International Certificate in Intergenerational Practice - Edition 14

Tuesday 19th January - Monday 15th March 2027
Online

This course is aimed at anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of intergenerational work, its purpose, impact and practical application to enable them to apply this within their own work. To ensure that students get the most from the course, we recommend that anyone with specific learning needs contact Lorraine prior to the course starting, to discuss how they can be supported. 

Course details

The course will consist of three on-line modules taking approximately 75 hours to complete over 8 weeks. This course starts on Tuesday 19th January 2027 and finishes on Monday 15th March. Each student will receive support from an online tutor.

Meet & Greet Online Live Zoom Session

As part of the ICIP course, tutors like to meet and greet students and have an informal chat about the course, as well as providing an opportunity for students to meet each other and put a face to a name. The Meet & Greet session for this course will be on Tuesday 19th January at 4pm (London Time) via a Zoom link. Please make a note of this date/time if you are booking on to this course.

An introductory email will be sent out closer to the start date explaining how the course can be accessed, with the zoom link for the Meet & Greet session.

Tutor discussion sessions

There are also opportunities during the course to join discussion groups hosted by various tutors. These are not compulsory to attend and are in addition to the course content. They are recorded for those that cannot attend. Previous students have told us that they feel that the discussion sessions are the best part of the course as you have the opportunity to hear about current research and practice. Sessions will need to be booked with Lorraine.

Cost:

Scottish Member: £230
Scottish Non-Member: £275
International Member: £230
International Non-Member: £275

The course is open to all including: community workers, care home activity coordinators, nursery/playgroup staff, primary/secondary teachers, classroom assistants, community learning & development, social care professionals, social workers, sociologists, psychologists, leisure & physical activity professionals, employment advisors, doctors, nurses and healthcare workers, librarians and third sector professionals of all backgrounds and levels.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this online training course students will:

• Understand what we mean by intergenerational practice and projects and what they can achieve.
• Understand the ways in which intergenerational practice and projects are of relevance in different contexts and situations and why they are so important in today’s changing society.
• Understand how intergenerational practice and projects can contribute to more inclusive communities and workplaces.
• Understand and recognise the importance of monitoring and evaluating intergenerational projects.
• Understand some of the opportunities and issues, which can arise in monitoring and evaluating an intergenerational project.

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office who will provide 75 hours of CPD if successfully completed.

Our expert panel of tutors include:

• Professor Mariano Sanchez (University of Granada)
• Dr Alison Clyde (CEO Generations Working Together – GWT)
• Lorraine George (Learning & Development Officer GWT)
• Dr. Judith Ish-Horowicz MBE HonDEd (Apples and Honey Nightingale)
• Lois Peach (University of Bristol)
• Betty Good (GoodLinks Canada)
• Marisa Toldo (Architect, Innovator, Founder of Porto Dome)
• Dr Xanthe Golenko (Intergenerational Storytelling and Creative Arts)                                                                                                   

Hear what our previous students had to say:

‘Very helpful, insightful and lots of useful reading and resources. Great support from tutors and good to engage with other students’.

‘If I were to repeat the course, I would not worry so much about my answers as you were given the freedom to just answer. This, I like as it took into consideration the creative side of people and allowed for misunderstandings. The feedback was always constructive and anything you missed in any activities/assignments were simply explained in a lovely manner’.

‘I have been really impressed by the resources pulled together to support learning on this course, both written and video. I have thoroughly enjoyed the course and have come to the end feeling more confident in my understanding of and ability to apply intergenerational principles and practice and to engage with others to design, develop and deliver concrete, ongoing intergenerational happenings’.

‘I found the optional zoom live sessions really useful in helping to get to know the other participants and tutors, and as a result, I felt more confident in posting comments to the forum/course cafe’.

‘The course cafe is great to hear from others and especially great to hear about other projects happening around the world. I found it very useful attending the other GWT virtual conversations and sessions held outside of the course’.

Application process

Book your place below completing all sections fully.
Bookings can be paid online or invoices requested.
Payments must be made in full by the invoice date or by 18th January 2027. As places are limited the remaining unpaid spaces after the 18th May will be allocated on a first hand basis to those who can pay immediately. For further information regarding payment or bookings, please contact the office by email or calling 0141 559 5024. For more in-depth course content details please contact Lorraine George.

Please note: by submitting information, you are permitting Generations Working Together to retain your data for a period of two years. This will be stored in physical files, on our server and on our database for reporting to GWT Board, and for recording statistics.

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