Training and Awards

Youth Work Training Coherent Training Route (CTR) 

Accredited pathway for young leaders, volunteers and part time youth workers.

Level 4 Ulster University Certificate in Community Youth Studies 

A one year part time pre-professional course for youth workers and volunteers who are working in community youth work but do not hold a professional youth work qualification. 

Level 3 OCNNI Certificate in Youth Work Practice 
 

A course for part time youth workers and volunteers who have completed Level 2 in Youth Work and wish to advance their knowledge and group skills in delivering issue based group work programmes with young people. 

Level 2 OCNNI Award/
Certificate in Youth Work Practice   

A course for part time youth workers and volunteers aged 18yrs+ currently in youth work and who wish to develop their knowledge of youth work and skills in delivering activity based programmes with young people. 

Level 1 OCNNI Level 1 Award in Youth Work Practice
    

An introductory course for young people moving into leadership roles and volunteers starting out in youth work.

Youth Achievement Awards

Youth Achievement Awards formally recognise young people’s participation in formal and non-formal settings. They are designed to encourage young people to take a more active and engaged role in the activities that interest them. Young people gain a nationally recognised, accredited award for their participation in youth work activities and volunteering.
  • Developing essential life skills such as teamwork, confidence, showing commitment, taking responsibility and leadership, managing feelings and negotiation
  • Improving learning skills such as organisation, developing progressive individual learning plans, portfolio building, planning, reflection and reviewing
  • Increasing their participation in decision making, and having ownership over their activities and individual learning
  • Enabling them to talk about and share the learning gained through their experiences with other people

Measuring progress

The Awards are designed specifically to support young people to reflect on and to identify distance travelled. This provides invaluable evidence for funding applications, inspections and annual reports

Flexibility

The Awards can fit around existing programmes and activities and have 4 different levels of achievement, based on the level of responsibility the young person takes.

Achievement

The Awards are formally accredited by ASDAN, giving young people a sense of achievement and recognition.
YAA
YAA Measuring Progress
YAA Flexibility
YAA Achievement
‘Youth Achievement Award is a very positive and suitable award for our young people who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is part of our programme as it increases the young people's self esteem and confidence. It also encourages our young people to engage in a range of activities which develops their learning. 

As a Behaviour Assistant I enjoy delivering the Youth Achievement Award and find it highly effective for our young people. The staff are extremely helpful when I need advice or support.’
Youth Achievement Awards at The Kinnego Centre
‘I had one young man who worked his way right up through the awards scheme, from bronze to gold. He was a disaffected young man and had no interest in education. However, when he finally achieved his gold award, he had built up the confidence, self-esteem and belief in himself to stand in front of an audience and give a talk about his gold award. This would have been unthinkable in the past. He has now left school and is working. He returned to visit us last year and all he could talk about was the crack we had doing his YAA projects! I believe that the Youth Achievement Awards played a significant role in helping this young man re-engage with education.’
Youth Achievement Awards at Lough Road Learning Centre
Youth Achievement Awards as a tool for accrediting achievement of Young Women with Disabilities.
‘Of great importance to this group is that written evidence of completed challenges is not necessary. 

This can be presented in photographs, tapes, videos, art and /or youth workers reports or observations. The young women could be accredited for the activities they were involved in as part of the programme, such as first aid and a residential. They allow for more innovative and participative methods of evidencing which are considered valid sources.’
Youth Achievement Awards as a tool for accrediting achievement of Young Women with Disabilities.

Short courses

  • Group Work skills  
  • LIFEMAPS 
  • Good Relations 
  • Safeguarding   
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