We’re offering you the chance to brighten up your summer with one of our free courses.  This is the last time you’ll be able to access these courses free of charge (funded by DEL) before our funding contract ends at the end of August.  Ordinarily these courses would cost approximately £250 per person.

Women and Communication
This course is designed for women who want to explore what is meant by ‘communication’ and who would like to communicate more assertively.  It is a particularly useful course for those who wish to improve their confidence.
This course is accredited at OCN Level 2.

Friday 1 & 8 August, 10am – 4pm, UPC, 1 Lower Crescent, Belfast.   

Getting to Grips with the Media
This course provides participants with an understanding of how to develop an effective publicity strategy for an organisation.  It will enable participants to create publicity materials, write press releases and have a good understanding of key media outlets.
This course is accredited at OCN Level 2.

Thursday 14 & Friday 15 August, 10am – 4pm, UPC, 1 Lower Crescent, Belfast. 

We also have enough spaces left to accommodate a few groups who would like to complete the following courses.  If your group is interested contact the College now as courses must be completed by the end of August. 

Introduction to Community Relations
This course is suitable for anyone interested in exploring key issues in relation to identity, belonging and division in Northern Ireland Society at an introductory level.

Understanding Community Relations
This course offers an opportunity to study key Community Relations themes such as the nature of divisions in our society.

For more information contact the College on (028) 9033 0131 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  You can also register online at www.ulsterpeoplescollege.org.uk/course-booking/.

People’s History Initiative participants recently attended a lecture by Paul Donnelly, UPC Lecturer in Adult and Community Education, on the Ulster Workers’ Council Strike.

This was the final lecture in a series organised by the UPC’s People’s History Initiative and the School of Education at Queen’s University Belfast focusing on key events that participants wanted to investigate further.

People’s History Initiative participants recently attended a lecture by Dr Eamon Phoenix, historian, journalist and lecturer, on ‘Civil Rights in Northern Ireland’.

The lecture was one in a series of lecturers organised by the People’s History Initiative and the School of Education at Queen’s University Belfast focusing on key events that initiative participants wanted to learn about in greater detail.

The Ulster People’s College Spring Calendar of Training Courses has just been released and now all our courses can be booked online.

UPC Programmes focus on community development to enable social and economic regeneration and on political development to enable real democracy and expression of citizenship.

The courses will be held at the UPC (1 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NR) but if there is substantial demand we will run additional courses in other locations.

The courses are open to everyone and are delivered free of charge. To book a place on any of the courses visit the course booking link.

Places on each course are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis.

For further information on any of the courses please contact the College on (028) 9033 0131 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The UPC are running a seminar entitled “A Shared Future or a Better Future?” as part of Community Relations Week. 

The seminar will provide the opportunity to discuss the uncertainty of the status of the ‘A Shared Future’ policy and will be followed by an exhibition and reception.

The event will take place on Wednesday 30 April, 2.30pm – 4.30pm at the UPC, 1 Lower Crescent, Belfast.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

To find out more or to register contact Karen McCartney on (028) 9033 0131 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .