Skills and knowledge

Commentary

Building the skills, knowledge, confidence and capacity of children and young people is crucial for their participation to make change happen. Access to information they can understand is also important for them to be able to make informed choices and decisions. For adults, training and support is also essential to overcome the stumbling blocks of how to begin and how to manage change, to share power and to work effectively to reduce the risks and maximise the benefits. One valuable additional result of such training will be a wider change in adult perceptions of children and young people.

Indicators

Emerging

6.1 - There is accredited capacity building for children and young people to develop skills and knowledge to make change happen, including in negotiation, presentation and finance

6.2 - There is capacity building for staff to gain skills for the safe, sound and effective participation of children and young people

6.3 - Children and young people have access to information to allow them to participate fully in issues of importance to them

Established

6.4 - Children and young people help plan, deliver and evaluate active involvement training to staff and leaders

6.5 - Children and young people help develop the capacity of other children and young people to participate

Advanced

6.6 - Children and young people help deliver training and capacity building to partner organisations

6.7 - Consultancy and mentoring arrangements that support children and young people's active involvement are in place