The 2011 Youth Parliament Program is the 16th YMCA managed program to be staged in South Australia, strongly supported by the state government through the Office for Youth. Youth Parliament has educated around 1,000 young people in the SA Parliamentary system, voting procedures, parliamentary etiquette, public speaking and bill writing in a professional and exciting environment.

Application

Applications have closed for 2011, the program is underway! (you can register your interest for 2012 by emailing your contact details to rebecca.schaefer@ymca.org.au)

Any young person residing in South Australia within the age range 16-25 can apply to participate in the Youth Parliament Program. You may apply as an Individual or as a member of a team by completing an Application Form. Individual applicants will be allocated to a team by the Taskforce.

Training

Youth Parliament participants work in teams of 6 to 8 to actively research and develop a Youth bill. Participants will complete 2-3 days of training before attending the Residential program. The training will cover Bill writing, Parliamentary process and etiquette, debating, public speaking and working with the media.

Residential Week

The program culminates in a residential camp during which Bills at Parliament House are debated and amended.  In addition to the debating in Parliament House there will be other recreational activites, games and lots of fun, including a full-on Wreck day.

If you want to follow us this year, go to our Facebook site “YMCA SA Youth Parliament 2011″ where we will keep you up to date with the events as they unfold.

Program Cost
The YMCA believes strongly in providing a program that is accessible. The subsidised program cost of $320 per person will include all training, accommodation, food, etc.

$ 320 per person, gst inc
$ 2560 per team of eight (8), gst inc