There’s still time to apply for our Vice-President’s Memorial Bursaries, with the closing date being Friday 4th November.
The Bursaries were set up to remember and continue the life-long work with young people of our Vice-Presidents, Paddy Duffy and Jackie Maxwell. Both bursaries are for up to £250 and are designed to assist young people to develop their skills as a volunteer in their own youth club or youth sports club.
For more information on either of the Awards please click here.
Boys & Girls Clubs are please to announced the following training courses have been organised for our members to access discounted First Aid and Food Safety training.
Date(s): Wednesday 28th September & 5th October 2016
Venue: Boys & Girls Clubs Office, 22 Stockmans Way, Musgrave Park Industrial Estate, Belfast, BT9 7JU
Times: 6.00 – 9.00pm
Cost: £35.00 per person
Details: It is vital that First Aid support is available at all times when working with young people. This one-day course (split over 2 evenings) gives grounding in the basic principles of First Aid, enabling life to be preserved and minor accidents to be dealt with. The course complies with HSE Approval and students also gain an NVQ Level 2 award.
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Date(s): Wednesday 12th & 19th October 2016
Venue: Boys & Girls Clubs Office, 22 Stockmans Way, Musgrave Park Industrial Estate, Belfast, BT9 7JU
Times: 6.00 – 9.00pm
Cost: £35.00 per person
Details: Everyone who works with food has a special responsibility for safeguarding the health of consumers and ensuring the food they serve or sell is perfectly safe to eat. This can also apply when working with young people and it is important for anyone involved in preparing food to make sure they are aware of the risks involved and how to prevent them.
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If you are interested in booking a place on either of these courses then please contact Terry Conroy on post@boysandgirlsclubs.net or 028 9066 3321. We will be adding more events to our training calendar in due course, in the meantime, please see our Training section for more information on the various courses Boys & Girls Clubs can offer and get in touch to see how we can help you.
Do Something United is a selected United Youth Pilot, funded by the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL). It is an eight month programme running from August 2015 until March 2016. We are currently recruiting young people aged between 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training, and living in South Antrim, Craigavon and Lurgan areas.
Contact Ciara at CYP for an application pack (applications to be returned no later than 12 noon on Friday 18th September).
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