TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN GATEWAY 2019

If you’re interested in any of Gateway’s planned training for the year, please contact Abbie in
Gateway on info@gatewaymha.com or by phone on 01-4977005 to register your interest.

STARTING Q1 (January-March)

 Creative Writing in community venue: Carmelite Centre €20 p/hr (mix of member and tutor led)
Q1: Member led Fridays 11-1pm from 11th January (5 weeks x 2hrs) with
Group Review: 5th February
Q1 –Q2: Tutor led Fridays 11-1pm from 15th February (4 weeks x 2hrs) Amy Redmond

 Assertiveness / Personal Development programme (lantern centre)

With Jean Mcelvaney
6 weeks x 2.5hrs
Q1: 16 Jan-20 Feb 2019
Assertiveness meet up date TBC over summer with Jean

 WRAP Café (member led, Gateway)

Venue: Gateway
Last Monday of each month 2.30-4pm back room – open group just drop in
Q1-Q4

 PeerZone Training (building on strengths of Gateway’s peers)

Venue: Lantern centre, Synge Street, D2
10 workshops x 3.5 hrs Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons 1.30-5.00pm as per dates below
Q1: Info Session – 26th February x2 hours
RECRUITMENT/ REGISTRATION: March
Q2: Workshop 1 & 2 – 2nd & 3rd April
Workshop 3 & 4 – 9th & 10th April
REVIEW: 1st May
Workshop 5 & 6 – 21st & 22nd May
Workshop 7 & 8 – 4th & 5th June
REVIEW – 16th July 2-5pm Gateway
Q3: Workshop 9 & 10 – 3rd & 4th September (Lantern Centre)

STARTING Q2 (April-June)

 Storytelling Project through mixed media (CDETB) with Amy Redmond

2 hrs x 10 weeks 11.00-1.00pm Fridays
Q2-Q3: 26th April – 28th June
Location: the Lantern Centre, Synge St, D8

 Music in Mind programme: Drumming with integration focus (open to friends/family)

1.5 hrs x 8 weeks Wednesdays 2.30-4.00pm
Q2-Q3: 12th June – 31st July
Location: NCH, D2
STARTING Q3 (July-September)

 Introduction to Community Development (CDETB)

5 days (24 hours)
Delivery timeframe: 30th July – 2 August ( 4 days + review day in August date TBC)
Tutor: Amel Yacef
Course information sheet available

 WRAP Level 1
With Rona McBrierty & Catherine Redmond SOS
2 full days 9.30-5.00pm
Q3: 20-21 August 2019
Venue: Lantern Centre

STARTING Q4 (October-December)

 WRAP Level 2 facilitator training

With Rona McBrierty & Jane winterling
5 full days of training 9.30-5.00pm
Q4: 22 & 23 October then 29th and 30th October and Friday 1st November 2019
Venue: Lantern Centre

 Storytelling Project (follow on from pilot earlier in the year) CDETB funded
Starts mid September 2019 (date and duration TBC)
Friday mornings 11-1pm
Venue: Sister Pauline room, Carmelite Centre, Aungier St, D2
Tutor: Amy Redmond

 music in mind programme 2: SINGING Q4 – TBC

Other training/activities during drop in:

- Art Thursdays 2.30-4.30pm

- Indian Head Massage – last Monday of every month
- Relaxation & Meditation – Monday afternoons 3.45-4.30pm
- Members Hours – see schedule for upcoming sessions
- Scrabble Club – 1st Monday of every month
- Important Conversations Group – second last Thursday of the month 4.30-6.30pm

Development Focus:

- Project review
- Strategic Planning
- Members Meetings
- Newsletter Group
- Staff
Gateway Strategic Review:

Development workshops (and focus groups) for first half of 2019 will be related to reviewing
purpose of project with members and key stakeholders as follows:

 Management Committee to invite previous project leads and respected peers to engage in
a review of Gateway’s purpose. Q1 2019.
 Engage members in a World Café to review Gateway’s purpose and how best to develop
and run the project. Q2 2019.
 Engage members, funders and supporters in a consultation on Gateway’s purpose,
operation and strategic direction. Q3/ Q4 2019.
 Address operational issues as emerge and agree with members Q3 / Q4.
 Develop Gateway’s strategy 2020- 2023. Q1 2020.