Liverpool YMCA

Personal development is an important part of a members time at Liverpool YMCA, it is a time in a members life when they have safe and secure accommodation giving them an opportunity to address the areas in their life that have contributed to them becoming homeless in the first place.

Outcomes Star

The YMCA support staff work alongside members using an outcomes approach towards support planning. Members and support staff identify and clarify the outcomes for what the member wishes to achieve and the activities required reaching them; these are measurable and recorded.

These are then analysed to see what can be learnt from the results, what has and has not worked, what changes can be made and what plans are required to achieve those changes.

The method of recording the data is the "Star Chart" attached to an action plan, by this method the distance travelled is measurable with the consistency of marking being clearly identified in the "Ladder of Change" used in conjunction with the star chart.

City & Guilds Training 

Liverpool YMCA is about to start its new training package for residents on independence and living skills, they will be as follows;

ITS YOUR MOVE
Basic life skills
Intermediate life skills
Maintaining tenancies and moving on
CIEH Health and safety in the
workplace-level 1 and 2
City and guilds certificate in self development through learning
(C&G 3071)
City and guilds certificate in supporting development needs in
vulnerable people (C&G 3806)
Food safety & hygiene level 2 for catering

We will soon be able to offer training and mentor support for residents in a broad range of subject areas including:

• Independent Living Skills
• Cooking & Cleaning
• Health & Hygiene
• Budgeting
• Time Management
• Personal & Key Skills
• Communication Skills
• Team Working
• Job Searching
• Literacy / Numeracy
• ICT Skills

Assistance in finding appropriate courses will be available for residents wishing to access training and education with external agencies.