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Tuesday Jun 09, 2009

I got my Platinum Youth Achievement Award :)

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share with you my fantastic news....well its had me on a high since I found out ha!

I have had my Platinum Youth Achievement Award passed today at a high standard apparently. Only got moderated today so wont get the certificate for a while. But I'm still on a high oh all the hard work paid off. Honestly if you get the chance to do it through your volunteering role or even through your youth club Do it. (ha see what I did there?) It will be fun and hard work and fun and well now I feel fab that I've passed  So it will all be worth it in the end take from someone who knows.

Now I'm deciding what to do with it...even thinking about going and doing a Youth Work Course hmmm we'll see.  I think Barnardos have done so well putting up with me while I've been doing it and I'm so glad I didn't give it up now.

Now need to concentrate on the Summer and the UK Youth Voice  'The Big Youth Issue 09' Conference can't wait now. Should be really good hope I can pull off leading my workshop with my group..I'll be talking about YAA so the fact I've just passed will come in handy I think

Hope people's exams are going well   so.......Until next time bye

Posted by Moira ( 6:39 PM )
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Monday Jun 01, 2009

Try something new :-)

Well I finally got back here again........The latest on my YAA is that its going for moderation this month so hopefully i've done enough to achieve that.  It was hard work to finish but I think it will be well worth it.  Last week I made an update on what the Barnardo's Young People's Regional Advisory Group has achieved over the last year which also includes what is developing.

With the work I have been doing with UKYouth I have also spent a lot of time working on a questionnaire.  Researching what young people think of the Youth Achievement Award as part of our Movers & Shapers project, which is up and running now on survey monkey. The UKYouth Voice confrence '09 is looming ever closer  So will be rechecking things for the workshop and hopefully putting together a presentation on the Youth Achievement Award to present at the conference.

So..................... What do I get out of all of this????

Through all of the above volunteering I genuinely develop my skills as well as learning new skills. I get to meet some fantastic people along the way and all my volunteering has opened many opportunities.  I also get to tell all of you reading this!  I know that I have helped someone out or informed someone in a small way probably but at least they have got something from my volunteering.

I've built up my confidence and got so many other things out like........my YAA, I've travelled around the country (Not all at once.Ha!)   Want all of this and more for yourself or even just to get out of the house now th summer holidays are near? Then why not give some volunteering a go???? Go on u know you want to. Do -it.  :D

Posted by Moira ( 6:04 PM )
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