Showing posts with label YES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YES. Show all posts

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Learning Forward Retreat in Dehradun, May 2026

An immersive learning experience in Dehradun.

The three Rs
Learn to connect deeply with young people through Reading, Reflection, and Building Meaningful Relationships. 

The YES Way
Youth Engaging Society (YES) offers equal opportunities to every individual: Service, Skill, Sport, and Study.

The six Cs
“The 6 Cs” are designed to equip students for a rapidly changing world.

Read more at: https://schooleducation.com/learning-forward-retreat


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Presentation by PYDS Learning Academy and Hillwoods Academy by Learning Forward India Foundation

Sunday, September 30, 2012

The YES Way workshop - 27th October 2012

Youth Engaging Society (YES) is organizing an in-Studio Youth Empowerment and Leadership Workshop.

It is all about finding the leader within, you will be able to discover your hidden self, and then can even volunteer and help others in your community. Mentors, students, teachers, parents, business managers, volunteers of any age and anyone who wants to live the youth within is most welcome to join us for the Workshop.


This one day workshop will help connect, communicate, collaborate and create, from dreams to reality! Don’t wait for another day and enroll yourself to this self-fulfilling day’s adventure!!!

You can register on the following link:

If you want to know more, feel free to call
Apula @ +91 90-13-020763
www.inyouth.org
Youth engaging society for The Gold Award Holders' Society

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Hopetown Girls' School having fun!




I am in class 8 right now and I was not sure before this workshop whether to join IAYP or not but YES has actually convinced me a lot and I would love to prove that “I am a Young Person.” I will surely reach till the best levels I could. Thanks a lot and seriously had FUN.
-Navya Kalra

It was really refreshing and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this. Sandeep Sir & Devyani Ma’am were really good. We laughed, played games, made projects, showed presentations, and ate toffees. This was a really good ecperience.
-Muskan Periwal

Fair enough I never considered myself to be the right person to make decisions in my life. But after this session I was extremely thrilled and realized it is me who has the right to carry on with my life as I want to. So hats off!! I hope we have such sessions again in near future.
-Radhika Agarwal

Thank you Devyani our very special Gold Award Holder and one of our key volunteers who helped establish GAHS India. This workshop could  not have been possible without the great effort of Devyani!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Role profile Head YES Project



Business and development manager needed
(Version 1 – To be finalised upon commencement)
Job Description:
           

Job Title:                   Head YES (Youth Engaging Society) Project 

Location:                   Based at Delhi

Reports To:                National Director

Direct Reports:           None


For further information about IAYP and the YES project, please visit www.iayp.in



1.     Summary and Main Purpose:

The post will be responsible for the key areas of: Developing Partnerships; Extending the Award; and Quality Assurance within India. This post will also actively participate in aspects of the Strengthening the Structure pathway, where this pathway is concerned with areas of Award management and leadership development. Volunteers will work closely with the Delhi based National Director and the National team as well as liaise with the Sydney based Regional Office team to ensure coordination of activity, policy and strategy.

The role has overall responsibility for the key areas of:
I.           Work closely with the National Director, to set and meet the country’s annual objectives with particular regard to the Developing Partnerships, QA and Extending the Award pathways.
II.          Design, develop and implement the capacity building and  training, particularly in the developing and facilitating of best practice in the India and in helping key and emerging Award Units (YES Centres) and Partners to develop training teams and plans.
III.         Actively contribute to Award Management and Leadership training and development activity within the country.
IV.       Maintain and develop effective and productive relationships with key delivery partnership organisations, such as Partners, World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) and others.
V.        Proactively provide operational advice and pastoral care support to YES Centres, IOs and emerging National alliance partners in the social and corporate sector as required.
VI.       Proactively develop and supporting key Gold Award holders throughout the region and follow up work with the Award volunteers and youth representatives.
VII.      Work for fund raising, events and activities to help make the Award Programme sustainable in India.
VIII.     Build partnerships and work with Government bodies and institutions to role out the Programme for youth development as a part of the social agenda of the institutions.
IX.       Represent the IAYP India in forums and bodies to for business development, out-reach and to further the implementation of the Strategic Plan needs of IAYP India.



