Participate + Influence = Change
This workshop will provide practical training and advice for adults working with young people in a wide variety of sectors including local and national government policy developers, funders, clinicians, service managers, youth and community workers.
The workshop will give participants information on what youth participation is and is not, how to implement youth participation in their work and enable participants to consider ways to ensure young people are having a real say and influence over decisions being made in policy development, programmes, services, organisations and in their day-to-day work.
The workshopmwill also provide participants with a 'Youth Participation Toolkit' which they can use as a practical tool in their day to day practice further helping to strengthen youth participation in their work/organisation. It will also include active learning experiences giving participants the opportunity to work through some of the skills and techniques it highlights.
This training has been developed from the research, skills, knowledge and practice in the area of quality youth participation developed in Foróige, the National Youth Development Organisation, over the last 60 years.
What will I learn?
- Definition of youth participation
- Best practice in youth participation
- Benefits of youth participation
- Barriers to youth participation and identify ways of overcoming them
- Tips for ensuring quality youth participation in my work
- Evaluation and planning methods for youth participation
Workshop Fee: €50 per participant
Fees Include
- Half day workshop
- Youth Participation Toolkit
- 6 month post training follow up from facilitator
Date: Monday 30th June 2014
Venue: CYC Arran Quay Time: 9.30am- 12.30pm
Tea & Coffee will be provided
Registration form can be found by clicking here https://docs.google.com/a/foroige.ie/forms/d/1kAjHx99pNRqWpSOSa0J_ehzj1J...
For more details please contact Sarah Haslam, Youth Participation Officer, [email protected] 086 0409583
