The Standards
Scope Review is :
Development
Standards are assessed but the goal is to provide feedback that assists an organisation in it’s development.
Scope Review is not : Accreditation
Measuring actual organisational effectiveness with young people rather than less important indicators that are easier to measure.
The Standards
Easily understandable standards and criteria that create a road-map for positive youth development and quality service provision.
The key focus of the Scope Review is to assist organisations to engage in their own process of continuous improvement. Scope standards and reporting back is geared towards development rather than accreditation.
Safe Practice
Youth Development
Programme Design
Governance and Management
Community Connections
Safe Practice
- Young people are safe
- Youth Development Workers/staff are safe
Youth Development
- The agency helps young people to build positive connections within the programme and into other areas of their lives.
- The agency operates from a strength based approach.
- youth development workers at the agency connect effectively with young people.
- The agency encourages youth participation and self-empowerment.
Programme Design
- The programmes has a clear kaupapa (objectives, purpose and values) and its activities are consistent with these.
- Programme content and design is being shaped by feedback and research into local youth needs.
- The programme supportive of the other areas of a young person’s life.
- The programme sets fair and consistent boundaries for young people.
- The programme is adequately resourced.
Governance and Management
- The agency has a clear Kaupapa (obectives, purpose and values) that is shared at all levels.
- The governance group has an effective relationship with the management/manager.
- Systems are in place for planning, accountability and management of finances, appropriate to the size of the agency.
- Systems are in place for the management and support of staff (whether paid or voluntary).
- The agency has a set of policies and procedure appropriate to the scope of their operation.
Community Connections
- The agency maintains positive connections with stakeholders and the wider community.
- An agency actively liases with local iwi and local Maori resource people.
- The agency works cooperatively with other local agencies and schools to support best outcome for (individualsand groups of) young people who are in need.
