. Putting your point across: Media

Does your group struggle to get - and keep - the interest of your local newspaper, radio station, or other local and regional media? This session focuses on the skills and tools you need to help you to promote your activities through the media. 

4. Putting your point across: Representing

Does your youth council effectively represent the views of local young people? This session will inspire and equip your group to come up with new approaches to help you find out what people are thinking, and build their views into your work. 

5. Putting your point across: Campaigning

You've worked out what you want to change - now find out how! This session takes a simple five-step approach to planning and running an actual campaign to make sure it has the effect you want. 

6. Putting your point across: Recruitment

Need some fresh faces, or a wider range of voices on the committee? This session will support you to recruit and involve more young people in your youth council. 

7. Putting your point across: Public Speaking

What can you achieve with good public speaking skills? This session will increase your confidence in speaking in front of other people and give you the kills you need to make a real impact.

TO APPLY:

Complete the Booking Form, email training@byc.org.uk or call 020 7250 8380.

We will provide:

  • 1½ hour training course

  • peer trainers (subject to availability)

  • a fun and engaging training session.

Cost*

  • £75 BYC member (second year of membership)

  • £125 BYC member (first year of membership)

  • £150 Non member

Membership prices start at £54 for local youth councils. Find out more at www.byc.org.uk/Members or email us at membership@byc.org.uk

As part of the booking process, we will contact you to confirm which date(s) would be most suitable.

Download the Putting Your Point Across Booking Form

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