2.     Key Accountabilities:
KA 1            To contribute to the setting and meeting of the country’s annual objectives, with particular regard to the Developing Partnerships, QA and Extending the Award pathways.
KA 2            To motivate, encourage and further develop the Award Programme in the Country through designing and conducting appropriate training, contributing as a presenter at National conferences and events, utilising partner networks and country visits
KA 3            To research, develop and manage the training and development strategy for the NAA and its associated budget, in close liaison with the National Director/team and the Programme team
KA 4            To champion and ensure the application of Award delivery best practice across the country including the coordination and implementation of pilot projects or special initiatives.
KA 5            To provide operational advice and pastoral care to YES Centres, IOs and emerging National License Holders through visits and regular contact
KA 6            To contribute to Award management and leadership development in the country through the NAA and related project activity
KA 7            To establish productive links with youth networks such as YES Centres, Youth Councils etc
KA 8            To facilitate links between Award holders and work with YES Centres to encourage them to engage their Award holders in developing the work of the Award
KA 9            To provide leadership, support and work with the regional youth representatives for meaningful participation in the governance and planning process
KA 10            To develop new operational, promotional and training materials as required
KA 11            To produce reports for the country and for the Programme team as required and assist the National Director in preparing concept papers, proposals and reports on regional/global youth development issues for the Chairman and for governance meetings
KA 12            To contribute and participate NAA / Governing Council and other National meetings as required
KA 13            To promote the Award and the work of the Association at every opportunity, including to external and internal bodies and partners
KA 14            To perform any other task which may be assigned by the National Director



1.     Essential Knowledge/Experience

i.           Educated to degree level or equivalent

ii.          Proven experience and evidence of success in a training and development role

iii.         Proven experience of designing and delivering training

iv.        Proven experience in running training events and public speaking

v.         Experience of writing training plans and developing resources and materials

vi.        Experience of managing relationships with partners and volunteers

vii.       Experience of managing resources

viii.      Experience of monitoring and evaluating training and development programmes

1.     Desirable Knowledge/Experience

I.           Experience of working in the charity/ not-for-profit sector

II.          Knowledge and experience of the Award

III.         Experience of quality assurance processes

IV.       Working knowledge of the common national languages


1.     Skills & Abilities
(acquired by training or experience)

I.           Group facilitation

II.          Small group training

III.         Computer literate – word processing, power point and spreadsheet skills

IV.       Designing, writing training plans and support material

V.        Project and event management and evaluation

VI.       Development and annual planning

VII.      Budgeting and accounts

VIII.     Quality monitoring


1.     Competencies
(behaviours necessary to do the job well)

I.           Excellent written and oral communication skills

II.          Communicate concepts in simple clear language

III.         Planning and prioritising

IV.       Customer focused

V.        Decision making

VI.       Credible working and training with a variety of diverse cultures, gender, age and social groups

VII.      Problem solver and Ideas generation

VIII.     Results and outcome focused

IX.       Effective communicator with different stakeholders and with colleagues at all levels of the organisation

X.        Team player; is able to lead, manage and support as required

XI.       Ability to work in a small team

Saturday, August 6, 2011

YES Centre Manager- Manish Chandel of Purkal Youth Development Society (PYDS) shares the impact of the Award Programme in PYDS Community

"As I was walking around our school on last Saturday. I saw different groups of students busy in various activities. As I passed our staffroom, I was able to smell some cookies being baked. I peeped inside and saw a group of 6 students, along with their mentor busy with newly bought Micro-wave oven, trying to bake some thing. Excitement on their faces was proving that they are going to gain a success. Actually it was the baking class for our IAYP students who opted cooking as a skill for their program. Another group of students was ready to move to nearby village ‘Jaspur’ carrying sacks in their hands with a mission to clean this village and its surroundings. They are also trying to make it completely plastic free in next 4 months. On every Sunday IAYP group can also be seen on our school’s playground trying to enhance their skills in various sports, under the guidance of our sports teacher.

All these students undergoing IAYP program are full of enthusiasm and passion to prove them. Their confidence has boomed after returning from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), made possible by the Award Programme Foundation Trustees' Support. Really now our center is looking ‘YES Centre’ (Youth Engaging Society Centre). Earlier students were in doubt, that how it would be possible for them to undergo expeditions or adventures as you already know that for our students even going to Dehradun is a big task, because of their limited resources .Even though they are getting wonderful opportunities and exposure because of our friends Like IAYP and many others who provides them a chance to challenge the mainstreams.

 Very soon number of IAYP students from our centre will be double. Also I would like to thank Swamy sir who has taken a keen interest in this program and has given us full liberty to ensure the success of this program. His valuable ideas are always there to guide us and also he is arranging professionals to guide our students in enhancing their various skills like photography, baking etc.

Even our teachers who are linked with this program have got chance to develop in various aspects of life and more important becoming a part of such youthful program is making us all feel like a teenager.

