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‘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.

Cover image of "Promoting Quality in Intercultural Youthwork"

 

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

 

Practical Supports for Doing Intercultural Youth Work

Wednesday 10 November, Limerick city

 

How to design and deliver a session on Intercultural Awareness (NEW COURSE FOR 2010)

Thursday 2 & Friday 3 December; Cork city

  

Also available on request:

Exploring Interculturalism in Youth Work


Full details of these trainings are available in our training brochure, which is available at www.nycitraining.org
 

Please click here to download Application Form