Having been involved in community warden schemes and their training since their inception @training believes that the success of the schemes rests in the level of training they have received.

83% of the established schemes have achieved sustainability and are to be mainstreamed.

The results below demonstrate the impact well trained Community/Street Wardens have…. the department of community and local goervnment [Formerly the ODPM] has provided the statistics.

There has been significant progress towards our poorest neighbourhoods becoming places where people want to live, places that promote opportunity and places that provide a better quality of life for all. Progress to date includes: • A considerable (28%) drop in the overall rate of crime where Neighbourhood Warden Schemes operate.

• Quality of life in warden scheme areas has improved. 25% of residents have reported an increase in satisfaction with their neighbourhoods.

• Wardens are also successfully addressing the problem of fear of crime in deprived communities, particularly among older residents. Residents who note the presence of wardens are less worried about being robbed or mugged, and targeted action by wardens has reduced the fear of distraction burglary.

• Residents in warden areas have an improved perception of their local environment owing to targeted work on graffiti, fly-tipping, litter and dog fouling. The greatest impacts are seen in schemes where wardens have a good relationship with agencies responsible for the environment.

• Youth anti-social behaviour (ASB) remains one of the most serious issues in warden areas and continues to be the main reason for resident dissatisfaction. However, there are positive signs that perceptions of ASB are changing. The link between wardens and reduced ASB is clear. People who say that wardens make them feel safer are more likely to say the problem of teenagers has got better.

• Wardens have been particularly successful in their role as 'linker' between residents and service providers. Although few warden schemes have community development as an explicit objective, the most successful have adopted a community-based approach.

The impact the schemes have had reflects in the training received and the qualifications gained. Our expertise lies in providing the training and taking wardens through their NVQ to gain nationally recognised qualification. These NVQ’s have the flexibility to be tailored to meet the diverse roles the wardens are engaged in.