Courses: Working Interculturally

Partners Training for Transformation has a long standing interest in cultural diversity and intercultural work. This is not surprising given our history and the connection to southern hemisphere, particularly Africa. In the last decade, this interest has become increasingly relevant as Ireland has become more of an intercultural society.

Responding to this reality, we developed Partners Intercultural Companion to Training for Transformation. This book includes a range of exercises, frameworks, theories and processes to use with groups exploring interculturalism, or doing Training for Transformation type work in intercultural contexts. These resources can now be accessed online at the Partners TfT Resource Network,

To accompany the book, we have also developed workshops built around supporting practitioners in their use of these resources.

On the Working Interculturally course, participants will have the opportunity to:

• Explore their own experience of working in intercultural settings
• Explore theories of interculturalism
• Reflect on their own styles, values, beliefs and theories of working interculturally
• Learn about and try out resources for facilitating others to expolore interculturalism.

The Process

The two days take the form of a highly participative, experiential, hands-on workshop with handouts and suggestions about resource material for developing ideas and options people may wish to pursue.

Who is the course for?

This course is of particular interest to anyone who works in formal or non-formal settings with groups involved in community development, community education, adult education, development education and overseas development.  It will also be of interest to those whose lives or work situations involve a significant intercultural dimension.

How is it organised?

The course is usually a two day workshop held at the Partners office in Dublin. However, the workshop can be held in a local community or in single three hour sessions held on a weekly basis.