We currently offer training and professional development for educators at post-primary school and college level, student leaders and adult professionals working in a range of fields including sports and the public service.

To register for our upcoming facilitator trainings and parent seminars, visit our Eventbrite.

For secondary school educators, we offer:

  • Second-level Teacher Training to support you in facilitating and delivering the Active* Consent for School Communities programme in your classroom.
  • Second-level Parents’ Seminar for participating schools.
  • First Point of Contact Training led by the Galway Rape Crisis Centre in collaboration with Active* Consent to provide you with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, and increase awareness of the causes and effects of sexual violence. (Staff / Student Leaders)
  • “Consent, Sexual Violence and Harassment: Practitioner Skills & Practice” Level 9 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module – see below for more information.

Contact us to access these trainings.

For colleges we offer

  • Active* Consent Facilitator Training to support you in facilitating our online or in-person Consent Workshops in your institution. (Staff and/or Student Leaders)
  • First Point of Contact Training led by the Galway Rape Crisis Centre in collaboration with Active* Consent to provide you with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, and increase awareness of the causes and effects of sexual violence. (Staff / Student Leaders)
  • “Consent, Sexual Violence and Harassment – Practitioner Skills & Practice” Level 9 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module – see below for more information.

We also will engage directly with you and your organisation to see if it is possible to adapt our materials to your particular circumstances.  Contact us to initiate a conversation.

For Further Education & Training and Youthreach, we offer

  • Facilitator Training to support you in facilitating and delivering the Active* Consent Workshop to your students & learners
  • First Point of Contact Training led by the Galway Rape Crisis Centre in collaboration with Active* Consent to provide you with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, and increase awareness of the causes and effects of sexual violence. (Staff / Student Leaders)
  • “Consent, Sexual Violence and Harassment: Practitioner Skills & Practice” Level 9 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module – see below for more information.

Contact us to access these trainings.

Consent, Sexual Violence and Harassment: Practitioner Skills & Practice (PS6158)

This 10 ECTs Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module, delivered by Active* Consent and the Galway Rape Crisis Centre, supports individuals involved in implementing programmes and initiatives related to consent, sexual violence and harassment. In particular, we draw on examples related to the Consent Framework (‘Safe, Respectful, Supportive & Positive: Ending Sexual Violence & Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions’) promoted by the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science, work with post-primary schools, and other community settings.

While the content will specifically target the education and post-primary sectors, we welcome participants who are working in areas such as youth work, community organisations, the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, etc.

Sexual consent, sexual violence and harassment (SVH) are critical issues in educational settings. This module equips participants to design and support student engagement and organisational development, through coverage of areas such as:

  • Critical understanding of consent and SVH.
  • Designing, implementing, supporting and evaluating consent and SVH programmes.
  • Skills for training, workshop facilitation, collaboration and group work.
  • Policy, guidelines, and frameworks.
  • Principles of organisational culture change.
  • Communication/interpersonal skills.
  • Interpersonal skills to support receiving a disclosure.

This module will support participants to achieve or extend relevant knowledge and skills and provide an opportunity to share and discuss their learning. It is envisaged that participants will have a range of experiences and backgrounds – for instance, in student services, college administration, counselling and wellbeing, academic programme management and research, and agencies/organisations relevant to education and research.

The module team will provide a clear structure and framework for your learning, encourage you to identify the specific areas you wish to focus on and support these paths, working together with all module participants as respected partners to promote a learning community to share knowledge and problem-solving capacity.

The module covers three main topic areas:

  • Designing, supporting, and evaluating education and development programmes on consent, sexual violence and harassment for students and staff.
  • Supporting organisational change through staff development, training in receiving disclosures, and acting as a resource for organisational culture and climate change.
  • Developing policies and best practice to underpin institutional and procedural change. The module is led by the Active* Consent programme.

Click here for the CPD module application form. The application form will remain open until January 17th at 5pm.  

In addition to the application form, you will need to submit a copy of your passport or driver’s licence (required for registration) to eva.obyrne@universityofgalway.ie

To find out more about this course, email eva.obyrne@universityofgalway.ie or click here »

First Point of Contact Training

This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, in settings where this is likely to occur. It is also a pre-requisite for anyone wishing to do voluntary work (e.g. fundraising) with Galway Rape Crisis Centre. The training is delivered by Galway Rape Crisis Centre counsellors with extensive client experience and training skills, and counselling professionals from the University of Galway.

This training specifically targets third-level staff and student leaders, including student services, college administration, counselling and wellbeing, academic programme management and research, and agencies/organisations relevant to education and research.

This training covers topics including:

  • Critical understanding of consent and SVH (sexual violence and harassment).
  • Communication/interpersonal skills.
  • Confronting your biases around Sexual Violence and Harassment.
  • Interpersonal skills to support receiving a disclosure.
  • Self-care practices following a disclosure.
  • Support services for survivors of SVH and the people supporting them.
  • Mandatory reporting information.

To find out more about First Point of Contact Training, email activeconsent@universityofgalway.ie or click here »