STRYVE Youth Leader Development Programme
Are you a youth leader looking for a fresh perspective on challenges you face in your work or organisation? Join Catalyst for the STRYVE Youth Leader Development Programme.
This is a highly interactive, collaborative, and personalised programme of learning, design, and action. Through this programme, teams of leaders from organisations that work with youth will come together over a period of six months to develop skills and mindsets of innovation, and see themselves as leaders of inclusive innovation.
What is STRYVE?
STRYVE is an inclusive innovation programme for young people aged 16-25 in Belfast and Derry~Londonderry. Young people will gain skills, qualifications, and experience in creative & digital media, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and will have the opportunity to participate in a paid work placement.
Funded by the International Fund for Ireland and delivered in partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Catalyst will lead a consortium supporting young people to develop their skills, innovative thinking, and creative solutions, and remove barriers to employment and entrepreneurial pathways.
The 2-year partnership is led by a strategic reference group including the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Department of Justice, Department for the Economy, Belfast City Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, the Education Authority, International Fund for Ireland, Rural Action and multiple youth organisations across Belfast and Derry~Londonderry.
This collaborative project is for young people aged 16-25 years seeking to gain skills, qualifications, and experience that will provide them with a pathway towards employment.
Are vulnerable to paramilitary recruitment
Been in, or close to, the criminal justice system
Left education with no or low qualifications or who left the education system early
Have been involved or are currently involved in substance abuse
Are affected by homelessness
Come from a difficult family background or community with a negative view of their future
Suffered from poor mental health issues
Mistrust of statutory institutions.
16-25-year-olds who are vulnerable to polarisation and come from complex backgrounds including those who:-
Who is it for?
*Please note this is not an exhaustive, tick list for those eligible to apply but rather gives an idea of the general profile of young person who this programme would be most relevant for
When will it happen?
February – November 2024
How many places do we have?
23 spaces available
We will have 2 groups…
One based in Derry~Londonderry and one based in Belfast
Our current cohort is full. If you're interested in joining our next cohort, you can register below.
Applications for this cohort are now closed.
What does it involve?
Phase 1
OCN Qualifications delivered in partnership with Rio Ferdinand Foundation
OCN Level 2 qualifications in Creative & Digital Media, Leadership & Internet Safety
Phase 2
Innovation Skills and Entrepreneurship training
Phase 3
Work placement in an innovation driven business. 2 days per week paid placement at National Living Wage for 12 weeks.
Want to hear more?
Book a youth worker discovery session
We would love to invite you along to one of our Discovery sessions to find out more about the STRYVE programme and Catalyst!
We will be holding discovery sessions at Catalyst, Belfast and Catalyst, Derry~Londonderry.
Book a youth session
Book a time for the STRYVE team to come along to your venue and run an interactive 30-minute session with your young people all about the STRYVE programme!
Sessions can be booked between the 15th January - 2nd February 2024.