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 Young Adult Carers Access to Education and TrainingProject Status: Current |
NIACE has received funding from the Elizabeth Nuffield Educational Fund to produce a policy briefing paper to raise awareness of the issues concerning access to education and training for young adult carers in the 16 – 25 age group. We are interested in exploring the educational issues faced by young adult carers as they approach and move beyond the age of 18 and how the transition from school to college or training is managed.
Research on caring by Dearden and Becker at Loughborough University (2000) found that young adult carers aged 16 – 25 were more likely to be: excluded from the labour market because of lack of qualifications; living in poverty and in receipt of benefits; finding it difficult to leave home; and experiencing the negative consequences associated with caring including emotional problems and restrictions on opportunities.
Consultation with young adult carers themselves and the organisations who support them will be key to the success of our research. We are particularly interested in hearing the experiences of:
 | ‘invisible’ young adult carers who don’t necessarily identify themselves as being in a caring role, and who are not accessing or receiving support specific to this role; |
| those carers who are siblings of an identified ‘carer’ (most services work with only one young person/young adult in a family); |
| young carers on a waiting list for support from services; |
| those who might not be receiving support because they are 18 and fall between provision for adults and young people; |
| young adults who don’t self-identify as having a caring responsibility. |
We are also interested in finding out if there are particular, or different, issues affecting young female carers and young male carers in this age group.
If you are working with young adult carers, or young adults who may not self-identify as carers who experience particular issues in accessing or remaining in education and training, we would like to hear from you. We would be interested to learn more about the services available to young adult carers and to ensure the voices of young adult carers are represented throughout our project.
If you are interested in helping us with our research, or finding out more about the project, please contact Linda Dixon, Linda.Dixon@niace.org.uk, providing brief details of your provision, and any particular issues you feel should be explored as part of our research, together with your full contact details.
Many thanks for your support.
Linda Dixon, Project Officer, Young Adults Team.
Linda.Dixon@niace.org.uk
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Free resources We would also like to make you aware of a set of free resources (recently developed for Adult Learners’ Week) for organisations wishing to advocate the benefits of learning for carers: We have some free sets of 6 postcard portraits that tell the story of individual carers and how they have accessed education and training and a free booklet entitled: Carers: Access to education and training If you are interested in receiving a set of resources please contact: Clare Holland |
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