Training for Individuals
The Leap Academy of Youth and Conflict offers qualifications and CPD training for youth practitioners.
In addition, it:
- develops youth and conflict specialists
- develops Action Research programmes
- produces new frameworks and materials for dissemination
- holds seminars and master classes
- grows young conflict practitioners.
It is an academy providing flexible learning opportunities.
It meets Continuing Professional Development needs of professional practitioners
It attracts non-traditional and young learners progressing from Leap’s projects.
We are experts in conflict resolution, restorative approaches, peer mediation, youth volunteering programmes, working with gangs and territorialism, working with challenging behaviour, race and diversity and community cohesion.
What we disseminate has been learnt through trial and testing.
We offer a range of certificates from level 1 through to level 4, and have launched the country’s first suite of specialist qualifications in youth and conflict in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University – Foundation Degree Working With Young People and Young People’s Services – Youth and Conflict – which includes a certificate and a diploma.
The Leap Academy provides quality training aligned with the Qualifications Credit Framework Levels. Some courses are accredited by the Open College Network. All courses are certificated by Leap.
Leap has a long and successful track record of training adults, ensuring the specialist training contributes to practioners Continued Professional Development (CPD). The certificate and diploma courses specialising in youth and conflict in particular, will provide qualifications that add value for employers.
For further information please contact the Academy.
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Youth and Conflict Courses
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Availability & Booking
How to book
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Youth and conflict
Why use the Academy?
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Seminars and master classes
Bringing together the brightest thinking around young people and conflict.
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Continuing professional development for practitioners
The Leap Academy provides excellent, certificated Continuing Professional Development for Practitioners.…
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Youth and conflict qualifications and certificates for practitioners
The Leap Academy provides accredited Youth and Conflict Qualifications for Practitioners.
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Growing young trainers and progression routes
Training the trainers of tomorrow. Creating a legacy of conflict prevention for the future.
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Academy partners
The Leap Academy would not exist without our excellent partners.
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Conflict resolution in sport programmes
Leap Confronting Conflict is supporting sport-based projects across the UK.
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Upcoming events
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