Our key aim is to help build capacity and skills in community development practice.
We have created a tailored, quarterly training calendar based on the needs of community and voluntary groups in the Lisburn & Castlereagh area.
Community Development Officers also provide a tailored, bespoke training package to community/voluntary groups on request, in areas such as good governance, successful fundraising and completing funding applications.
Community development training 2025
Community services are currently devising the new training calendar for the period September 2025 through to March 2026. Please check back towards the end of August. In the meantime, regular updates are provided by the Community Services ezine – please email community.services@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk if you wish to sign up to receive it.
Booking terms and conditions
Places on the courses listed above are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We can accept a maximum of two people per community group. Places must be booked and confirmed by emailing community.services@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk. Cancellations by organisations and/or individuals must be notified to the community services or community development teams at least 7 days before the training date. Non-attendance will be recorded and considered when assessing booking further training opportunities.