Professional Development

Citizenship - Social, Civil & Political Educational

OCN Accredited Level: 2 Credits: 2

Course Aims:

This course reviews personal, social, civic and political education in Northern Ireland.

Course Objectives:

• By the end of the course, participants will have gained knowledge of new developments in Community Relations Work.
• Been made aware of the core elements of a Social, Civil and Political Education Programme designed for Northern Ireland
• Have participated in experiential learning of new training material designed to deliver a Social, Civic and Political Education Programme

Who for:

It is designed for individuals who want to learn about Citizenship and/or youth workers and tutors who wish to delvier a citizenship programme.

The Course Content:

Participants will be encouraged to discuss the meaning of Democracy, Government, Constitutions, Human Rights, Citizenship and Civil Society in relation to developing programmes for different age ranges in the formal and informal education processes.

The group will be expected to participate inan experiential learning process to test out training materials that can be applied to different age groups.

The contents of the programme is flexible and can be adapted to allow for participative involvement in structuring learning outcomes.

For further information contact Peace and Reconciliation Group on 02871369206 or www.peaceprg.co.uk