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This course will introduce participants to the key principles of mentoring and equip them with the necessary skills to effectively support mentees. The programme provides practical tools and techniques that will enable employees to make a positive impact as mentors.
Join our Dynamic Volunteering Development Lab at Volunteer Ireland and transform your volunteer programme. Volunteer Ireland is thrilled to announce our application for a Training Links Grant. This development funding programme empowers the community and voluntary sector to thrive.
M.I. is a conversation about change. It is a way to help someone, who is caught between different options, to move forward through reflective listening and empathy. Clinically, M.I. is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change.
M.I. is an evidence-based technique that has proven to be helpful with a wide range of individuals and issues ranging from customer service to mental health. It can be applied in collaboration with those who are looking to make a lifestyle change, such as pursuing a healthier diet, or more challenging issues such as addiction.
An innovative programme for people supporting family members, friends, neighbours, people in their community and others who may be struggling with their mental health.
A wide range of simple practical and effective tools and tips that can be used in your everyday life to improve your own wellness. These workshops aim to help you understand and take charge of your own mental health. The workshop is for anyone over the age of 18.
The ASIST programme is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated workshop designed to help Caregivers recognise the immediate risk of suicide and learn how to intervene to prevent the tragic consequences of suicide.
safeTALK is a 3½ hour ‘suicide alertness’ programme that prepares participants (over the age of 18 yrs.) to identify and engage with persons who may be having thoughts of suicide. Participants learn how to provide practical help by using the steps of TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keepsafe).
This one-day training is designed to raise awareness for individuals and agencies who seek to understand more about self-harm, the reasons underlying self-harm behaviours and improve upon personal and agency responses to those who self-harm. Training is free and suitable for those age over 18.
SafeTALK 'suicide alertness for everyone' teaches the four basic steps to recognise when people have thoughts of suicide, prepares participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Training is free and suitable for those age over 18.
SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training which prepares attendees, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives.
Connect Safely is an online safety programme which promotes safer use of digital resources, equipping young people with the skills to safely benefit from being online. It also empowers young people to safely participate in their online communities as positive digital citizens.
Connect Safely is an online safety programme which empowers children with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognise potential online risks, make informed decisions, and take appropriate actions to protect themselves while engaging in digital activities.
The FPSHP is a 6-day comprehensive capacity building training programme for service providers who want to develop their confidence, skills and knowledge in the area of sexual health promotion, and incorporate sexual health promotion into their work.
The new revised format 6-day FPSHP is a comprehensive capacity building training programme for service providers who want to develop their confidence, skills and knowledge in the area of sexual health promotion, and incorporate sexual health promotion into their work.
Brahma Kumaris Ireland offers an education in human, moral and spiritual values. To meet the challenge of change, it initiates dialogue and presents a fresh vision of the future. It recognises the intrinsic goodness of all human beings and teaches meditation to help each one rediscover their inner resources and strengths.
Do you want to participate in a part-time, fully online Climate Leadership Development micro-credential which will enhance your career and become a leader in the fight against climate change? You can develop your leadership skills at both an individual and organisational level with the Climate Leadership Development Micro-Credential from Trinity Micro-credentials.
Our Certificate Programme is the perfect entry point for those considering a career in counselling and psychotherapy as it contains an excellent mix of theory, skills, and personal development. All IICP teaching staff are therapy practitioners, which means they put their teaching into a real-world context.
Selection by Design offers two unique opportunities to become professionally accredited in psychometric testing as 2025 begins! Join us to enhance your assessment skills, and earn the EFPA/British Psychological Society qualifications of Occupational Test User or Forensic Test User.
From January to June, Irish Hospice Foundation will be running 20 online workshops, covering a range of topics on bereavement and loss, such as “Bereavement in the School Community”, “Working with Adults Facing Death”, and “Children and Loss”.
Age Action’s Getting Started is a free digital literacy programme, helping older people to get online, or use their smart device with confidence. Age Action’s Getting Started is the first competency-based digital training for older people in Ireland.
Fusion Training offer QQI certified programmes in Facilitation, Train the Trainer, Conflict Management and Wellbeing & Flourishing. They also offer bespoke training. Courses are delivered by Gerard Fitzpatrick, author of the acclaimed books Crossing the Threshold (Fusion Press, 2020) and Effective Group Leadership (Orpen Press, 2016).
Suitable for those either working in the helping professions or interested in seeking to develop their awareness of what is involved in training as a counsellor / psychotherapist. QQI 20 credit certificate providing an excellent introduction to the field of counselling & psychotherapy. Fully Online.
This innovative programme is validated by QQI and accredited by IACP, Ireland’s largest professional body. With a seamless transition from theory to practice, graduates of this programme are perfectly placed to pursue an enriching and fulfilling career as a therapist in the helping professions.
The programme consists of four full teaching days, plus a half day tutorial spread out over four full teaching days. Learners have eight months to complete their clinical work and should be practicing therapists upon application. Learners will engage in both theoretical and practical training in CBT.
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