Programmes

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

Youth Arts

The NYCI’s Youth Arts Programme is a strategic partnership of The National Youth Council of Ireland, The Arts Council and The Department of Children and Youth Affairs. It is dedicated to the development and advancement of youth arts in Ireland.

Child Protection

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

Development Education

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is working in consortia with Concern Worldwide, Maynooth University, and Trócaire to deliver Development Education in the Youth Sector.

Equality and Intercultural

The Equality and Intercultural Programme at NYCI is here to support you to embed equality, inclusion, diversity and interculturalism in your youth work setting. We provide a unique and innovative suite of training programmes, resources, policy development, advice, and networking opportunities.

Youth Health

The NYHP is dedicated to developing and promoting a culture within the youth sector which focuses on health and wellbeing by building the capacity of the youth workers and volunteers.

International

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

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.

Training offered by our programmes

We provide a wide range of practical training and certified courses delivered by experts to support your professional development and work with young people.

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

NSETS

NSETS works to ensure and promote quality standards in the education and training of youth workers through an endorsement process based on a rigorous assessment of all aspects of programme content and delivery.

YOUTHPACT

YouthPact, the Quality and Impact body for the EU PEACE IV Children & Young People’s Programme, is a cross-border partnership of four regional organisations: Co-operation Ireland, Ulster University, NYCI and Pobal.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Skills Summary is an easy to use online tool that measures the skills young people gain by participating in youth work and volunteering opportunities, building their confidence, so that they can better communicate the value of these essential skills to future employers.

YOUNG VOICES

Young Voices is a programme that offers ongoing opportunities for young people from age sixteen to thirty years who have an interest in change making.

ONE WORLD WEEK

One World Week is a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action that takes place throughout Ireland during the third week in November every year

SCREENAGERS

Screenagers is a collaborative international research project focussing on the use of ICT, digital and social media in youth work. It is a partnership between agencies in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

UN YOUTH DELEGATE

Since 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and NYCI have partnered to provide the opportunity for young Irish people to participate in the UN Youth Delegate Programme.

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