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Practical training courses to support your professional development

Discover

Access expert resources to support your work with young people

Participate

Get involved in membership, committees and campaigns

Contacting our team

We are working remotely as much as possible at the moment. The best way to contact us is by email. You’ll get our staff contact details below:

News

Stay up to date with the latest news and information on our work in the youth sector in Ireland

Managing difficult conversations during Christmas break

Christmas break can be a time where we come together with extended family and community. It can feel overwhelming when people start conversations about people seeking […]

SPARK €300 Mini-Grant Scheme

The SPARK Mini-Grants Scheme aims to support youth arts taster workshops for young people aged 10 to 25 in youth work and non-formal education settings – sparking young people’s interest in new art forms and ideas as well as supporting new working relationships with local artists! APPLY NOW!

Youth Council calls for programme for government to prioritise young people and youth work

NYCI annual conference highlights urgent need for investment in youth sector The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), representing organisations working with young people nationwide, has […]

Book upcoming training courses & events

Racial Justice Training 30th January 2025

January 30, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm GMT

MindOut -Donegal, 5th and 6th of February 2025

February 5, 2025 @ 10:00 am - February 6, 2025 @ 4:00 pm GMT
Contact If you have any queries or require more information, contact Bríd- brid.collins@nyci.ie

Programmes

Our programmes provide expert guidance, practical training and user-friendly resources to support your work with young people

Youth Arts

Programme

Be part of our work for young people and the youth work sector. There are so many ways you can get involved and make a difference.

Child Protection

Programme

The Child Protection Programme is based in the National Youth Council of Ireland and is funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Equality & Intercultural

Programme

The Equality and Intercultural Programme at NYCI is here to support you to embed equality, inclusion, diversity and interculturalism in your youth work setting.

Global Youth Work & Development Education

Programme

Global youth work is essentially good youth work, which responds to young people’s changing circumstances. Global youth work is about discovering global issues with young people through non-formal education.

Youth Health

Programme

We aim to facilitate and promote the involvement of youth organisations and young people in international activities and to encourage youth organisations to include an international dimension to their youth work.

STEAM Engagement Programme

Programme

Ensuring STEAM is used to improve the lives of young people and inspire their curiosity.

International

Programme

We aim to facilitate and promote the involvement of youth organisations and young people in international activities and to encourage youth organisations to include an international dimension to their youth work.

STEAM and Digital Youth Work

Programme

We use innovative methodologies to increase the use of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and maths) to support the achievement of youth work outcomes and train youth workers to support the young people they work with to deal with living in an increasingly digitalised world.

Become a member of the NYCI

Join the representative body for youth organisations in Ireland and take advantage of the benefits for your organisation

Get Involved

Committees

Make an impact by joining The Policy and Advocacy Committee (PAC) or The International
Advisory Committee (IAC)

Members

Uniting 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI. 10 organisations have corresponding or observer status

Campaigns

The National Youth Council of Ireland supports a number of campaigns aimed at improving the lives of young people in Ireland

NYCI complies with the Charities Regulator’s Governance Code in Ireland

NYCI supports Sustainable Development Goals

NYCI Supports Comhlámh’s Code of Good Practice

NYCI is a signatory of the Dochas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages

NYCI is an SDG Ambassador