The Youth Access Programme
The Youth Access programme supports young people in the evenings and weekends to:
-
gain access to the John Wheatley Learning Network
-
develop skills with creative technologies based on arts and cultural activities
-
To these ends Youth Access Workers lead IT-based activities, working with College tutors to engage young people in activities such as:
-
music creation
-
video editing
-
website creation
-
recreational use of the internet
-
networked games
-
These activities are designed to support the development of transferrable IT skills but also to support the development of social skills and the ability of young people to interact positively with their peers and with adults in authority.
Sessions are based in learning centres equipped with PCs and fast connections to College servers and the Internet. The Youth Access programme is supported by Glasgow Kelvin College, Glasgow City Council Community Planning and Glasgow Housing Association.