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NUI CERTIFICATE IN YOUTH ARTS

Delivered by the National Youth Arts Programme at the National Youth Council of Ireland
Accredited by the National University of Ireland, Maynooth

WHAT IS THE NUI CERTIFICATE IN YOUTH ARTS?
The NUI Certificate in Youth Arts is the only one of its kind in Ireland. It provides participants with an understanding of arts practice in a youth work context, as well as offering a contextual and practice-based approach to using the arts with young people. It provides the opportunity to experience various art forms used in working with young people and to consider policy and strategic frameworks within which youth arts practice and development can best flourish. It is the first opportunity many participants already working in the field of youth arts will have to certify their own experiential learning.

WHO IS THE COURSE AIMED AT?
The NUI Certificate in Youth Arts is aimed at those working directly with young people in non-formal educational settings, or those planning programmes for young people:

  • Youth Workers
  • Volunteer Youth Leaders
  • Youth Work Development Officers
  • Youth Arts Officers
  • Artists
  • Local Authority Arts Officers
  • Art Teachers
  • Arts Administrators


WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT TO LEARN?
The NUI Certificate in Youth Arts introduces those working in the non-formal youth and arts sectors to the concept, principles and practice of youth arts. Participants will

  • Develop knowledge of the context and background to youth arts
  • Improve understanding of the ideas and principles underpinning youth arts practice
  • Explore the role of youth arts as a youth work methodology
  • Recognise models of good practice in youth arts
  • Develop the skills and knowledge to plan, implement and evaluate a youth arts project within their own work setting
  • Recognise and develop the creative and imaginative skills required for best youth arts practice
  • Develop a range of practical group work skills and apply these to their work
  • Exchange experience and knowledge within a network of youth arts practitioners nationally


COURSE TUTORS
The course is delivered by a panel of experienced youth arts practitioners, active in a range of contexts within the youth and arts sectors.

VENUE
The course will be delivered at All Hallows College, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 7.
Participants will also take part in a number of site visits to relevant organisations and projects in Dublin, and a period of work experience based at a relevant arts or youth organisation in the participant's local area.

COST
The course fee is €1000 (This includes NUI Maynooth registration required for certification). €200 is payable on notification of a place, with the remainder due at commencement of the first training block. A limited number of bursaries will be awarded to applicants who meet the relevant criteria.

FURTHER INFORMATION
For more details on the course content, bursaries and/or to request an application form, please contact

Philip Good
National Youth Council of Ireland
3 Montague Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 478 4122
Fax: 01 478 3974
Email: arts@nyci.ie
Web: www.youtharts.ie

Deadline for receipt of applications to the course is Friday 1st September 2006
Successful participants will be informed in writing by Friday 16th September 2006

 

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