Youth Development Institute
Colorado Afterschool Network and The Partnership for Families and Children welcome you to The Youth Development Institute.
The Youth Development Institute is free online professional development training for front line youth service providers.
The curriculum ranges from positive youth development approach to bullying prevention and more. Content is added and updated on a continuous basis, so visit the site for the most current curriculum list! Each course takes about one hour to complete. You can pick and choose which classes you want to take in any order. Your supervisor may also work with you to determine the courses best suited to your professional development at this time.
These online classes were designed to be easy to navigate and have some interesting features:
- You will find potentially unfamiliar terms highlighted within the text of the courses and defined in the glossary.
- If you are not sure where you read something, you can use the search feature to find it.
- You will be able to discuss course content and share your own experiences with other youth development workers on the discussion boards.
- You will find links to additional helpful resources and relevant web sites embedded in the course content.
- You can move from one course to another easily and without having to logout or return to a homepage.
- After you successfully finished a course and pass the knowledge check associated with it, you can request a certificate of completion.
Starting is easy! Choose ‘Click Here To Start’ with your mouse and you are ready to begin.
Thank you for including the Youth Development Institute as part of your professional development plan. We hope you enjoy participating in these courses as much as we enjoyed designing them for you.
Please feel free to contact us with questions, comments and suggestions concerning the online courses. Please send feedback to schiappetti@pffac.org