What is the Now & Next Youth programme?

The Quest is a learning programme for youth aged 15-21, designed to provide them positive support and help them craft their life vision. 

The programme engages young people in their life planning to increase positive learning and life outcomes. It coaches them to:

• Identify their unique strengths and how they come into play in their lives.

• Co-design their planning to formulate a personal vision that inspires them

• Develop their vision into goals.

• Unpack goals into smaller achievable steps to build their confidence in goal setting and goal achieving.

Who is the program suitable for?

• Youth from ages 15 to 21 seeking positive support and guidance in formulating a life vision.

• Youth with ASD/neurodiversity, cognitive/learning disabilities and ADHD.

• The programme is not yet suitable for youth with visual and hearing impairment - it is being adapted towards future (2025) enrolments.

What will participants learn?

Participants will:

• Develop knowledge and experience about the visioning and planning process and its connection to wellbeing.  The output is an inspirational vision board filled with goals. Participants prioritise one long-term goal for each category and learn to implement strategies to achieve them.

• Unpack their goals from long to short-term, experiment completing them by taking small achievable steps by utilising our bespoke ‘Goal 2 Action’ tool and building capacity to take control of their own progress.