"Communities Taking Charge"
The Community Forum hopes to deliver training programmes through recognised adult education centres. The first course will be in run in Gorey Adult Education Centre in January.
‘Communities Taking Charge’ is an exciting eight-week programme that fosters skills to enable communities to address the many local issues and opportunities they face on a daily basis. This course is aimed at members of community and voluntary groups and people who want to start a group or join an existing group. It will assist groups and individuals to
- Develop a good understanding of local issues, needs and aspirations
- Know where they sit as a group in terms of responding to those issues
- Be well organised to deliver on that role and purpose
- Know at any one time how they’re performing and what they’re achieving
The course will help groups to be more effective and increase the ability of volunteers to contribute to the development of their
community. Course fee will include the field trip for participants with full attendance and who prepare a Reflective Journal.
Trainers
It is intended to run this programme in each of the four electoral areas and suitably qualified trainers may be required. Individuals will require a recognised qualification in community/development studies, solid experience in local community development and experience of delivering training programmes.
For more information, please email amanda.byrne@wexfordcoco.ie
