Online Youth Outreach aims to help Children and Young Peoples services to address digital skill gaps and engage learners to reach their full potential in using digital technologies.  The aim of Online Youth Outreach social media training courses is not only to provide important information, but to provide proven digital skills and techniques participants can use immediately to engage and support children's and young people online engagement.  

Online digital tools can offer a diverse range of opportunities to engage with young people and promote their participation in local youth services. Explore both how to support young people as they engage in these environments; and learn how to practically and creatively use social media and social networking to enhance the delivery of young people service(s). Objective of the training course is to enable delegates to create a practical online strategy to integrate into their work supported with a professional qualification to evidence their understanding and learning.  This training course is suitable for youth practitioners, teachers, social workers and respective managers (Statuary & Voluntary sector).   Experience has shown that even experienced practitioners who use social networks sites personally and professionally have gaps in their knowledge on how to edit and modify privacy and account settings. 

Learning outcomes: 1 Day Introduction to Social Media Course

• Understand how to create a social network profile, change privacy settings, invite friends & modify privacy settings to control what information is displayed on front profile page & news feed.
• Create an online Facebook group and event to promote a youth activity, service and/or an organisation - learning each safety aspect
• Explore how to create a Facebook page, learn how to create an engaging page using various apps and online tools - tricks of the trade ; D 
• Discussing & identifying opportunities and challenges for using social media in a professional context;
• Understand how young people use social media: risk and opportunities 
• Understand the key issues to consider when involved in digital work with young people (informed consent, contracting boundaries, verifying identities, safeguarding, parental/career consent)
• Understand how to utilise online social network ʻapplicationsʼ to enhance the online profile/ group functions to young people
• Understand how to promote basic online safety and digital literacy;
• Recognise & understand associate risks & safe guarding considerations with online consultations/forum discussions

Fee: Statuary  £110 + VAT    Voluntary £90 + VAT 

Social Media resource email - provided to each training delegate. 

To learn about Online Youth Outreach please visit http://www.onlineyouthoutreach.co.uk    Please do not hesitiate to contact me if you require any further information or have any questions.  Online Youth Outreach can be contracted to deliver 'in-house' training session for organisational teams - standard day rate £750 + VAT.  This maybe more cost efficient - please call to discuss.