Aurora is changing. We’ve moved from a year’s course that costs £250, to open sessions, throughout the year, for you to choose from, to meet your training needs. It is hoped that this change will enable you to engage with the training you want, without having to sign up to a whole year’s course.
From September 2024, you will be invited to access training in different formats. There will be some in-person training, some online (Zoom) training, and some eLearning sessions you can do in your own time. All the themes previously covered in the Aurora courses (and much more!) will be covered in individual sessions throughout each year, so you can still complete the whole package, or just the bits you want.
We are offering our training sessions for free for people in Sheffield Diocese, or from our ecumenical partners from the Methodist Church and URC in South Yorkshire.
We are developing a new website which will be the new home for Aurora Children’s and Youth training, where you will be able to see what is coming up, what you’ve completed and new areas of training you might be interested in.
Those wishing to pursue Authorisation as a Children’s or Youth Minister (previously possible by completing one of the Aurora courses), may complete the Aurora Authorisation Pathway. You will choose either Children’s ministry or Youth ministry, and commit to completing all the set training sessions required within a three year window. You could do it all in a year, but may prefer to space things out – it’s up to you.
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