IN-SERVICE TRAINING SUPPORT SCHEME FOR FULL-TIME YOUTH WORKERS
In-Service training courses for which funding may be available generally fall into three broad categories:
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Short courses designed to cater for immediate needs and provided at local level. |
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Courses linking theory to practice and meeting the criteria for national validation. |
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Courses with a more academic emphasis leading to degrees or postgraduate qualification. |
Training needs should be jointly identified by the applicant and his/her employer and should enhance the youth worker's performance in specific areas of practice and contribute to their personal and career development.
To ensure a programme which is both comprehensive and flexible, consideration may also be given to in-service training modes other than traditional course-based learning. The Youth Council plans to encourage an innovative and experimental approach to in-service training and will regularly review the feasibility and appropriateness of different approaches.
Eligibility
To be eligible for consideration for support under the terms of the Scheme an applicant must be a full-time youth worker (qualified in accordance with JNC) and currently employed in a contracted full-time youth work post, which has been established by, or approved by Education and Library Boards or by the Department of Education.
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the youth worker has one year youth work experience prior to commencement of the course |
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the course is recognised by the Youth Council and/or the Department of Education for the purpose of financial assistance. |
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to their employer for release |
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to the Department of Education, through the Youth Council to secure funding |
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to the course providing institution for admission. |
An application form can be obtained from the Youth Council or by downloading from this site. Completed forms must be returned to:
Michael McAlinden
Training Development Officer
Youth Council for Northern Ireland
Forestview, Purdy's Lane
Belfast, BT8 7AR
T: 02890.643882
F: 02890.643874
E: mmcalinden@ycni.org
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