Training Costs & themes

FYT is a Christian network dedicated to advancing the Kingdom of God. Based upon our direct experience of youth work and research we support, resource, inform, advise and train those working with and on behalf of disadvantaged young people. FYT believes that the most effective youth work is built upon Christian principles. FYT is involved in a wide range of Christian based youth work training (e.g. Spectrum, Centre for Youth Ministry, Oasis, YMCA etc), however we are also keen to support groups of youth workers (qualified and non qualified, voluntary or paid, centre based or detached etc) in their own locations and areas of work and to this end run ‘road show’ training events. The types of subject areas that we have delivered include:

• Team building in youth work
• Social exclusion
• Challenging behaviour
• Detached youth work
• Understanding young people
• Community work in youth work
• Communication
• Group work
• Mission and youth work
• Doing theology in youth work
• Evaluation in youth work
• Spirituality and Young People
• Youth Culture
• Young People and Learning
• Project Planning and Development Funding
• Young people and participation
• Community Organizing
• Traveling and learning with young people
• Work with volunteers

If you are interested in a training or workshop event in one of the areas above, or in other youth work related themes (by negotiation and discussion) we would ask you to:

• Locate and book the venue, advertise and bring the biscuits!
• Ensure that at least 12 people attend for a minimum of 1 hour to 2 hour session

PAYMENT

FYT describes itself as a missionary community committed to justice, equality and community. People who ask us for training vary a lot in terms of resource availability and we never want finance to restrict us from helping. We are delivering training to some groups in real need, with little or no finance, and operating on a purely voluntary base in areas of high deprivation and, by contrast, have delivered to groups who have more resources, we hope that groups will examine their own means and pay for our involvement based on this. As guidance, we offer the following suggestions:

• For an evening session (depending on travel time) a suggested figure of between £50 and £150 would be appropriate plus travel expenses.
• For a day session a suggested figure of between £150-300 would be appropriate plus travel expenses.
• Event hosts are free to set their own charges for people attending the events and pass on profits to a local project in their area.

If you would like to discuss this further, have questions, or would like to consider FYT’s involvement then please contact me

Dave Wiles
Chief Executive - Frontier Youth Trust
119 Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 2QT
Tel: 01225 480973
Wiles119@aol.com