- Manish Chandel, PYDS YES Manager
Photo: PYDS Archives 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Divyangana Dhankar, the First Gold Awardee from the Open Awards Centre shares her experiences


With the Award’s resounding presence already being felt in majority schools, the question that I frequently came across as a participant of the open award centre was why I opted for this programme. The answer was quite simple. I was busier in my school days than I am today! In school emphasis was placed on academics, the goal was to secure that extra mark during the board exams in order to get an extra consideration while applying to college. This goal lead to the pain staking drudgery of burning the mid night oil with the paranoia of scoring better than the others. Free time was often taken over by studies but this time with the reason of attending coaching classes for entrance exams. Thus, one never really got a chance to enhance one’s skills or go on a free spirited adventure. Our knowledge about the world was only limited to the text we managed to merrily parrot. Once out of school and into college the goal changed. It was time to look into something meaningful to do and catch up on whatever was missed. 

The International Award Programme was brought to my notice by a number of friends who had completed various levels of the programme. The difference in their approach, outlook and perception on matters of importance had changed significantly. They seemed confident, proactive, concerned and participative in all spheres of the society-social, environmental, political and economical. While one peer voraciously shunned plastic to favour the forest, the other seemed to enjoy the thrills of outdoor sports like paragliding and was now looking for avenues to train as an instructor. I could see a major transition in them from blindly following idealism to carpe diem-seize the day. It invoked in me a desire to look out of the box and in some ways to become more complacent like my friends. Since the opportunity of entering the Award at the school level had been exhausted, the open award centre, which had just begun, was a perfect solution. The programme followed by these centers was just the same. All five sections of the Award (if one was a Gold participant) had to be completed. The basic difference was the change in institution; instead of doing the Award in school one was now pursuing it in college or in a corporate. It was also for those individuals who belonged to the age group prescribed by the Award programme but due to certain circumstances could not carry it at the regular school level. 

The biggest advantage that I felt in the open award centre was its non competitiveness coupled with a sense of achievement in each section. For the first time I was not competing with my school mates or with my peers. I was making a positive change in my life and that of others around me. In the service section I volunteered with a group called AWAZ with the aim of sensitising ordinary citizens about their fundamental rights through the right to information act 2005 thereby enabling them empower themselves by this effective tool. The RTI also helps to keep checks and balances on the working of the government. Unlike other modes of social service, this sector, I felt was the most neglected. Civil society today only stresses on promoting literacy among the masses but little thought is given in educating our people about their basic responsibilities as citizens or even imbibing them with a value system. Through this section I believe I have contributed in making the world a better place to live in and given back to the society what I believe I have taken from them. The adventure and residential projects were completed in the wild hinterlands of Russia. 

A grand opportunity came my way through the International Youth Forum Seliger and the International meeting-Beginning of trust which allowed me a platform to interact and learn from the youth with a different culture and language. I was humbled to see the ease with which I was able to make lifelong friends across borders, those who I am regularly in touch with through facebook! The physical recreation section was one which brought rhythm into my life. Dancing to the nuanced form of Bharatnatyam I sought to re-establish my severed connections with creation and elements which form the very breath of life. It not only gave me a form of exercise but also helped me rejuvenate. I felt I was able to focus better on work after an hour of dance. Chocolate cakes, cinnamon cookies, noisettes or casseroles you name it and I could bake it! A year long course in the art of baking left me spluttered in batter, covered my nose in chocolate, broke that priceless borosil but equipped me with the life long skill of mixing different ingredients in the correct proportions to appease the taste buds. 

The open award centre is, thus, a platform for those looking for creatively engaging their energies in discovering, confronting, enhancing, improving and enriching their abilities; pushing themselves to take that extra leap through different means thereby becoming self reliant, responsible and balanced individuals. The OAC carries forward the exciting challenge of the Award programme from school doors to magically transforming lives of young university students and corporate professionals. It is for anyone who seeks to look beyond the academic curriculum with an enthusiasm for learning something new and fun everyday!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

YES News monthly launched


What is Youth Engaging Society (YES)?

Youth Engaging Society or YES is the way to go for fostering youth involvement in our country. The YES movement allows schools, colleges and Award units in different parts of the country to open their walls to the community around them. This allows integration of youth energy from the society through participation in the Award Programme.

