1. The Programme is funded by Erasmus+ under
Youth Empowerment and Innovation Project
The role of the IARS Youth Advisory Board
Andriana Ntziadima
Communications and Youth Projects Manager
1st Partners’ meeting
10th – 11th April 2017, London
The Programme is funded by Erasmus+ under   

2. About The IARS International Institute
IARS is a leading, international research and policy Institute that has been providing educational, research, policy and networking services at local, national and international level in the field of Youth – Justice – Equalities
“Our mission to give everyone a chance to forge a safer, fairer and more inclusive society.”
We are focused on empowering the most marginalised communities including young people, migrants, refugee and asylum-seeking women, victims  through direct service delivery, while enabling organisations to achieve, measure and improve their social impact.
To achieve our charitable aims we work directly with communities producing evidence-based solutions to current social problems, sharing best practice and we support young people and the community to shape decision making.
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3. YOUTH-LED MODEL OF PARTICIPATION
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4. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
The YAB consists of 29 young volunteers aged 15 – 25 from different backgrounds and circumstances who are aware of the problems facing young people in today’s society and who are interested in an opportunity to do something positive about these issues.
Their role:
Key governance and project feature of IARS that meets on a regular basis to scrutinize, quality control and monitor our work, and advise on our strategy.
YAB members are awarded with a certificate for their active participation at the end of the project and they are provided with bespoke and tailored training that will allow them to genuinely get involved in projects and our governance.
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5. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
NATIONAL YEIP
Peer researchers
Co-facilitators in UK events
Evaluators of the UK project
INTERNATIONAL YEIP
Youth-led evaluation of YEIP’s practical results
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6. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
Activity 1.7: Support with the development of the peer-review research
1 youth-led policy seminar conducted per country attended by representatives of our public authority partners and 20 experts from research, policy, academia and young people to present national findings of the research protocol (all partners).
A youth-led focus group conducted in the UK by IARS to review the research protocol and comparative report. Focus groups will be led by trained young researchers who will be supported by a member of their national research team.
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7. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
Activity 2.1 – Leading on the field trials
Organise a 2-day capacity building training event for young people on youth-led research methods. All partners
Activity 2.2 –Support the research team
Peer researcher will support the research team to conduct primary research in four environments ?(e.g Universities, Youth Offending Institutions, schools, and online. Guides for observations, questionnaires and themes for the focus groups will be co-designed with YEIP’s young researchers.
Activity 2.5 – Scrutinize the Prevent Model
In a 2 full day focus groups that will be organised by the IARS International Institute the Youth Advisory Board and the Women’s Advisory Board will review the Prevent Model
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8. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
Activity 3.2. Field trials (“observed”) in 4 controlled environments
The Youth Advisory Board will lead on the observation of the field, organising 1 youth-led focus group, half-day duration and 15 people per field trial environment
Activity Review of the revised Prevent model
The revised PREVENT model/ intervention, toolkit and national reports will be reviewed by the IARS Youth Advisory Board and the IARS Women’s User Board in 2 full day focus groups that will be organised by the IARS International Institute.
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9. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
Activity 4.1 Quality Assurance of the quantitative Triangulation of YEIP
The Youth Advisory Board will support the development of the UK triangulation survey and
Will be responsible foe the quality assurance of the surveys disseminated across Europe to ensure that appropriate language is used, questionnaires are youth friendly etc.
WorkPackage 5: Support the development of YEIP’s brand identity
Support with the development of the Communications/Dissemination Strategy
Co-design awareness campaigns, blogs and videos.
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10. ROLE OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IN YEIP
Workpackage 6: Lead on the project’s overall evaluation
The Youth Advisory Board will be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the overall project.
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11. Thank you
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