Intercultural Programme of the National Youth Council of Ireland

Welcome

***‘Developing Inclusive Youth Work Practice*’ – A cross-border conference**

Thurs 14 Oct 2010 - Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk

Why? To share learning and best practice on inclusion, North and South of the border

What?

Hear from young people on their experiences of inclusive youth work
Hear from youth organisations that have made changes to include more young people
Examine your current practice – what challenges and opportunities arise from embracing diversity?
Share your ‘tips’ with a range of organisations working across the youth sector and learn from them
Leave with a toolkit to support your organisation in assessing its practice across the 5 P’s:

            Participation levels
            Public Image
            Policies and Procedures
            Programme planning and delivery
            Professional development

Book your place at

http://www.youthnetni.org.uk/default.aspx?CATID=5157&CID=17230

12 step guide to Good Practice now online

Our new guide, Promoting Quality in Intercultural Youth Work: 12 Steps to Good Practice is now available.

Intercultural Training Dates for 2010

The dates and locations of NYCI intercultural training programme for youth workers for 2010 are now available.

Five courses delivered during 2009 will be repeated, and three new courses are also available for 2010. The new courses for 2010 include 'Embedding Diversity in Youth Work'; a two-day course on 'How to design and deliver a session on Intercultural Awareness' for youth workers and volunteers; and a two-hour session 'Exploring Interculturalism in Youth Work' which is not scheduled but available on request to be delivered to a youth work organisation.

Courses cover issues including intercultural awareness, tackling racism, practical supports for intercultural youth work and designing intercultural programmes and policies. Locations of the training are country-wide including Dublin, Galway, Cork, and Limerick.

The training programme targets volunteers or staff of youth work organisations and others that work with young people in out of school settings.

Course titles, dates and locations for 2010:

Framing Our World: A cultural perspective on images and messages in development (NEW COURSE FOR 2010)

Thursday 9 September; Dublin city

Thursday 16 September; Galway city

Tuesday 21 September; Waterford city

Embedding Diversity in Youth Work (NEW COURSE FOR 2010)

Tuesday 28 September; Dublin city (this training is free of charge due to funding from Dublin City Council Integration fund)

Tackling Racism and Managing Conflict

Thursday 21 October; Cork city

Developing Intercultural Policies and Implementation Plans

Thursday 4 & Friday 5 November; Dublin city