The Bytes Project mission statement is as follows:
The Bytes Project will provide opportunities in an informal setting for young people to accelerate their own personal development through the creative and enjoyable use of technology.
The Bytes Project will encourage and support those young people who, by their social environment or personal experience, face obstacles to personal development.
The Bytes Project will assist young people to achieve their full potential, through progression to further education, purposeful training or the world of work.
All of the Bytes Centres offer the following and much more...
Free Internet Use
Free Email Use
Learn Web Design and Desktop Publishing
Search for Jobs and Courses online
Create a CV to help you find a job
You can get access to Free Qualifications and much much more...
Please contact the Bytes Head Office or check out your local Bytes Centre for more details...
Project Locations:
- Derry Bytes centre and Greencastle Resource Centre, Inishowen
- Visits in Derry and Donegal
- Residential locations TBC
Duration: September 2006 - July 2008
Project Aims:
The project aims to ensure all young people involved gain new creative ICT skills in digital technologies, such as Internet Authoring to enable them to update a web site containing information on youth provision and facilities in Derry and Inishowen in Donegal. It also aims to ensure the young people gain new skills in desktop publishing to enable them to produce a newsletter containing information of interest to young people 16 – 25 in both areas. Digital music will also be a major component!
The project will challenge and dispel preconceived ideas and misconceptions about “other communities”, flags & symbols, stereotyping and will promote community relations principles of Equity, Diversity & Interdependence throughout. Two Murals will be designed and created by the young people (with help from local artists) depicting images of the young people’s ideas on cross border co-operation. This project will be of benefit to local community and youth organisations as ‘users’ of the Bytes centre and local community groups can use the web site as a information point. The young people involved will also gain elements of CCEA occupational studies accreditation in digital media. To promote cross border cooperation between young people form both sides of the religious & border divides.
Outcomes:
(1) Elements of CCEA Occupational Studies accreditation in Digital Media
- In house certificate stating personal development skills gained
- In house certificate stating ICT skills gained
- Artwork production (mural depicting young people’s ideas on cross border collaboration & co-operation)
- Cross Border Newsletter
- Cross Border web site
- Staff development
- Cross Border co-operation and best practise sharing between youth & community groups
For more information contact:
John Lynch or Kevin Doherty
Cross Border Development Officers
The Bytes Project
Tel: 048 7136439