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Community Grants Schemes
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Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS)
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Support for Volunteering Fund
Community Internship Programme
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Youth Worker Training Scheme
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Youth Worker Training Scheme
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PurposeThe Youth Worker Training Scheme (YWTS or the Scheme) encourages the development of training opportunities for youth workers to increase the quality of youth work practices in New Zealand.
The Scheme provides small grants to meet informal training needs of youth workers and their employing agencies.
Key informationEach year $200,000 is distributed among five regions (Auckland, Central North Island, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin). Regions may distribute their entire funding in a single round, or hold funding to be distributed as training events become available throughout the year.
Closing dates vary from region to region, so please check with the nearest office of the Local Government and Community Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs about when to apply.
BackgroundThe Youth Worker Training Scheme has provided extensive training for youth workers nationally since it was established in 1985. The scheme was introduced following recommendations in a report from the Social Work Training Council in 1983. The Scheme is now administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
Scheme guidelinesFunding through the scheme is for youth workers and is not intended for training providers to deliver youth work training programmes.
In the context of the scheme a youth worker is defined as a paid or unpaid person who assists young people to make a successful transition to adult life. A youth worker is concerned with the young persons total wellbeing rather than one specific aspect such as sport.
Final funding decisions are made by the Department of Internal Affairs Regional Manager on the recommendation of the Community Development and Funding Advisor and / or a panel of youth worker representatives.
Funding recipients must sign a letter of agreement about how the money will be spent. At the end of the training, recipients complete a Certificate of Expenditure and a brief evaluation of the training.
Eligibility requirementsWho can apply?
- Organisations with legal status (or those that come under the umbrella of a group that has its own legal status) can apply for funding
- Individuals can apply through their sponsoring organisation.
What type of training can be funded?
- short term (1 day - 3 month) courses, conferences, and training events that improve youth workers knowledge and skills are eligible
- short term (1 day - 3 month) courses which may be a component of a long term training course, such as a university paper, or polytechnic course are eligible
- The national youth work qualifications (workplace assessment) may be funded but University Degrees are not eligible.
Priority will be given to
- training events that are open to all youth workers in an area
- courses or seminars that provide certificates of attendance or other recognition of training received
- training that is designed for youth workers and is appropriate to gender and culture
- groups that lack access to other training funds.
Applications can be considered for costs associated with hui, course fees, food (for residential courses), tutors, publicity, venue costs, and travel to national training events.
Exclusions
The scheme does not fund
- overseas travel (e.g. a conference)
- long-term courses of study at universities or polytechs (e.g. a Degree or a Diploma)
- retrospective applications for training that has already occurred
- training that promotes religious, political, or commercial objectives, including
- courses with religious content (e.g. religious studies)*
- political advocacy projects (e.g. lobbying events for political groups)
- employment or business initiatives (e.g. general work start programmes)
- commercial enterprises (e.g. Private Training Organisations, or for-profit initiatives).
*Note applications can be made by religious based organisations for but not for religious based training.
How to applyTo apply please contact the nearest office of the Local Government and Community Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Previous recipientsIn the 2007 / 08 financial year, 110 grants were made ranging from $140 -$10,000. The average grant was $1818.
2007/08 recipients (.pdf) 26.8K*
* This document is in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe website.
Contact detailsFor further information on the YWTS, contact the nearest office of the Local Government and Community Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.
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