CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Study with our Department of Adult and Community Education

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Qualification
Cert In Development And Leadership
Award Type and NFQ level
CERTIFICATE LEVEL 7
Study Mode
Continuing Education
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Overview

This certificate course is designed to introduce the student to concepts, definitions, principles and processes of community development and to explore formal and informal community development models. It will critically analyse modern society. It will also introduce students to facilitation and group work skills as leadership tools for managing community development. This course seeks to build the capacity of those working (paid and unpaid) in the community sector.

Course structure

Duration: 100 hours part-time over one year, which may include 3 or 4 Saturdays.

Location: Maynooth University

The NUI Cert. in Community Development and Leadership will be held on our Maynooth Campus. The duration of the course is 100 hours. Students will attend 1 evening per week for a 3 hour facilitated workshop/tutorial. Students will also attend 3/4 Saturdays over the duration of the course. For assessment purposes, students are expected to have at least a 85% minimum attendance, complete a Learning Journal and complete Essays & Project work.

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually.
Important: The information on this page is for prospective students, MU current students and staff should use Programme Directory.

CD1 - Community Development

Credits: 20  |  Compulsory

Community Development modules

Module

Code

Credits

Semester

Compulsory

CD1A

20

Year-Long

Y

Careers

Our Community Development and Leadership course has been instrumental in giving people the skills to become effective actors in their local communities. This certificate course has been found to benefit and inform the work practices of people working or seeking to work in the Community and Voluntary sector. We have direct links to a network of Rural and Urban Partnership Companies, Local Development Community Projects and Educational Providers.

Every year a number of students from this course successfully progress onto the BA Community Studies (MH803) carrying with them the credits that they have accumulated on this level 8 course as Recognition of Prior Learning.

The NUI Certificate in Community Development and Leadership is a standalone qualification however, when combined with the NUI Certificate in Equality Studies (On Line) and the NUI Cert. in Training and Continuing Education (Train the Trainer Level 7) it forms part of the Diploma in Arts: Training and Development for Socially Inclusive Workplaces.

Entry Requirements

This table displays the requirements for Leaving Certificate applicants.

Entry requirements table

Subject

Required

Ordinary Level Grade

Higher Level Grade

Irish

No

N/A

N/A

English

No

N/A

N/A

Language

No

N/A

N/A

Mathematics

No

N/A

N/A

Science

No

N/A

N/A

Participants need to be 21 years of age or over on 1st January of the year in which the course commences. As courses are delivered in keeping with adult education practice, participants will be expected to: be willing to engage with group activities and group learning; be willing to learn through dialogue and reflection on experience; have a level of literacy that is sufficient to complete the assessment requirements.

Participants must be 21 years of age or over; it is preferable that applicants have:

Have the capacity to complete a course at NUI Certificate level

Openness to reflect on one’s own practice, attitudes and beliefs.

Commitment to learning in a group setting.

This course is suitable for people who are already active in their community or who seek to become more community involved. The course is particularly relevant for students are working with groups in a facilitation or leadership role.

Start Date: Oct. 4 2016

How to apply

Apply On Line Here

For further information contact Kay Loughlin on 01 708 6062 or e-mail Kay.Loughlin@mu.ie

An Easy Payment Plan is available upon registration.

Got a question about this course?

Tel: 01 - 708 6062

Email: kay.loughlin@mu.ie

Use our On Line Application Here

An Easy Payment Plan is available upon registration.

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