3.0 Community, Education and Business
| Numbering | Language | Action | Responsible Department | Immediate priority | Longer term priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | All | Explore the development of a Language Strategy development fund for internal and external events and continue to host internal and external events promoting all strands of the Language Strategy. |
|
Yes | |
| 3.2 | All | Support the implementation of language-related actions in the Belfast Stories Programme. |
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Yes | |
| 3.3 | Irish | Development of a range of workshops and information sessions and events on council related issues such as recycling biodiversity etc aimed at Irish Medium Schools |
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Yes | |
| 3.4 | Irish | One-off external course, developed in consultation with stakeholders, delivered to community-based Irish language teachers on teaching methods. |
|
Yes | |
| 3.5 | Irish |
Delivery of Employment, Upskilling Academies for Irish-medium classroom assistants and others working in the Irish medium education sector’ |
|
Yes | |
| 3.6 | Irish | Promote Irish language cultural initiatives and work in conjunction with tourism service providers to increase the visibility of Irish in Belfast’s tourist offering, including the Gaeltacht Quarter. |
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Yes | |
| 3.7 | Irish | Creative writing competition launched aimed at students in Irish Medium schools and A-Level Irish students. |
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Yes | |
| 3.8 | Irish | Production of Irish language booklet of basic Irish phases, sayings and facts about the benefits of bi-lingualism. |
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Yes | |
| 3.9 | Irish | Scope the potential for holding Oireachtas na Gaeilge (annual Irish language cultural and arts festival) in Belfast. |
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Yes | |
| 3.10 | Ulster-Scots | Distribution and promotion of Ulster-Scots Place Name of Belfast booklet at City Hall. |
|
Yes | |
| 3.11 | All | Explore how the benefits of linguistic diversity can be promoted to the business community in Belfast. |
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