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The Club Leadership Development Programme (CLDP) provides learning opportunities for new and existing Club Officers in GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association Clubs to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfil their roles. It focuses on the practical aspects of the primary roles on a Club Executive.

Club Officer Training 2025/26

 

The Club Officer Training season throws in this winter with a variety events taking place covering all aspects of Club activity!

View what's involved in the various sections below and make sure you view what event's are coming up through our Events Calendar.

Please note - further events and new resources will be added to this site in due course. Stay tuned here, across our social channels and also in communication with your County Planning and Training Officer for further updates. 

The LGFA are also running a series of specific events and further details can be found HERE

What's Happening?

Familiarise yourself with the key knowledge and skills needed to get started in your Club Officer role. National role-specific webinars for Club Chairpersons, Secretaries, Treasurers, Communications Officers and Coaching Officers will take place on the 15th January 2026. 

 
All webinars will last for approximately 90 minutes and will be delivered in an interactive way by experienced facilitators.
Some Provinces will also provide webinars for other roles, so please refer to the events calendar for more information.
 
Register now via the Events Calendar below.

Stay informed about the latest programmes and policies that are important for Club management. Training is organised by various departments and committees based on demand from Clubs. Confirmed events in this category include: 

  • Critical Incident Response Training
  • Healthy Club Officer Training
  • The Role of the Irish Language and Culture Officer

 

Visit the Events Calendar below for more information

Become one of an exclusive group of volunteers to complete the first-ever accredited training course designed specifically for Club Officers.
The Gaelic Games Associations have partnered with SETU Carlow to create a micro-credential course in volunteer management for Club Officers. This course aims to enhance volunteer management skills, support succession planning, and formally recognise the commitment of volunteers to developing their Clubs and themselves.
Micro-credentials are small, accredited courses that are created by universities in conjunction with organisations like the GAA to provide highly flexible, bite-sized and accessible ways of upskilling people. Benefits include:
  • Accredited: Micro-credentials are quality assured and accredited by leading Irish universities. They have a credit range between 1-30 ECTS. Such accreditation would recognise the commitment of Officers to their personal development.
  • Role Performance: The design of Gaelic games-specific courses would support Officers to fulfil their roles more effectively and become better prepared for future roles.
  • Skills Gaps: They would be designed to meet the specific skills gaps that exist for Club and County Officers.
  • Flexible: They are short, flexible courses designed to fit around people’s busy lives. Volunteers can take them at a time a pace that suits their commitments.

 

Registrations will open in December with the view of the course beginning in January 2026.

Coming in January 2026 - Strong Governance is the foundation of every successful Club. An eLearning module if being developed to support you in leading your Club with confidence, clarity and accountability. 

Webinars across the various functionalities of Foireann will be taking place across the winter. 

Foireann Modules

  • Post AGM Tasks
  • Registration Preparation
  • Running Registration
  • Managing your Members
  • Financial Procedures
  • Vetting your Volunteers

 

Register for these events HERE

 

Short and clear tutorial videos on the suite of Microsoft apps available to Club Officers will also be created.

Develop the know-how needed to master your use of the Foireann system and Microsoft 365 Apps (OneDrive, Forms, Planner, etc.) which are essential operating systems for the efficient management of Clubs in today's digital age.

Stay tuned to for further information once they are available.

An extensive library of recorded webinars on topics such as Club Planning, Club AGMs, the Corporate Trustee and more is available to support ongoing learning. 

Access these resources HERE 

Sign-Up

Find and sign-up for events via the Events Calendar. 

It is strongly advised that you use a 'personal e-mail addresses' to login to the Learning Portal.  A personal e-mail account will allow you to keep a record of your learning history over time. If you login using an official GAA, LGFA or Camogie address, you will lose your learning history and certificates once you change roles and handover the official e-mail account associated with it.

Events Calendar

Modules

Click here to see what each module involves:

Module Overviews

More Information

If you would like any particular training requirements, please contact your County Planning and Training Officer at planningandtraining.{county}@gaa.ie