Activities
National Future Directions in Youth Development Forum |
On 4/5 July 2002, Ausyouth conducted the National Future Directions
in Youth Development Forum. The Forum was dedicated to ensuring
that all young people have the support opportunities and services
needed to prosper and contribute to where they live, learn, work
and play. The focus was on the big picture for youth development,
with an emphasis on facilitation to bring together organisations
and youth focused fields of government and community activity. The
Forum was held in Sydney and Adelaide.
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Dr Karen Pittman (pictured), one of the most
influential international advocates and commentators on youth
development, was invited to the Forum as a keynote speaker.
Dr Pittman is Executive Director of the Forum for Youth Investment
based in the USA. Dr Pittman coined the phrase "problem
free is not fully prepared" more than a decade ago to
reflect the need to move the prevailing approach to youth
policies and programs beyond "preventing and treating
problems" to fully preparing youth for success. She has
devoted her career to advancing positive youth development
policy and practice. Dr Pittman shared her insights into the
importance and challenges of fully preparing and fully engaging
youth in society. |
2nd National Youth Development Conference |
Our Future Now - empowering young people through
youth development
The 2nd National Youth Development Conference was held 22-23 March
2001 at Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia.
The conference had three themes:
- empowerment of young people
- engaging communities
- quality outcomes
Conference workshops were grouped into eight streams:
- international perspectives
- young people’s issues
- professionals and practice
- promotion and communication
- empowerment of young people
- research and policy
- volunteers
- youth development snapshot
The aim of the conference was to advance a national strategic approach
to youth development. The conference provided the opportunity for
a range of contributors to youth development to meet with colleagues,
gather information, promote initiatives and explore good practice.
The conference proceedings have been organised into several groupings:
the Kaurna welcome and keynote presentations are presented first,
followed by papers from the six issue sessions and the workshop
presentations, which have been grouped under workshop streams. The
proceedings also include rapporteur summaries and a list of conference
participants.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDING DISCLAIMER Please note that
the conference proceedings have been reproduced from presenters’
submissions of their presentations in electronic format. Minor editing
and formatting changes have been made in some instances, however
Ausyouth takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, or misrepresentations
that might appear in presenters’ documents.
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views
of Ausyouth or its funding bodies.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
ISSUE SESSION ONE
ISSUE SESSION TWO
(96 KB) ::
Engaging and retaining volunteers for youth development
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::
Andy Fryar, Vice President, Volunteering Australia
:: Brett Drummond, State Officer (Victoria)
Recruiting and Development,
:: St John Ambulance Australia
:: Cadet Under Officer Rob Gill, South Australian
Squadron, Air Training Corps |
ISSUE SESSION THREE
ISSUE SESSION FOUR
(126 KB) ::
Youth development evolution within community, welfare, education
and industry sector |
::
Colin Walters, First Assistant Secretary, Training and Youth
Division, Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
:: Lisa Hayes, Principal Policy Officer,
Office of Children and Young People, NSW Cabinet Office
:: R John Halsey, Executive Director, Country
Schools & Children’s Services, Department of Education,
Training and Employment SA
:: Robyn McKay, Executive Director, Family
Capabilities, Commonwealth Department of Family and Community
Services
:: Jim Eftos, Executive Director, Office
of Youth Affairs WA |
ISSUE SESSION FIVE
(220 KB) ::
Young people - making a difference now |
::
Matt Wenham, Youth Plus – Ministerial Council of Young
South Australians
:: Dirk Sunley, St John Ambulance Australia
:: Renae Moreton, Student, Leigh Creek Area
School
:: Michael Clark, Member, National Youth
Round Table 2000 |
ISSUE SESSION SIX
(104 KB) ::
Participant diversity in youth development |
::
Susan Halliday, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Human Rights
& Equal Opportunity Commission
:: Brian Butler, SA Zone Commissioner, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Commission
:: Jodie Schluter, Youth Deputy Chair,
Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils’ of Australia
(FECCA)
:: Rachel High, Gold Award Participant, Duke
of Edinburgh’s Award |
WORKSHOP STREAMS - INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
YOUNG PEOPLE’S ISSUES
PARTNERSHIPS & STAKEHOLDERS
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