We would like to welcome all our Award Operators in India, to work with us to further the goals of The Award Programme, and work to ‘Equip for Life’, young people in our society. IAYP today connects young people from all walks of life; the well off schools, the colleges, the social organisations, business and voluntary bodies, all work to help youth engage effectively with society. The four sections of Adventure, Service, Skills, Sports and Residential Projects for Gold all have the society at the core, and thus this campaign for YES.

Award Programme Foundation Trust operates the IAYP in India and aims to make this a premier youth programme for inclusive social development, as per the aims of the National Youth Policy. The Award Programme is delivered to the schools through our partner Zones, for more do visit our website www.iayp.in.

To celebrate the spirit of the youth and help build The Award Programme, the National Award Authority (NAA) works to promote, provide and preserve The Programme. The NAA Office was set up in 2010 and has since been working tirelessly to raise the profile of IAYP, publishing Award India, e-newsletter The Award Weekly, road shows and events. We now introduce the monthly YES News for our Operating Units and partners. The monthly A4 single sheet, will focus on highlighting the new systems and help administer the IAYP more effectively, keeping in mind the needs of quality with a quest for numbers too. The Programme is open to young people from 14 to 25 years of age, without any discrimination.

We will be happy to receive feedback and share resources with the Award Units and Partners, please do write in to us, and most important do keep up the volunteer spirit to help build the trust of the youth in India.


Sandeep Dutt
National Director

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Coming On Board - IAA

The International Award for Young People, India (IAYP)
Member: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association

 














The Award Programme Foundation (APF) is licensed by The Duke of  Edinburgh's Award International Association. APF has a Board of  Trustees and they appoint the National Director. The office of the National Award Authority (NAA), is in New Delhi and the National Award Authority has an advisory Governing Council. The Zones are represented on the Governing Council through the Chairpersons. 


The NAA  issues Operators Licenses to Zones, Corporate, Social / NGO bodies and other youth organisations. The Indian Special Projects are all licensed and supported by the NAA.


The four Zones in India i.e. North, South, East and West, administer the Award in the Schools, and serve the needs of the participants in the 14-18 ages. In addition the national office under the YES (youth engaging society) initiative partners with institutions, social bodies, universities and governments to help young people of the 14-25 ages participate in The Award Programme.


All the Zones and member schools are listed on the website at: http://www.iayp.in/school_award.html


To learn more and partner for youth engaging society (YES), 
check out http://www.iayp.in/yes.htm 



Coming-On-Board video may be viewed at www.facebook.com/iayp.in

Welcome to call us on +91 11 26497154 or write to us at 'ai@iayp.in'
Visit the website http://www.iayp.in/


The Organization chart for IAYP, India

Saturday, January 29, 2011

APF Trustees support Updated Strategy 2011

A strategy to Equip for life 100,000 Young Indians aged 14 – 25 by 2013


1. Work for YES (youth engaging society)– to facilitate build up of Volunteers and encourage the participation of youth in the 14 - 25 age groups.

2. Programme inclusion by enrolling more students from vernacular / government schools, from the current near 400 largely private sector schools. 
3. Raise the annual enrollments for the program to a total of 100,000 in Year 3 of the plan.

Partner with other NGOs, Volunteer groups and the business community and work on our  CSR of Cherish, Service and Relationship.

Youth Engaging Society (YES)
The Award works for youth engaging society and the YES Centre model gives a new direction; for the first time the Programme is now available to the 14-25 age groups in addition.

YES centres not only trains Award Leaders, they also house a chapter of the
Award Holders’ Association and supports the office with good volunteer support.
In addtion serve as model Award Units and train young people. 

Young people in the 14-25 age groups who wish to take up the challenge, and do not have access to an Award Centre / registered School or College, may enroll with the nearest YES Centre.

Over 2000 young people are participating in the Special Projects programme on an equal footing.Year 2010, a renewed focus and the launch of the YES (Youth Engaging Society), has helped us double the number of Special Projects. In 2011 alone more than 1000 fresh entrants will join us.

The IAYP team will promote, provide and preserve the Award Programme in India.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

YES Partners Meet

27th August 2010; another turning point!
With huge success in the YES Centre model, we now have a set of nine YES Parters, who will upgrade to licensed operators. A great day of training and foundation laid for the Award as a Social Business, for Youth Engaging Society.

Friday, May 28, 2010

YES it is happening!

Think fresh, think YES...
Calling all passionate social thinkers and entrepreneurs, partner with IAYP for building the Award Programme in India, get rewarded and even end up as a social entrepreneur.

YOUTH ENGAGING SOCIETY - YES, the way to go...

YES movement encourages social enterprise
Call now +91 11 26497154
Nivedita will rope you in!

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