INOU's Free Building Futures Programme Opens for Applications

Are you looking to develop a career working in the community? If so the INOU are offering an exciting programme designed to help participants develop a career using their life experiences and skills.

The Building Futures programme is a full time 48-week accredited programme with participants working towards a QQI Level 5 major award in Community Development. It consists of 8 minor components including an eight-week work internship which will draw on participant’s life experiences to enable them to become community workers, facilitators, peer educators, support workers and mentors.  The programme is designed to help learners develop a career in the community using their lived experiences and skills and also explore 3rd level college as an option. There is no cost incurred to learners completing Building Futures.

Supports Available to learners:

• Weekly training allowance
• Weekly travel allowance
• Weekly meal allowance
• Access to the National Childcare Scheme (NCS)
• Canteen with free cereal, fruit and snacks
• All materials supplied
• One to one support
• Career Guidance
• Individual progression plan

Modules delivered:

1. Communications
2. Community Art Context and Practice
3. Community Development Practice
4. Personal Effectiveness
5. Social Studies
6. Understanding Community Development
7. Work Experience
8. Working with Groups

In addition to the above modules, learners are given the opportunity to complete all of the below (the additional training may change based on the needs/interest of the group):

• Addiction Studies
• Child Protection
• Suicide Prevention
• Supporting Survivors of Violence
• Mental Health First Aid
• Anti-Trafficking
• Manual Handling
• Fire Safety Warden
• First Aid Responder
• Driver Theory Test
• CAO Application
• Personal Styling for Interviews

Location:  INOU Learning Hub, 88-90 Townsend Street, Dublin 2.

Course Description:  Full Time Day Course

Course Certification:   QQI Level 5 Major Award in Community Development

Start Date:  09/09/2024

Duration:  48 weeks

Participant criteria:

Are you…

·              Aged 18 and older?

·              Experiencing unemployment?

·              In receipt of a social welfare payment or credits?

·              In and out of work regularly?

·              Moving on from a scheme (C.E., J.I., C.S.P. or similar)?                                 

AND

Do you…

• Have good communication skills.
• Good literacy and I.T. skills.
• Have a passion for working with people.
• Want to make a difference.
• Eligible to work and/or study in Ireland.
• Good level of English.

If so, then we would love to chat to you.

Cost:

There is no cost to participate on the Building Futures programme.  While training eligible learners will receive an ETB training allowance, meal allowance, travel allowance and your secondary social welfare payments will not be affected.  Learners also have access to childcare places under the National Childcare Scheme.

Here’s how:

For further information or assistance registering please contact the INOU Training Section on 012678760 (Reception) / 0894228576 (Laura) / 0894450316 (Nicole) or by email training2@inou.ie (Laura) / training5@inou.ie (Nicole).  Alternately you can apply online at https://www.fetchcourses.ie/course/finder?sfcw-courseId=435709