YWAM offers training programs in over 300 locations and 110 nations. YWAM's global university is called the University of the Nations (U of N). Each of the U of N locations is committed to discipling men and women, while equipping them with the professional skills necessary to serve and to reach the world for Christ.
The U of N offers training for people involved with cross-cultural work and/or Christian ministry through studies in Arts, Christian Ministries, Communications, Counseling & Health Care, Education, Humanities & International Studies, and Science & Technology. The university seeks to combine traditional classroom learning with a discipleship atmosphere and practical mission-field experience. The University of the Nations hosts many students from around the globe who come to study a variety of subjects. While there are seven main campuses internationally, hundreds of individual YWAM locations host U of N schools.
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YWAM First Level Schools
Discipleship Training School - DTS (CLASSIC)
The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is an intensive Christian training course beginning with an 12 week lecture/teaching phase followed by a typical 8 week practical field assignment. The DTS is designed to encourage students in personal character development, cultivating a living relationship with God and identifying their unique individual gifts and callings in God. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout the course, preparing the students to reach current and future generations and answer the call to "Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations." (Mark 16:15, Matt. 28:19).
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Why 'Children in Need'? The children of Africa are so much more than "children in need" they are priceless gifts, that we have the privilege of being trusted with caring for, encouraging, growing and loving. We need these children as much if not more than they need us, as we learn to love, their lives and needs help us grow. But they do have many needs that we are bound as good stewards of this world by love to meet, called with joy to feed, with hope to teach and with faith to clothe and house. This is the work we do....
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The Crossroads Discipleship Training School (CDTS) is a special form of the DTS more suitable for those over 30 or for families with children. It's a school for people who may be at a crossroads in life. Many are established Christians seeking spiritual renewal and/or new direction and vision for a second career...in missions. Younger people can also apply to be a part of this school.
The Crossroads DTS covers the same topics as taught in the DiscipleshipTraining School. An 8-week outreach is included, where the principles learned in the lecture phase are applied and students share their faith using a variety of means.
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While covering the same topics as taught in the classic Discipleship Training School (DTS), the Troubadour Discipleship Training School (TDTS) has a special focus on the creative arts. During the TDTS Christian artists are being practically taught on discipleship and equipped to transmit the Good News in a creative way. It's an opportunity for people involved in music, fine arts, dance, cooking, video production, sculpting, design, and any other form of arts to get creative and radical in knowing God more and making him known through the creative arts. Welcome to an environment that understands creative people's needs, wants, desires and learning styles.
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Second Level Schools
Bible Core Course - BCC
Family Ministries School - FMS
Foundations for Counseling Ministry School - FCM (former IBC) 
Humanities Core Course - HIS
Introduction to Primary Health Care - IPHC
English Training Schools
English Language School
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL
Seminars
HIV/AIDS Seminar
Creative Leadership Seminar (CLS)
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