Development Education Training
Development Education training is available to both paid and voluntary staff working with young people in a non-formal setting. Along with the trainings listed on our site, we can provide tailor made training to your organization.NYCI's Development Education training is designed for youth work practitioners, including youth workers and leaders, development educators, peer educators and youth work trainers.
NYCI's Vision for Development Education
NCYI's vision for Development Education training within the youth sector is one where youth work practitioners are given the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver quality development education, inspiring the young people with whom they work to act for a more just and equal world.
Interested in Undertaking Training?
Trainings are interactive and designed to provide you with knowledge and information about the topic as well as practical skills to deliver quality Development Education opportunities in your Youth Club.
A list of our training courses for 2012 are provided below, if you don't see what you are looking for, contact Alan to discuss how we can tailor make a training to suit your specific needs.
To make a Booking for any course Visit www.nycitraining.org. If you would like to host one of these trainings in your organization, please contact Alan.Hayes@nyci.ie or phone 01-4255932.
________________________________________________________________________________Title: Conversational Approaches to Development Education
How can we facilitate learners to really engage with global justice issues? How can we create conversations that really facilitate change and learning in our Dev Ed practice? What are the conditions we need to create for the best learning to take place?
Course fee: TBC Duration: One day Location: TBC Date: TBC
These are some of the questions this one-day training seeks to answer. We will introduce and practice a number of different ways in which conversations may be hosted. We will consider when and why these methods can be used.
This one-day event is an introduction to some of the core practices and methods used in Art of Hosting, a presentation of the concepts that underpin it and an exploration of their use in our practice as development educators.
Duration: One day
Available: On request with minimum of 10 participants
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Title: Global Justice in Youth Work – FETAC Level 5
This residential course lasts for Five days and is split over two residentials. Participants will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver quality development education, inspiring the young people with whom you work to act for a more just and equal world. The training is accredited by FETAC and this stand alone module can be used to build on an overall FETAC Level 5 Youth Work Award.
Course fee:TBC Duration: Six days Location: TBC Dates: Spring/Summer 2012
Learning content:
Understanding globalisation and global issues.
Exploring perspectives and values in youth work.
Examining interdependency and action.
Developing facilitation skills relevant to Development Education
Designed for: Those with at least one years experience as a youth worker/leader.
Participants must have an interest in global justice issues and be at least 18 years of age. Participation in both residential phases of a course is a pre-requisite.
Numbers:Approx 10-15 participants
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Title: Development Education in Youth Work and the National Quality Standards Framework
This training will introduce participants to a step-by-step guide to delivering effective and high quality development education programmes. Based on the “Going Global” resource, it highlights the value of development education to young people in Ireland and globally and shows why youth work settings are ideal for doing development education. It will introduce the core principles of the NQSF and make links between it and a development education approach to youth work.
* Available on demand or tailored to your organisation
Course fee: TBC Duration: One day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content:
To demonstrate how an effective development education programme addresses the core principles of the NQSF
To examine what Development Education in Youth Work is
To understand how DevEd fits into good Youth Work practice
To learn methods that explore Local & Global connections in peoples lives
To link your current practice with the possibilities for doing DevEd
Designed for: This course will suit volunteers and staff currently delivering Youth Work activities and wish to broaden existing programmes.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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Title: Measuring the Impact of Development Education
This training will examine the need to measure the impact of our development education work. It will explore evaluation methods and identify how we can ensure quality in programme delivery with a view to being able to measure changes in attitudes and opinions among the young people we work with.
Course fee: TBC Duration: Half day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content:
To identify the purpose of measuring impact
To introduce methods for measuring Impact
To examine the links between programme design, delivery and impact.
Designed for: This training is designed for volunteers and staff who wish to or already deliver development education programmes.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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Title: Games from Around the World
This training session is an action packed workshop giving participants an opportunity to increase their repertoire of fun games from around the world and explore how games can be used to raise awareness of a range of issues relevant to young people. It will bring fresh ideas and creative approaches to your work.
Course fee: TBC Duration: Half day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content
How to use fun and engaging games to introduce global justice issues.
Highlighting the similarities between young people’s games from various different countries.
Adapting existing games to suit your groups needs.
Designed for
Volunteers and staff of youth organisations working with young people
in out of school settings.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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Title: Measuring the Impact of Development Education
This training will examine the need to measure the impact of our development education work. It will explore evaluation methods and identify how we can ensure quality in programme delivery with a view to being able to measure changes in attitudes, opinions and actions among the young people we work with.
Course fee: TBC Duration: One day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content
To identify the purpose of measuring impact
To introduce methods for measuring Impact
To examine the links between programme design, delivery and impact
Designed for: This training is designed for volunteers and staff who wish to or already deliver development education programmes.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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Title: Introduction to Development Education
This training will explore the connections between good youth work practice and development education. It will provide you with a clear understanding of what development education in youth work is and methodologies to use it in your work.Course fee: TBC Duration: Half day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content
Understanding what Development Education is
Ability to highlight the connections between youth work practice and Development Education
Activities to explore justice issues with young people
Designed for
Volunteers and staff of youth organisations working with young people
in out of school settings.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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Title: Specific Issues & Development Education in Youth Work
Development Education covers a myriad of social justice issues. This training is tailored to suit your organisations work and gives you the flexibility to decide on a justice issue that your groups wants to explore. It aims to provide you with enough information and methodologies to be able to design a session appropriate to the group you work with.
Course fee: TBC Duration: Half day Location: TBC Date: TBC
Learning Content
Understanding the local & global nature of justice issues
Methodologies to bring a Development Education perspective to your work
Background information from local & global perspectives on your chosen justice issues
Designed for
Volunteers and staff of youth organisations working with young people
in out of school settings.
Numbers: Approx 10-25 participants
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