Learning For Life

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LEARNING FOR LIVING Course Information Sheet Course Content Personal & Interpersonal Skills: understand personal identity & personal growth, enhance self awareness, self esteem & assertiveness. (Possibility of offering Fetac level 3 or 4, but this will depend on the needs of the overall group. This will be decided in collaboration with the group during week 3 of the course) Social Awareness: understand a range of social issues & how these may affect your own life Self Advocacy: Understand the term self advocacy, develop some practical self advocacy skills, understand ‘rights’ –from a disability perspective. Computer Skills: continue to develop your skills Days & Times of course Course will take place on Tuesdays & Fridays, from 10 am 1 pm Course starts Tuesday 17 th May, for 24 weeks Holidays for the month of August Course will finish on Friday 2 nd December Venue Classes will take place in the Oblates House of Retreat, Inchicore Computer classes will take place in Inchicore College Cost This course is free Supports available during the course A Link Worker will meet with participants and tutors regularly. The Link Worker will be available on an ongoing basis to provide advice & support on any issues that may arise.

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LEARNING FOR LIVING

Course Information Sheet

Course Content

Personal & Interpersonal Skills: understand personal identity &

personal growth, enhance self awareness, self esteem & assertiveness. (Possibility of offering Fetac level 3 or 4, but this will depend on the needs of the overall group. This will be decided in collaboration with the group during week 3 of the course)

Social Awareness: understand a range of social issues & how these

may affect your own life

Self Advocacy: Understand the term self advocacy, develop some

practical self advocacy skills, understand ‘rights’ –from a disability

perspective.

Computer Skills: continue to develop your skills

Days & Times of course Course will take place on Tuesdays & Fridays, from 10 am – 1 pm

Course starts Tuesday 17th May, for 24 weeks

Holidays for the month of August

Course will finish on Friday 2nd December

Venue Classes will take place in the Oblates House of Retreat, Inchicore

Computer classes will take place in Inchicore College

Cost This course is free

Supports available during the course A Link Worker will meet with participants and tutors regularly. The

Link Worker will be available on an ongoing basis to provide advice &

support on any issues that may arise.

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A Roving Assistant may be available (depending on need) on a daily

basis, to support any practical needs that arise.

Applying for a place on the course Complete an application form & post or e-mail to us by 5pm Friday 15th

April

People who apply will be invited to a short interview on Wednesday

27th April.

Successful participants will be sent a letter on Thursday 28th April

Criteria for getting a place on the course Participants must be in receipt of a Disability payment from

Department of Social Protection

Priority will be given to people living in the Canal Communities area

(Inchicore, Bluebell, Kilmainham, Islandbridge & Rialto)

Applications will also be considered from people living outside the area

Participants will expected to show

strong motivation

an interest in furthering their own education

a willingness & interest to engage in their own community.