Working with disadvantaged and/or marginalised communities? Funded places still available for University Short Course

Community Development Short Course - Funding available to cover fees

Community Development
Do you have experience in working with disadvantaged and/or marginalised communities?
Would you like to complete a part-time professionally endorsed degree in Community Development?
Your Community experience could lead to a University of Ulster Degree.

Short Course: Community Development
Venue: University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Dates: 6 days - Thursday 16th April, Friday 17th April, Thursday 23rd April, Friday 24th April, Thursday 30th April, Friday 1st May 2015, 10am – 4pm
Cost: £177*     Funding available

Funding via " The Flexible Education Pathways Award" will provide fee waivers of up to £500 for one academic year for undergraduate CPPD module/s.

Criteria

To be eligible to apply, students must meet at least one of the following criteria:             

• be unemployed or in receipt of state income support*

• have a gross salary income of less than £19,200*

• be 16 to 24 year old and not in education, employment or training (NEET)*

• be in receipt of disability living allowance/personal independence payments.*

*The successful applicant will be asked to provide evidence of eligibility.

This short course provides an opportunity for people in the community/voluntary or statutory sector to convert learning from experience into university credits with the prospect of entry into the second year of the part-time community development degree programme in September 2015.

The short course aims to give participants the necessary skills and understanding to put together a portfolio, for consideration for accreditation of their prior learning in community development practice.  

This programme will start you on a journey towards gaining the necessary entry requirements to gain entry to Year 2 of the BSc Hons Community Development in Sept 2015.

Content:

- This course will enable you to:

- Identify areas of learning, which you have gained, through other study, work or life experience.

- Map your learning against Year 1 of the BSc Hons Community Development

- Gain an understanding of accreditation of prior learning and portfolio-building

- Relate practical and/or work-based learning to theories and models

- Engage in self-reflection

For registration, email Lorraine Lavery-Bowen
l.lavery-bowen@ulster.ac.uk
Telephone 02890366695