CIT Crawford College of Art & Design has been engaged with development education for the last two years through its Irish-Aid funded Level 8 Special Purpose Award: Certificate in Arts, Participation and Development: Creative Approaches to Global Education and Action. This is the second academic year in which this programme has been offered, and each year approx. 18 students have availed of the programme. The aim of the programme is to provide an introduction to creative methodologies for the delivery of global education programmes. It presents concepts and models of development and global education with exploration of several key topics. The course considers models of non-formal learning, community development, community arts and art and citizenship. The programme also gives experience in creative methodologies for exploration and communication
about global education topics.

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