The Youth Employment Programme is for young people aged 18 to 25 years, who are long term unemployed. This programme places an emphasis on the youth work model of delivery with a significant element each week of work experience that reflects the interests of the individual young person.
This programme aims to support young people to access music and develop skills in an instrument or area that interests them. Particularly young people who might not otherwise get the chance to learn an instrument.
Physical health is an essential building block to the overall development of young people and this programme aims to introduce a range of physical activities which would not normally be available to young people on a consistent basis.
Development education is an important aspect of our activities and we encourage young people to learn about issues that take place on a global level and how these issues impact our own lives.
Active citizenship and the importance of working to improve our communities and our world for others as well as ourselves is a vital element of all our youth projects. ContribYOUTH is essential to supporting young people to learn about the importance of working for their community.
Gaming is a relatively new phenomenon, especially to ‘adults’ and we believe that gaming is a vital element to supporting youth work and reaching young people in their space. We have an international collaboration in partnership with LIT around a three year project designed to develop and combine gaming and youth work skills.
We are delighted to work in collaboration with Camara Ireland on this new initiative designed to incorporate technology with some of our youth projects.
This is our peer led youth mental health programme which combines training young people in Transition Year up to deliver a youth mental health awareness programme to primary school children in order to encourage an open conversation and positive awareness around mental health.
Check out our Snow White & The 7 Mental-Health Helpers video here.
Every year these soccer leagues are hotly contested events with most clubs and projects entering at least one team. A great evening, organised by the Rural Outreach Team, and staffed by project workers and volunteers, these leagues are an opportunity for clubs and projects to show their skills and talents as well as meet members of other projects and clubs
Every June we organise a get together for our junior clubs and project groups. Activities have ranged from Summer Fun days to visits to activity centres. A chance to celebrate all the work that takes place over the year and a final meet up for young people before the summer holidays, we can never promise good weather but always promise good fun!
Youth Work Ireland have managed Comhairle na nOg for the past number of years on behalf of Tipperary County Council, and the pinnacle of each year is the AGM, which normally sees 200 young people coming together to identify priorities for the year and elect their representatives.
Each year a group from Tipperary represents our county at the Youth Work Ireland IYMA, which brings bands and musicians together from all over Ireland to perform their own music creations. This competition is about more than the performers, and Youth Work Ireland Tipperary sends a full crew incorporating background work, promotion and process.
Youth Work Ireland Tipperary, trades as a company limited by Guarantee (registered in Ireland No. 233784) with its registered address at Croke St., Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Youth Work Ireland Tipperary is a registered charity 11277 - © Youth Work Ireland Tipperary 2023
