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.
Info Session: NUI Certificate in Child Protection & Welfare 2025/2026 April 28th @ 11am
Maker Space Magic: Everything You Need to Run a STEAM Summer Camp
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
The National Child Protection Programme delivers the Level 8 Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare in conjunction with Maynooth University every second year. The course aims to encourage, support and facilitate youth organisations to embed a safeguarding culture across the whole organisation.
Programme Award: Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare (Level 8) – Specialist Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare awarded by Maynooth University.
Through this training, you will build confidence and capacity to support young people to find their power through their personal story and make their own connections with local and global realities.
For the past year, NYCI and The Rowan Trust have been working on a collaborative granting scheme. After the 1 year review it has been decided to run a series of workshops and masterclasses to support potential beneficiaries to resource and fund their work with young people. This will happen through a mix of three in-person sessions, prerecorded “info vignettes”, and online optional meetings held over 8 months from October 2024 to June 2025.
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 Child Protection Programme delivers the Level 8 Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare in conjunction with Maynooth University every second year. The course aims to encourage, support and facilitate youth organisations to embed a safeguarding culture across the whole organisation.
Programme Award: Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare (Level 8) – Specialist Certificate in Child Protection and Welfare awarded by Maynooth University.
The National Youth Health Programme delivers the Specialist Certificate in Youth Health Promotion in conjunction with University of 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 University of 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.
The National Youth Council of Ireland in collaboration with Maynooth University has developed a new interactive online learning module on Global Youth Work. The module includes animations, interviews with youth work sector and Global Citizenship Education stakeholders, tools and resources addressing three key areas – Understanding Globalisation; Principles and Practice; & a transformative youth work practice model.
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.
NYCI National Conference
The NYCI National Conference brings youth workers, managers, volunteers and other stakeholders together to focus on the big conversations happening within the youth sector. From implementing our shared vision of youth work, to exploring ways to elevate the recognition and support of youth work across Ireland, the conference is an event that unites the sector for an inspiring day of conversation and collaboration.