Practical training and certified courses to support your professional development
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.
*In person events and trainings currently suspended. Where possible remote/online alternatives will be provided. Check individual event listings below for details.*
BOOK 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.
NUI Certificate in Global Youth Work and Development Education
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.
March 27 - November 28Youth Workers Check In Session – Zoom meeting
To open conversations with youth workers on how they are managing youth work in this new environment, to see what supports NYCI might be able to offer or signpost you to others.
April 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ISTCaring for the Caregiver: A Mindfulness Programme for Compassionate Self-Care – Online (Zoom)
In the circumstance in which we all find ourselves in today, this training is extremely important for supporting the youth workers and those working with young people.
April 16 @ 11:30 am - July 9 @ 1:00 pm IST
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.
Skills Summary in Youth Work Workshop
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.
STEAM in Youth Work – Introductory Training
During this introductory training day you will undertake a range of STEAM* activities and gain the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate high-quality STEAM learning experiences for your young people.
STEAM in Youth Work – Coding and 3D printing for everyone
This intermediate-level training is ideal for you if you have already received introductory STEAM training and/or already use STEAM in your practice. You will complete a range of new STEAM activities, explore how including STEAM can add unique value to youth work and begin planning STEAM programmes and projects with peers.
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.
NUI Certificate Global Youth Work and Development Education
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.
Specialist Certificate in Youth Health Promotion
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
Certificate in Youth Arts
Part time, year long university accredited course of study in Irish Youth Arts Practice managed and delivered by the Arts Programme at NYCI. The Certificate in Youth Arts aims to introduce those working in the non-formal education 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
Games in Youth Work – Engaging young people in climate action and development education
This innovative and exciting new programme will enable youth workers to use games to strengthen their practice while focussing on climate, environmental and development issues.
NYCI STEAM School 2019
This residential training in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) activities for youth work settings will help you explore pinhole photography and paper circuit art with youth arts specialists Brian Cregan and Maeve Clancy.
It is delivered as part of a collaboration between NYCI’s Youth Arts Programme and STEAM in Youth Work project, meaning participants will also be eligible to apply for a €5,000 Scientist in Youth Work Residency grant.
