Network Youth Coaching Antwerp Graziella Tassinari Network Coordinator

Network Youth Coaching Antwerp Graziella Tassinari Network Coordinator Youth Coaching AOBA - Lerende Stad

Different forms of youth coaching - Youth coaches = JOCOs - First employment project: - School internal: - Prevention = JOJOs - Maintenance = JOJOs - School external: - Traffic safety = Ve. Ves and School spotters - Peer coaching

Territorial and demand-driven coaching of the JOCOs - Territorial coaching: a territory + 3 schools each √ Prevent and/or avoid the drop-out of teenagers in full-time secondary education and part-time vocational education √ Offer leisure activities and provide stepping stones: sports, youth centres, neighbourhood initiatives - Demand-driven coaching through CMP: √ Guidance of young people with a problematic school career, truancy files √ Guidance of young people who are reintegrated in education after a time-out or after a stay in an institution

First employment project Department of Education (under 26 and registered as job seeker) - First employment project JOJOs: the school is the employer √ Prevention staff: student coaches √ Maintenance staff: * DBSO: part-time maintenance staff * LSO: full-time maintenance staff - First employment project Traffic safety: allocated to cities and towns, county administrative boards and traffic organizations √ Ve. Ves: emphasis primary education √ School spotters: emphasis 3 rd grade primary education and 1 st /2 nd grade secondary education

Objectives Jo. Jo-prevention project Objectives: √ a job in education for unskilled young people √ acquire additional qualifications √ √ additional support for the school work on a positive school atmosphere

First employment traffic safety project Ve. Ves / School spotters Objectives: √ a job in education for unskilled young people √ acquire additional qualifications √ √ create a secure and safe school environment make the roads to and from school safer

PEER COACHES - Students in the same school: mostly 2 nd and 3 rd grade students Confidential students Conflict resolution Actions for a pleasant school and school environment Are coached by trained teachers

MISSION network coordinator - Maximum return coaching capacity - Guidance and support of the partners in a broad general vision on education policy

CORE TASKS: - proposes actions to promote the cooperation between partners - works out up a coaching network - informs, gives advice and supports schools and other partners with respect to the use of (the partners in) the network - monitors the network and reports any difficulties to those directly involved, the city authorities and/or the department of education

The Network 1. Contacts JOJO – territorial coaching - share neighbourhood network, contact parents, youth work, leisure activities 2. Demand-driven coaching through CMP/CLB (Student Guidance centres) - meet the young person through jojo, joint guidance 3. Link with SIS – traffic staff / school spotter - projects on places near public transport where nuisance is caused - map out unsafe roads, school itineraries 4. Links with other coaching initiatives: - family coaching, education shop / support, Traject 2

WIN-WIN situation - For the school: - Faster detection of students who may drop out Support of first–line care Better and faster contact with the parents Support of the school in the context of student coaching Easier access to community work, youth work and youth guidance - For the individual taking a first step to employment: - Growth towards social skills and job attitudes - Obtain a certificate (e. g. Youth Health Care) or diploma (e. g. safety training) - Increase job opportunities (job experience in education and youth guidance

ANTWERP TERRITORIES 6 territorial youth coaches …. . 6 areas of attention - Sliman Richa – Borgerhout Rachid Berhili – Kiel, Hoboken, Wilrijk Wim Hellemans – Antwerpen-Zuid, Kiel, Hoboken Mohamed Bakach –Zurenborg, Klein Antwerpen and Oud Berchem - Karima El Maziani - Antwerpen Noord - Brahim Chourak – Deurne, Merksem and Luchtbal

R. Berhili K. El Maziani W. Hellemans S. Richa B. Chourak M. Bakach

Primary education Part-time vocational secondary education Special needs secondary education Normal full-time secondary education

Challenge 1 : reach network - Number of JOJOs in territorial schools JOCOs: 25 - Number of JOJOs in territory JOCO without territorial cooperation: 21 - Number of JOJOs outside territory JOCO: 29 - Number of schools without JOJO: 63 - Secondary schools: 55 - Part-time education: 2 - Special-needs schools (secondary education): 6

Challenge 2: expansion Eliminate blind spots: - Linkeroever: Left riverbank - centre of Antwerp - Antwerp – North Expansion territorial schools: - all schools in a territory, also primary schools! Expansion territorial coaches : from 6 to 8

Challenge : training - Territorial coaches: - Bachelors: through EVC (previously acquired skills) + training - JOJOs: - Training Youth Health Care = strong JOJO - Higher education – bachelor

AOBA CMP Network coach Territorial Coaching Demand-driven coaching Performer Centre for Minority Groups EVC / training Youth healthcare EVC accreditation + training Technical bachelor Zurenborg, Klein Antwerpen, Oud-Berchem M. Bakach Borgerhout S. Richa JOJOs: 5 + 16 5+ 3 Deurne, Merksem, Luchtbal B. Chourak JOJOs: Antwerpen. Noord K. El Maziani 3 + 13 WELFARE WORK JOJOs: 6 + 12 Antwerpen. Zuid, Kiel, Hoboken W. Hellemans Kiel, Hoboken, Wilrijk R. Berhili JOJOs: 3+ 4 JOJOs: School spotters 3+ 8 Ve. Ves JCC : LEISURE WAC / EVC EDUCATION / TRAININGS Education Shop

Networkcoaching = easy!? JOCO territorial coach Outside Network Safe Traffic & Schoolarea: Schoolspotters Ve. Ve JOJO students coach Networkcoach Peercoaches Coach /manager Schoolteam

Working together : JCC and Youth coaching - Joco’s and jojo’s are very close to youngsters and can be a role model - Youthcoaches have a high rate of street credibility - Youth coaches can direct youngsters to the JCC’s for leasure and workshops, leading to new skills and discovering their talents - Youth coaches can direct youngsters to an appropriate - Youth coaches can bring unemployed youngsters or drop outs in touch with the WAC Counselors in the JCC’s, or directing them to a work counselor

Weaving the web - Trainings for all youth coaches twice a year take place in one of the JCC - The NC coaches the Schoolspotters and Ve. Ve’s and uses the Cstick as a tool of reflection and as a portfolio - The NC works together with the JOCO’s and WAC counselors sends all information about vacancies in youth coaching jobs to - The NC sends updates about education and trainings and sends this to all the youthcoaches and the WAC counselors, and the mentors of the jojo’s in schools - The NC organizes trainings and intervision for mentors - The NC works together with the Ministry of Education, Minorityworkers, Youthcounseling, …