IARS offers to all young people (16-25) who volunteer with the organisation the opportunity to have their activities accredited at a university level. IARS in partnership with London Metropolitan University are working on a package that will secure IARS' young volunteers university accreditation and progression to Higher Education courses (level 4). The accreditation package is offered for free to all IARS volunteers and includes:

       Stage 1: Induction and assessment of skills, knowledge, needs, aspirations.

       Stage 2: Introduction to the team (existing or new), structure of volunteer project.

       Stage 3: Training (volunteering, leadership, empowerment, human rights).

       Stage 4: Delivery of volunteer project e.g. action research on a social policy issue affecting young people.

       Stage 5: Report writing (including support to write, editing, publishing), contribution to external and internal publications.

       Stage 6: Dissemination and policy work (including presentation skills, meetings with MPs, government officials, policy and decision making bodies, media representation).

The course runs for a minimum of 6 months. For more information on how to get involved please contact Dr. Theo Gavrielides 

IARS volunteers are offered the opportunity to attend our tailored training on the Human Rights Act 1998.IARS volunteers who have signed up to the organisation's accreditation programme are offered the training for free. Guests are charged a small fee of £60 (£100 if coming from a private or public sector organisation).

Purpose of the training:

To empower young people to actively engage in a two way process that encourages a human rights culture that is based on IARS' FRED principles of: Freedom—Respect—Equality—Dignity

The main sessions cover:

• •Personal reflection and group discussion on what participants understand by human rights
• •Practical exercise on human rights
• •Where do human rights come from?
• •Background to the  European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act, and understanding some key principles, the differences between them, what kinds of bodies their rights are applicable to, and how these rights can be enforced.
• •Human rights in young people’s everyday lives (case studies)
• •How young people can practically use human rights and the Human Rights Act 1998
• •Participants will receive a training manual to guide them through the day. This manual will contain all the materials for the day and a list of references for further information
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• •The day is a mixture of work in pairs, small group and whole group discussion. Some aspects of the course are ‘taught’ from the front. Practical exercises and case studies are used to facilitate discussion and aid understanding.

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"The training expanded my knowledge on Human Rights- it was brilliant” (young participant)

          "I am now able to use this knowledge in future work as a better way of addressing issues” (young participant)

IARS offers all young people (16-25) who volunteer with the organisation the opportunity to have their activities accredited through the Youth Achievement Awards. It is important to IARS that all the young people who volunteer with the organisation can work towards gaining recognition for their hard work. 

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