The Higher Certificate in Community Education and Development offers participants the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of community education and development in action. Coming from a pro-equality, anti-poverty perspective, the lecturers encourage participants to become agents of positive change within their communities in order to tackle educational and community disadvantage. The course is delivered using group work methods with a focus on shared learning.
The course is aimed at people who:
Are active in their community, in either a voluntary or paid capacity
Have not had access to benefits from the formal education system
Work from an equality perspective
Candidates must show a capacity for third level study.
The Higher Certificate in Community Education and Development comprises the following modules:
Introductory Studies
Communication in Community Settings
Group-work and Facilitation Skills for Community Work
Community Education
Personal Effectiveness for Community Work
Social Analysis
Community Development
Community Workplace Practice 1
Intercultural Studies
Leadership in a Community Setting
Social Innovation
Social Policy
Assessment: 100% continuous assessment.
Applicants must:
be over 23 years on the year of programme entry
be actively engaged in the Community and Voluntary sector. Work from an equality perspective.·
Have computer and internet access.
Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English. Please see here for more details English Language Requirements.
On successful completion of this course, graduates may progress to the BA in Community Education and Development.
Contact
Course Leaders
Rosemary Hearne
Coordinator and Lecturer Community Education Programmes -
