Exploring Diversity: Facilitating Community Relations Work

OCN Accredited Level 3 Credits 12

Course
The course is designed to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and confidence to facilitate cross community work with diverse groups.

Aims:

  • Understand and practice facilitation skills necessary for community relations work
  • Have knowledge of our history since the Act of Union 1801
  • Design a programme for respective age groups
  • Have an awareness of how to develop an Anti Sectarian Policy
  • Be able to differentiate between prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, racism and sectarianism
  • Understand demographic changes in Northern Ireland
  • Candidates will devise, facilitate and evaluate a community relations programme
  • Understand the concept of citizenship.

Duration: 10-day course
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm