Training & Events
Practical training and certified courses to support your professional development.
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We provide a wide range of practical training and certified courses delivered by experts to support your professional development and work with young people.
Alongside our scheduled training calendar, tailored and on-demand training to build your organisation’s capacity is also available.
Upcoming training courses & events
Click on any of the events below to find out more about them, or click here to see all available training courses and events that you can book online.
Tailored training courses
We provide tailored and on-demand training to build your organisation’s capacity. We offer a range of tailored training courses in a variety of disciplines that we can run at your premises (or a convenient nearby location) specifically to upskill your staff members.
Click on any of the featured courses below to find out more, or click here to see all available tailored training courses.
Part-time course in Youth Arts practice delivered in partnership by the National Youth Arts Programme and Maynooth University. The NUI Certificate in Youth Arts aims to introduce those working in the youth sector to the concepts, principles and practice of youth arts using a context and practice approach.
Accrediting body: NUI Maynooth, Dept of Applied Social Studies
National Youth Council of Ireland and Léargas in collaboration with Maynooth University have developed a new interactive online learning module on international youth work.
This information session is provided by the NYCI Child Protection Programme upon request to Boards of Management in the Youth Sector. It is not a training, but a 1-hour information session to support Boards of Management to familiarise themselves more broadly with child safeguarding and child protection.
This training programme is aimed at staff and volunteers in the youth sector, working with young people with general responsibilities in relation to safeguarding, but who do not have specific responsibilities in their role in relation to child protection.
Certificate & in-depth courses
With our academic partners Maynooth University and NUI Galway, the National Youth Council of Ireland offers a number of Certificate and In-depth courses aimed at those working in the youth work sector. Below you will see links to all the available courses in this category.
Click on any of the items listed below to find out more about them.
Part-time course in Youth Arts practice delivered in partnership by the National Youth Arts Programme and Maynooth University. The NUI Certificate in Youth Arts aims to introduce those working in the youth sector to the concepts, principles and practice of youth arts using a context and practice approach.
Accrediting body: NUI Maynooth, Dept of Applied Social Studies
The National Youth Health Programme delivers the Specialist Certificate in Youth Health Promotion in conjunction with NUI Galway every second year. The course aims to encourage, support and facilitate youth organisations to become effective settings for health.
Programme Award: Certificate in Health Promotion (Level 7) – Specialist Certificate in Youth Health Promotion awarded by NUI Galway
The new NUI Certificate in Global Youth Work and Development Education is a Level 8, Special Purpose award delivered by the National Youth Council of Ireland in partnership with the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
E-learning courses
The National Youth Council of Ireland offers a number of e-Learning courses aimed at those working in the youth work sector. Below you will see links to all the available courses in this category.
Click on any of the items listed below to find out more about them.
National Youth Council of Ireland and Léargas in collaboration with Maynooth University have developed a new interactive online learning module on international youth work.
An elearning to support the youth work sector to keep young people safe online.
This e-learning is a building block for you to strengthen your capacity in supporting young people to develop their sexual health.
This e-learning is a building block for you to strengthen your capacity in supporting young people to develop their sexual health.