VOYAGE
Voice Of the Youth and Genuine Empowerment

Sessional Tutors/Assessors are required to plan, teach and assess courses for METBPA VOYAGE Course programmes starting with Year 10 students undertaking the BTEC Short Course; Young Leaders for Safer Cities programme.  The programme uses an innovative approach of blended learning; residential setting, e-learning and taught sessions as agreed with the Course Leader.  Successful applicants will be required to carry out administrative tasks required for the programme.

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VOYAGE is a journey of empowerment, knowledge and capacity building, designed specifically for young people. VOYAGE endeavours to help young people navigate their way through the issues of Governance, Leadership, Community, Social Responsibility and Citizenship.

VOYAGE is a series of programmes created by the Metropolitan Black Police Association to ensure that the voices of young people are heard and listened to, and that they are seen as contributors to healthy and successful community life.

VOYAGE aims to create and nurture young leaders from local communities, who in turn will help local communities combat issues of crime, improve environments within schools, assist the improvement of services from local public and private sector providers to the community.

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Programmes under VOYAGE:

• Leadership Programme
• Know Your Rights Seminar
• Peace Pledge
• School and College workshops
• Pizza Evening

There are two delivery formats for this programme:

a) Residential: This is a seven day intensive programme providing an atmosphere within which young leaders are developed and nurtured. The curriculum includes modules on leadership, power, governance, crime and media.

b) Modular: This is a three month programme delivered within local communities. The curriculum mirrors that of the Residential, however, the subject matter is explored in far greater detail.

In addition to the residential and modular formats there is also an International Youth Leadership Programme.

International Youth Leadership Programme: This programme was developed by the Met BPA in 2004 in celebration of our ten year anniversary. The International programme involved some fifty young people coming from South Africa, Jamaica, USA and the United Kingdom. The programme was hosted in London. It is hoped that an international youth programme will be held each year in one of the participating countries.

These are a series of one day seminars providing young people an outline of their rights and responsibilities when stopped by the police. The course covers legislation and includes a debate with police recruits and the issues of community safety.

The Peace Pledge is a promise to live a life of non violence and a commitment not to abuse alcohol or drugs. The Pledge encourages young people to support their local community, schools and families. The Pledge is signed by the young person and then given to a loved one.

These are workshops run by the BPA in local schools on issues of community safety, bullying, community empowerment and peace.

These are events organised by the MBPA where members of the Young Black Positive Advocates are invited to review and comment on police policy and strategy relating to young people. The process provides the YBPA an opportunity to further develop their understanding of the police and contribute to its modernisation. Through this process officers develop a better understanding of young people and in turn informs the development of police policy and strategy.