Tipperary ETB secures €150,000 for creative youth partnership
Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB) has secured €150,000 in State funding to support the establishment of a Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) for the county.
Tipperary ETB has been notified of its successful application to the Department of Education, under its Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027, to secure funding for the creation of a Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP), which will create greater access for children and young people to creative opportunities in the county.
LCYPs are networks which allow for information sharing and collaboration between the ETB, local authorities, the non-formal education sector, family support services and youth services.
They also allow for the formation of new partnerships and relationships with the local creative sector. A key element to the work of the LCYP will be putting children and young people at the heart of developing and implementing opportunities to engage with creative activities.
The Tipperary LCYP will include representation from a wide range of local organisations across the statutory, community and voluntary sectors, that have a remit for the arts, culture and/or creativity, and that work with children and young people.
In its successful application, Tipperary ETB’s Youth Work Team said, ‘the context for Tipperary LCYP spans the remits of statutory, professional, creative, community and voluntary organisations.’
Lorraine Duane, Youth Development Officer for Tipperary ETB Youth Work Team, welcomed the investment by the Department:
“Members for Tipperary span all sectors, united by the shared understanding that creative activities support us to lead healthier and more connected lives.
“The initiatives developed and fostered by Tipperary LCYP will enable more children and young people to follow their interests, be supported to better understand themselves, and make healthy life choices.
“Tipperary ETB would like to thank the partners that have agreed to support the development of an LCYP in Tipperary to ensure that creative endeavours are accessed by seldom heard communities in the county.”
LCYPs are an initiative led and funded by the Department of Education and Youth, and are also supported by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, and the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport.
This development means Tipperary ETB will join seven other ETBs in having an LCYP and the sustained expansion of LCYPs is one of the actions included in the Creative Youth Plan 2023 – 2027.
This plan has a vision for, ‘an Ireland where creativity is at the heart of children and young peoples’ lives, where creativity can contribute greatly to their happiness, wellbeing and personal development and, in recognition of their right to a voice in decision-making, children and young people will be heard and will inform all aspects of this work.’