Development Education Courses

Dublin City University (School of Law and Government) in association with Comhlámh

would like to announce an exciting course:

Graduate Certificate in Training for Development Education

(The Global Trainer Ireland Programme)

This one-year distance learning programme includes three residential weekends combined with tutor-led online components throughout the year.

This training for trainers course aims to:

• Strengthen the knowledge base of participants on global issues
• Build on participants' facilitation and training skills
• Reflect upon and clarify the values base of participants and its impact on their practice
• Position participants to examine their roles as educators and their function as agents of social change

This course is aimed at educators, facilitators of global and development education, community and youth workers, returned development workers, students of development studies, international relations and education and anyone interested in pursuing an academic certification in this field.

Applications can be made online at www.pac.ie

Download the brochure: click here!

Closing date for applications: 15 Aug 2008

For more information:

http://www.dcu.ie/law_and_government and the website of DCU Centre for International Studies: www.dcu.ie/~cis or contact Martina Reddy, School of Law and Government, DCU, Dublin 9, Tel. 01- 7007720, martina.reddy@dcu.ie

Comhlámh's Skills in Development Education course

This course will next be run in 2009.

This popular course provides participants with the knowledge and tools to engage groups in Dev Ed activities over 9 evenings in a friendly, informal group environment. The course enables participants to work more effectively and creatively with groups when exploring intercultural and development issues.

Sessions include: Introduction to Development Education; Media - Use of Images & Messages; Facilitation Skills; Global Development Issues; Incorporating Anti Racism; Use of Arts; Creative Planning & Evaluation; Challenging Perspectives; Taking Action.

This course is open to anyone with an interest in development education, including but not limited to youth/community workers, teachers, and those working in group settings.

Please contact ali@comhlamh.org with any queries.

PAID-UP MEMBERS GET SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS ON COURSES, as can be seen for the above courses. Joining Comhlámh is easy and we'd love to have you 'on board' for 2008. Please go to Join Us