Are you 18-26 years old looking to make a difference?
Join Our Fully Funded 10-Day Youth Leadership Training Program! Tailored for emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds, we equip you with practical skills to drive positive change in your community. Whether you aspire to lead community projects, advocate for environmental causes, enter politics, serve in government, or start ethical businesses, our program is your path to becoming a resilient, ethical entrepreneur.
FULL Bursaries
We will support you!
We’re excited to offer this programme with generous bursary support packages that cover programme fees, food, lodging, and travel expenses. Information about this support will be explained during the application process, so get your application sent today!
Our programme nurtures the following key areas:
Leadership
Sustainable, ethical, inclusive, inspirational, entrepreneurial.
Intercultural
Fostering interfaith and intergenerational communication and dialogue.
Harmony
Living and working sustainably.
Community
Building resilience, offering support, and facilitating healing.
Wellbeing Economy
Promoting ethical finance and equitable growth.
Inclusive Participation
Emphasising people’s rights, responsibilities, and democracy.
Peace-making
Training in mediation and conflict resolution.
Governance
Encouraging systems thinking, accountability, and transparency.
The training is delivered at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Lampeter Campus, featuring a short 10-day programme complemented by pre-arrival preparation and post-training support, guidance, and mentoring through the Youth Leaders Academy. You’ll receive a European Skills Passport checklist upon completion, along with a record of attendance.
We’re dedicated to fostering social harmony, community rejuvenation, sustainable and ethical growth, health and well-being, and respect for cultural diversity. Additionally, the FUTURES youth leadership programme will address the digital transformation and the impact of AI on the job market, preparing you with the skills needed for resilience and employability in this evolving landscape.
Why the Youth Leadership programme?
The FUTURES initiative recognises that young people play a pivotal role in tackling some of the most pressing issues that humanity faces today. Whether it is the urgent climate crisis, social injustice, economic inequality, community disintegration, human rights, or the persistent global challenges of discrimination, intolerance, and violence, young adults are at the forefront of change. That’s where the FUTURES youth leadership programme steps in, aiming to empower young individuals with the skills and knowledge they need to address these critical challenges.
Our programme is built on the foundation of civic and personal responsibility, offering young people the tools and support necessary to become catalysts for transformative change. We aim to instil in them the values and insights of leadership required to confront the world’s current pressing issues. Our curriculum includes strategies for combating inequality and discrimination, fostering peace, promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue, integrating sustainability and harmony principles into contemporary society, and teaching social entrepreneurship techniques for revitalisation and renewal.
Specifically, the programme provides a comprehensive range of skills, including ethical leadership, intercultural understanding, diversity and inclusivity, sustainable community development, principles of a harmonious and well-being economy, project management, AI, digital marketing, negotiation, entrepreneurship, presentation skills, systems thinking, teamwork, collaboration, leadership, management, advocacy, and human rights.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Bursaries are readily available for students aged 18 to 26 enrolling in the Youth Leadership training program. This comprehensive support includes funding for travel, accommodation, course and tuition fees, meals, field trips, pastoral care, mentoring, and online assistance. The total value of a full bursary is £2,200. Selection for these awards is based on the information provided in the application form, followed by an online interview.