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We have been approced through Deb and the university to take part in a project for the YMCA England Insync Standerds Department . Our main point of contact will be Jill Robinson. After emailing her to set up a meeting we have got an idea of the direction we have both agreed the project will go .

BackGround

YMCA is a national and international Christian youth movement that supports children and young people through, amongst other things, the provision of accommodation to homeless young people, youth work, vocational training and programmes promoting good health and family relationships.

Insync Standards are a development tool for YMCAs wanting to deliver the best possible services to people. Although reflective of the key features of other quality frameworks, they are customised around the work of YMCAs, as requested by the YMCA Movement, and are endorsed by the Charity Commission.

Purpose of the Project

Is to give a video perspectives on working with the Standards which will help them bring this to life .

In addition to being able to feature clips on the website – for example, a Peer Assessor talking about the training and development programme, an Insync co-ordinator talking about the challenges faced by an association, a CEO describing the process and value of working with the Standards, we would also like all perspectives edited into a whole video piece that can be used to: promote the Standards to people considering signing up for self and peer assessment
demonstrate the value of Insync to partner organisations and funding bodies

It is hoped that elements of the whole piece could be used at the Movement’s National Assembly which takes place this year on the 9th – 11th April in Nottingham to further promote the Standards to participants and act as a backdrop to the celebration of the successful accreditation of more YMCAs.