Publications

The directors present their annual report together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

We’re very proud of what we achieved for the youth sector in 2018. With our members we’ve worked hard to make sure youth work is recognised […]

The NYCI Pre-Budget 2020 submission details costed recommendations for investment in youth work services and voluntary youth organisations, employment, education and social protection supports, and measures […]

A tool for inspiration, exploration and imagination in youth work. This resource is published by the Youth Arts Programme, an initiative of the National Youth Council […]

Guide to Project Planning Framework

Guide to drawing up an artist’s contract

Guide to creating a successful youth arts residency

Welcome to the latest NYCI Resource for Global Educators, Youth Workers, Development Education practitioners, trainers, activists, changemakers of all shapes and sizes but in particular those […]

The final learning report from the NYCI TechSpace STEM in Youth Work Maker Project highlights that including STEM in youth work enhances it in unique ways. […]

The National Youth Council of Ireland passionately believes in an Ireland where every young person in every community across the country is empowered through excellent youth […]

Over the past ten years there have been significant developments at policy and strategy levels, both internationally and nationally, which provide a strong rationale for promoting […]

The course encourages, supports and facilitates youth organisations to become effective settings for health. 

This educational tool and practice manual outlines an innovative new approach on how to transform hate in youth work settings. Focused on the youth worker, and their […]

The aim of the National Youth Strategy is to enable all young people to realise their maximum potential, by respecting their rights and hearing their voices, […]

If you are currently running an arts project or you are thinking about getting started, we hope this publication will prove very helpful. It is intended […]

Youth in Europe: What Next? Structured Dialogue Cycle VI – Consultation Phase Full report

This resource will help you measure the outcomes of your youth arts project. This set of scales specially designed to provide a series of observable behaviours in a group of young people taking part in an arts project.

An NYCI Toolkit for Youth Work Organisations to design, review and evaluate their child protection policy. This new resource is aimed at youth clubs, services and […]

A Practical Guide to using NYCI’s ‘Capturing Magic’ – a tool for evaluating outcomes in youth arts projects in line with the National Quality Standards Framework […]

Introduction Using Art in Youth Work provides opportunities to encourage creativity and self-expression.  It presents new challenges and can expose people to new and exciting art forms. […]

Introduction Evaluation of process, progress and outcomes is a vital part of any youth work, and should occur as an ongoing activity throughout any project. A […]

This online resource gives you a duo of photography workshops to undertake with young people – one using cameras and one without. Written by Aoife Giles, […]

This online resource gives you a duo of photography workshops to undertake with young people – one using cameras and one without. Written by Aoife Giles, […]

Courage, tenacity and patience key to partnerships involving young people and the arts Seeking out partnerships can be enormously helpful to youth work and artistic programmes […]