The KDYS is committed to proving a rage of education and training options to young people across the diocese of Kerry. The KDYS have a range of full time educational and training programmes based in our youth centres as well as working with schools and communities to provide training and education around the areas of health, youth leadership and volunteer training to name a few.
KDYS Educational Programmes
The KDYS operates 4 YouthReach programmes in partnership with the Kerry Education and Training Board.
YouthReach is a Department of Education and Skills official education, training and work experience programme for early school leavers aged 15 – 20. It offers young people the opportunity to identify options within adult life, and provides them with opportunities to acquire certification. As it operates on a full-time, year-round basis, Youthreach has a continuous intake policy.
The 4 KDYS YouthReach programmes are
KDYS Transforum Alley YouthReach
Tralee Youth Centre
For more information call into our centre in Tralee or call (066) 712 1674
KDYS Leaving Cert Applied
Tralee Youth Centre
For more information call into our centre in Tralee or call (066) 712 1674
KDYS Listowel YouthReach
Listowel Youth Centre
For more information call into our centre in Listowel or call (068) 23744
KDYS Killarney YouthReach
Killarney Youth Centre
For more information call into our centre in Killarney or call (064) 663 1748
KDYS Mentor Project
The KDYS Mentor Project is based in the KDYS Tralee centre, but also offers an outreach service. We work with young people who have left school early, aged 16-20 years. We provide a suite of services including: 1:1 mentoring; supported site visits to programmes/ colleges; interview/C.V. development; application support; and continued, ongoing support on entry. For more information call into our centre in Tralee or call (066) 712 1674
Youth and Volunteer Training
The KDYS offer a number of youth and volunteer training initiatives through community youth work in youth clubs or in youth cafes across the diocese. To find out more about the opportunities available please visit our page on community youth work.