Certificate Programmes

 

The Department has successfully developed a number of NUI certificate programmes, which are generally offered on an outreach basis, sponsored by community based partner organisations.  The certificate programmes include: 

• NUI Certificate in Youth Work Studies (with Liberties College, Catholic Youth Care);

• NUI Certificate in Community Work in a Changing Ireland  (offered with a variety of organisations including Migrants Rights Centre Ireland, Galway Refugee Support Group, Respond Housing Association and Mayo Intercultural Action) ;

• NUI Certificate In Youth Arts (with National Youth Arts Programme and National Youth Council of Ireland);

• NUI Certificate in Youth Justice (with Catholic Youth Care)

• NUI Certificate in Management and Leadership (with Catholic Youth Care and City of Dublin Youth Service Board)

• NUI Certificate in Equality and Diversity for Early Years Professionals (with Pavee Point)

• NUI Certificate in Professional Supervision (offered on campus from Jan 2012 to Fieldwork Supervisors)

The partnership with sponsor organisations is central to the successful provision and delivery by NUI Maynooth of certificate programmes. While the majority of teaching and learning takes place of campus, students come on campus to register and participated in a tailored library induction session. Sponsors are also encouraged, and facilitated, to use the Department resources at weekends and outside term time when access to rooms and parking is less constrained. 

These programmes themselves and our approach to them highlights the Department’s response and contribution to building the capacity of the community and youth work sectors at a local level to engage with community and youth work associated issues. In addition, the certificate programmes have the potential to support student access to third level education. Quality control and promotion of the programmes is guaranteed through Departmental involvement in selection, teaching, moderation of assessments and final evaluation and review through a designated liaison person. The Department produces a sponsor’s handbook, and hosts regular meetings with sponsors. If you would like further information about any of these programmes, please contact Anastasia Crickley at anastasia.crickley@nuim.ie