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Level 4 Certificate in Youth Leadership and Community Action
Through collaborative work with colleagues across the university, Queen's has accredited a Youth Leadership course in collaboration with RCITY and Foróige, a youth development organisation based in Dublin.
The Queen’s University Belfast Level 4 Certificate in Youth Leadership and Community Action (30 CATS), develops young peoples leadership skills over a two-year period and also allows them to earn CATs points, which will support further academic pursuits.
The first cohort of participants are made up of 35 young individuals from Ardoyne and the Shankill areas of Belfast, who are set to graduate from the programme in October 2024.
During a launch event for the Queen’s University Belfast Level 4 Certificate in Youth Leadership and Community Action (30 CATS), Professor Margaret Topping emphasised the importance of diverse educational pathways and highlighted the programme’s potential to cultivate future leaders. She noted the programme's significant impact on educational and career aspirations and how the partnership with RCITY, Foróige and Queen's seeks to empower young people to drive positive change in their communities.