Dove House - Learner Access Engagement Project

Learner Access Engagement Project is a new programme targeting adults aged 19 and above who may have left school with little or no educational attainment or skills base. This programme is particularly targeting those individuals that left education without acquiring level 2 education ie GCSE Level.

Boost for research on older people

The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) has launched a grants programme to improve policies and services for older people.

Programme Recruitment

The School for Social Entrepreneurs is happy to announce that they are currently recruiting students for their MSc in Executive Leadership and Ready Steady Grow programmes.

Conflicts of Interests

Conflict Transformation workshops available to interested community/voluntary groups. The eight week course is free to participants.

National Braille Week

National Braille Week was launched to celebrate all aspects of Braille and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille (the inventor of Braille) and World Braille Day.

Local community safety responsibility

NICVA has called for the community safety strategy to be developed by local politicians through an inclusive and informed public debate.

New year - new training opportunities

NICVA's latest round of training opportunities will get underway in February. The new calendar will be sent out to members shortly, but in the meantime here is a taste of what will be on offer.

Lies, damn lies and statistics?

The skills to conduct meaningful research within the voluntary and community sector have not always been given top priority. However as organisations increasingly need robust evidence to back funding applications these skills will be more in demand than ever.