Welcome to the ISSU Training Hub 2024. Here you will be able to access 30 minute training segments for each ISSU student council scale level.
Please see what each level below contains to decide what level course you should be taking.
If you feel like you’re between levels - begin with the more basic level, once you have all the tasks completed for that level you should move on to the next level.
What’s contained in level 1
whats contained in level 0
This is a good follow on from level 0 if you are very new but is for a less new student councils. It will contain
How to elect roles & understand the different responsibilities each role has
How to create a constitution & code of conduct
How to communicate with your peers
How to complete an action as a student council
Level 0 is a very basic introduction to the student council. This would be if your student council is very new and has little to no experience
How to draft a Constitution
How to run a structured meeting
How to elect roles on your student council
What’s contained in Level 2
Level 2 is a step up from level one which focuses on communication with other stakeholders than your peers.
Different roles and responsibilities for your student council
Communication with your peers and other stakeholders
How to complete an action as a student council
What’s contained in level 3
Level 3 is a step away from the basics and moves on to more advanced ideas - you won’t find anything on drafting a constitution or roles & responsibilities.
How to have an empowered student council and running events
Importance of communicating with stakeholders including the Board of Management
Policy review & creation as a student council
What’s contained in Level 4
Level 4 is more focused on external communication and also focuses on the importance of becoming active by running campaigns.
Meeting with stakeholders including the Board of Management
Completing an action in your school AND running a campaign
The importance of policy for student councils
What’s contained in Level 5
Level 5 is heavily focused on being an autonomous student council and working within the school community and the wider community.
Requesting an advisory position on the Board of Management
Enagaing with the wider community
How to get involved with the ISSU at a high level
Here is the link to the training website
When you click the link below you will be brought to the ISSU training website. You will need to login with a gmail account to access it - if you do not have one the ISSU can create one for you.
The training should take no more than 30 minutes including discussion time and will give you a list of tasks you need to complete once you complete the training. Once this is done - please let us know with photo evidence so we can send you out your digital & physical certificate.
We would like to add your great ideas to this space so please send us on photos, videos & action plans for the Student Council Section of this page.
Student Council Section
suggested projects for your school!
Studyclix discount code
ISSU have teamed up with Studyclix so that student councils can now get a €10 discount code to share with all students at your school.
To get your school set up just contact Studyclix via this form This is a great way for student councils to make a real difference in your school.
You can organise an ISIC issuing day to get customised cards with your schools crest & colours on them.