Accredited Training

• A host of transferable skills and facilitation methodologies used in youth theatre

• Skills you can use to kick-start and plan a creative project with young people

• How to explore fresh ways of building basic drama skills with a group

This training is for anyone over the age of eighteen who would like to develop their facilitation skills to work creatively with young people, such as:

- Anyone interested in ArtsTrain (Youth Theatre Ireland's previous full-time facilitation course)

- Youth theatre facilitators

- Youth workers

- Youth arts practitioners

- Youth leaders

- Actors and artists

- Teachers

- Writers

- Filmmakers

- Musicians

This course is a great chance to meet like-minded people, expand your network and discover fresh approaches to your facilitation practice.

Dave Kelly and Barry Morgan.

Dave is author of Laying the Foundations, and Youth Theatre Ireland’s National Training Co-ordinator. He developed and delivered Artstrain, Youth Theatre Ireland's full-time Drama Facilitation QQI level 6 course, which ran until from 1999 - 2017.

Barry is Youth Theatre Ireland's Special Projects Officer. He is a previous graduate of ArtsTrain and co-founder of Tailtiu Theatre. He is co-artistic director of Impact Youth Theatre, the only youth theatre operating in Direct Provision.

The course costs €850 here are 24 places available:

Your fee will cover:

• All workshops / support sessions

• Mentor guidance sessions

• QQI accreditation covered

• Two Level 6 Component Awards

• Youth Theatre Ireland Certificate

• Graduation Ceremony!

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