Social And Volunteer

The ILM Level 4 in the Management of Volunteers has been specially designed for practising managers with the overall responsibility for recruiting, managing and developing volunteers in their organisation.

This programme is aimed at practising managers with the overall responsibility for recruiting, managing and developing volunteers in their organisation. They may also manage volunteers directly on a day to day basis, and/or they may supervise other people who directly manage volunteers. Flexibility is achieved through the choice of optional units which complement the three mandatory units designed to cover the core competences needed by today’s middle managers working within the voluntary sector. This qualification recognises your ability to apply knowledge and skills to perform effectively in the management of volunteers and to bring tangible benefits to your organisation. .

Core Units :

Involve, motivate and retain volunteers
Manage and continuously develop your own and others’ capacity for managing volunteers
Develop productive working relationships

Optional units are provided as required.

Assessment :

Assessment of all management is normally by a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates that the candidate can perform to the required level. Professional discussion is encouraged.

Entry Requirements

Participants should normally be involved in the management of volunteers, either on a day to day basis, or have the responsibility for recruiting, managing and developing volunteers, or for developing the strategy for involving volunteers in their organisation’s work.

Progression :

Candidates can progress to level 5 in Management of Volunteers.

Duration:

Course Name :

Working with young people

Level :

FETAC Level 5 E2104O

Purpose :

Module is designed to enable learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and aptitudes required to work effectively under direction in youth work settings.

Entry Requirements :

NVC Level 1, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life/work experiences

Special Requirements :

Learners must have prior demonstrable interest in youth work activities and have supervised access to a youth group to work with for practice and assessment Purposes.

Learning Outcomes :

The course is split into 4 units:

Good Practice in youth work.
Relating to young people.
Working with groups in youth work.
Organising youth work activities.

For full details of module coverage, please see www.fetac.ie reference E2014O. Below are the general aims:

Be familiar with ways of relating to young people in a youth work content
Be capable of creating and maintaining relationships with young people, team members and other adults
Have gained experience and skills in organising and reviewing youth work activities
Reflect on their abilities and aptitudes in youth work
Demonstrate good practice in working in youth work settings

This Course is currently not running.

Course Name :

Substance Use Issues in Youth work

Level :

FETAC Level 5 E20159

Purpose :

The module is designed to promote good practice among those that work with young people and communities who are negatively affected by substance use.

Entry Requirements :

NVC Level 1, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life/work experiences

Special Requirements :

Learners must have prior demonstrable interest in community based work and have supervised access to a group to work with for practice and assessment purposes.

Learning Outcomes :

The course is split into 4 units

Substance and Dependency.
Young People and Substance Use.
Responses, Interventions and Strategies.
Youth Work Responses.

Below are learning outcomes:

Identify different types/categories/effects and legal status of a range of substances
Describe the effects of various substances
Recognise signs and symptoms of substance use and processes of addiction/dependency
Examine attitudes towards substance abuse use and misuse among young people
Identify range of developments that take place during adolescence, eg. Biological, psychological, social etc.
Explore young peoples’ attitude to substance use and abuse
Describe different types of preventions/interventions strategies
Outline different agencies approaches to treatment/aftercare
Identify range of initiatives and responses to young people’s substance use i.e. community based, voluntary and statutory, youth service and national level.
Examine a range of community youth responses to substance abuse eg. Education, prevention, harm reduction, diversionary, outreach, interagency.

Identify qualities for effective work with young people in relation to substance abuse
Recognise value of effective support
Participate in the development of a project based policy and code of practice
Practise skills necessary for a range of prevention/intervention strategies eg. Outreach, diversionary activities, harm reduction et.

This Course is currently not running.

Course Name :

Social Studies

Level :

FETAC Level 5 G20031

Purpose :

Module is designed to introduce learners to the area of sociology and social studies and to develop their understanding and awareness of social issues in their own lives and society in general.

Entry Requirements :

Level 4, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life/work experiences

Learning Outcomes :

This module is split into 2 core units and may choose at least 1 other unit from the optional units.

Core :

Introduction to Sociology.
Research Skills.
Optional :
Social Services in Childcare.
Health and Community Services.
Work and Leisure.
Further Sociology.
Social Issues.
Equality Studies.

For full details of module coverage, please see www.fetac.ie reference G20031. Below are the general aims:

Become familiar with sociology concepts
Develop an understanding f their position as an individual, a family member, and as part of a community and wider society
Become familiar with major economic, cultural and social structures that make up our society and their effects
Recognise how economic, political, cultural and social structures are related and interdependent.
Understand the impact of discrimination on individuals and groups in society
Examine critically contemporary social issues
Acquire basic research skills
Increase their effectiveness in life and work through understanding social issues

This course is currently not running.