At International level, Youth Service embraces a variety of schemes which give young people the chance to travel and meet young people of their own age throughout the world.
At our Club level, the aim of Youth Service is to help develop and challenge the young people in our community and to prepare them for the world of work.
The Youth Service Committee
The Youth Service Committee comprises a Convenor, Deputy Convenor and routinely 2 Committee members.
At a high level they are responsible for developing and running a programme of activities and events to help develop and challenge local young people and provide them with a platform for them to showcase their talents.
In addition a Youth Service Committee member runs a programme of activities via the local High School to help young people transition from school to further or higher education or the work place.
Responsibilities
The following are the main responsibilities of the Youth Service Committee.
Our Approach
Once the agreed events for the year have been established each committee member is allocated one or more events that they will take the lead on for organising, with support from other committee members as required. Members should be provided with a folder with the necessary guidelines, forms, contacts etc for each event.
Examples of Youth Service Events
The following are profiles of the type of events that the Youth Service Committee routinely organise or put forward candidates
a) The annual outward bound RYLA Camps (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) at Ardeonaig on Loch Tay, and these have always been successful events. We routinely sponsor 2 young people
b) Challenge Enterprise - a very worthwhile project whereby young people are given the chance to listen to, and meet, `high flyers' from industry - encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit. We routinely sponsor 2 young people
c) Georgia Scholarship - The Rotary Clubs in Georgia sponsor a young person in 4th or 5th year at school to study for the academic year in Georgia
d) Young Musician of the Year - a competition involving both instrumentalists and vocalists.
e) School Liaison - meeting with the heads of local schools to see how Rotary can help young people reach their full potential
f) Interact club A junior version of Rotary within the High School
g) Poetry, art and other competitions, as well as the annual primary interschool Quiz
h) Other schemes sponsored by District e.g. Young Chef
i) A Development Programme for Queensferry High School Students -The club , in partnership with Queensferry Ambition (QA) a local business federation, runs a comprehensive programme of workshops for more senior students to help them transition from school to Further Education and the workplace. These events include: motivational talks, CV workshops and mock interview workshops. The committee also organises an annual Careers Fair to showcase a wide range of jobs/careers for the students.
March 2015
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