This course began in response to schools who felt that development or global issues needed a specific place within their school study programme. A partnership of teachers, students, NGOs and a third level institution have been working together over the past 4 years to develop a unique resource and approach to engaging students with development issues that affect our place in the world today. The course has been tried and tested in the classroom and has been continually adapted with input from all partners. An online resource is available either at CDPC, Self Help Africa or www.developmenteducation.ie and a CD-ROM is available which contains the relevant information needed to implement the course in your school.

Irish Aid funded the development of the course. At present, the course is being embedded in schools with the assistance and support of the Development Education Officers in Self Help Africa and the Education Officer, Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium, NUIM.

This Transition Unit was developed in accordance with the NCCA template and Guidelines on writing Transition Units.
Advice and support from the NCCA is gratefully acknowledged.

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