Are you interested in bringing older people andyoung children together? Do you want to know more about intergenerational learning? Are you working in early years? Do you work with older people, as a professional or as a volunteer?

For those of you who are interested in bringing generations together, we offer the free online course:

‘Together Old and Young: An Intergenerational Approach’

If you are interested in doing this course please complete the expression of interest form below and email to anne.fitzpatrick @dit.ie or

Intergenerational practice brings together people from different generations to share learning, come to understand each other and have fun together. Intergenerational learning can make an important contribution to bridging the gap between different social groups in society. However, the potential of intergenerational learning involving younger children (0-10years) and older people has not yet been explored. This course will promote awareness and expertise among practitioners to support them in developing good quality, sustainable intergenerational practice.

  • Through this course you will learn about intergenerational practice and discover practical ways to create opportunities for intergenerational learning in your own area.
  • Participants who have successfully completed the course will receive a certificate from the TOY consortium

Who is the course for?

Early childhood education and care practitioners; social care practitioners working with older adults; community development/arts workers and volunteers.

Who designed the course?

The TOY consortium, a group of researchers, lecturers, practitioners and local authority staff committed to promoting IGL developed this course. For more details about the TOY project see

The course consists of four modules:

  • Module 1: Young and old learning together
  • Module 2: IGL for social inclusion
  • Module 3: How to organise an IGL programme
  • Module 4: Quality and sustainability in IGL

The modules will be delivered on-line weekly with an estimated time commitment of 5 to 6 hours for each module.

There are also two half-day workshops which will be delivered face-to-face in DIT Grangegorman, Dublin 7.

For participants who are interested inthe complete pilot course there is a requirement to attend an international week-long training event in Dublin in May 2018.

All participants will be requested to give feedback on the course.

Provisional dates are:

Week 1
9-15 April 2018 / Week 2
16 – 22 April / Week 3
23 – 29 April / Week 4+5
30 April to 13 May / Week 6
14 – 18 May
Introductory
Workshop 1
and online module 1 / Online Module 2 / Workshop 2 and online Module 3 / Online Module 4 / International. training in
Dublin
(5 days)
including
Workshop 3

The options available to you are:

Option A:Complete the entire pilot training programme which consists of:

4 online modules; 2 half-day workshops anda full week training to be held in DIT Grangegorman.

Option B: Complete 4 online modules and 2 half-day workshops in DIT Grangegorman.

Please choose one option

I am interested in Option A only(6 places in total)

I am interested in Option B only

I am interested in either Option A or Option B

Applicant details

Name:
Organisation
Email address:
Mobile number:
Job title and Role:
Do you have computer skills to complete an online course?
Educational qualifications:
Relevant work experience including intergenerational work: