Training Roma youth leaders and activists for promoting human rights and taking action against discrimination | Training course | 21-29 October 2012 | Budapest, Hungary

The training course aims to empower and develop the competences of Roma youth leaders and activists to take action, at local, national and European levels, against discrimination and anti-Gypsyism based on human rights and active youth participation. 

Specific objectives:

-To strengthen participants’ understanding of key concepts of human rights, discriminationand anti-Gypsyism;
- To gather information about the realities of young Roma in Europe and the challenges they face, and to exchange practices and responses to discrimination developed by different social actors;
- To improve participants’ competences in using rights-based approaches to tackle situations of discrimination, exclusion and anti-Gypsyism;
- To empower participants to take action and develop projects by and with young Roma for human rights in their local communities;
- To familiarise participants with the approaches and activities of the Council of Europe in the area of human rights, human rights education, active youth participation and intercultural dialogue;
- To support the capacity of Roma youth organisations and movements across Europe to network for human rights and to be associated with the Roma Youth Action Plan.

Training overview

This Training course is for 

30, aged 18 - 30 with some exceptions 

participants from 

ANDORRA, EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS, 

KAZAKHSTAN, MONACO, SAN MARINO, 

 SOUTH-EAST EUROPE, VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE), 

YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES

and recommended for

Youth workers, Youth leaders, Roma young activists

Working language(s):

English, Romani

Organizer:

Youth Department, Council of Europe (NGO/Others)

Youth Department, Council of Europe
www.coe.int/youth

Contact for questions:

Nina Kapoor / Jackie Lubelli

E-Mail: eyc.programme@coe.int

Phone: 0033388412142

Costs

60 euro training fee. travel, accommodation, meals and training costs are covered by the organiser.

Available downloads:

• 2012_Call_TC_RomaEN.pdf
• 2012_Call_TC_Roma_ROMANI.pdf

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Forum "Youth Cooperation Beyond Borders" | International forum | 28-30 October 2012 | Baku, Azerbaijan

The forum aims to develop recognition of the importance of the international youth cooperation in the field of non-formal education between Programme and Neighbouring Partner Countries. 

The forum aims to develop recognition of the importance of the international youth cooperation in the field of non-formal education between Programme and Neighbouring Partner Countries.

The specific objectives are:

To present and discuss needs and achievements identified by research carried out by the regional SALTO Resource Centres on the impact of the Youth in Action programme on:

- Development of organisations and their youth practice and youth work in general (in Programme and Neighbouring Partner Countries)

- Communities (in Programme and NPC)

- Youth policy development in the regions

To develop recognition of achievements

To prepare conclusions and suggestions and feedback for future steps

The three-day programme will include presentation of the outcomes of impact studies carried out by SALTO as well as various discussion groups and workshops focusing on cross-cutting topics of relevance or with a geographical focus (such as impact of the Youth in Action programme on local communities, policy developments, development of the youth sector, recognition of non-formal learning etc.).

Training overview

This International forum is for 

100 participants

from 

NEIGHBORING PARTNER COUNTRIES, 

YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Project managers, Youth Policy Makers

Working language(s):

English

Organizer:

SALTO RC (SALTO)

Co-organizer(s):

SALTO EECA, SALTO EUROMED, SALTO SEE (SALTO)
French, Polish and Slovenian National Agency of YiA (National Agency)
Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan (NGO/Others)

Contact for questions:

SALTO

Website: http://www.salto-youth.net/about/events/forum-ycbb/
E-Mail: baku-forum@salto-youth.net
Phone: (+48 22) 463 14 62

Costs

The board and lodging during the Forum for all participants will be provided by organizers.
As a principle the flight travel as well as visa costs of participants will be covered fully by the relevant National Agency or the organizers.

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European Projects design, management and funding: how to develop a good learning project and get the funds Training course 20-27 October 2012 | Bologna, Italy

This structured intense course aims to improve participants’ practical skills in the design, management and funding of European projects related to adult learning and education (intending for adults those above 18 years old and the early school leavers).

The general aim of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of learning opportunities and projects empowering and training education staff, NGO workers and volunteers, education-degrees graduates and those interested in developing European learning projects to successfully access and manage European funds.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

- Acquire knowledge and practical information about EU policies and funding opportunities for learning projects through specific and project-oriented learning sessions;

- Improve their practical skills related to the management of the ideation and application process (including how design and write a good learning project) through cooperative compilation of application forms and the analysis of successful projects;

- Learn and get guidance on the preparation and management of the financial, budgeting and contractual aspects through concrete examples and direct evidence;

- Learn best practices related the planning and implementation of the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases through concrete case studies and successful projects;

- Make contacts with individuals and organisations interested in developing European learning projects through everyday cooperation and specific activities.

More details: http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=33102

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European Projects design, management and funding: from shaping the idea, to select the right european programme, to get the funds | Training course | 24 November - 1 December 2012 | Palermo (Sicily), Italy

This structured intense course aims to improve participants’ practical skills in the design, management and funding of European projects from shaping the idea, to identify the right european programme, to design a good project to get the get the fund.

The general aim of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of european project in order to foster european integration and education by empowering empowering and training education staff, NGO workers and volunteers, education-degrees graduates and those interested in developing European learning projects to successfully access and manage European funds.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

- Acquire knowledge and practical information about EU policies and funding opportunities through specific and project-oriented learning sessions;
- Improve their practical skills related to the management of the ideation and application process (including how design and write a good european project) through cooperative compilation of application forms and the analysis of successful projects;
- Learn and get guidance on the preparation and management of the financial, budgeting and contractual aspects through concrete examples and direct evidence;
- Learn best practices related the planning and implementation of the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases through concrete case studies and successful projects;
- Make contacts with individuals and organizations interested in developing European projects through everyday cooperation and specific activities.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=33292

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Addressing the challenges of providing language and integration courses for migrants | Training course | 8-15 December 2012 | Bologna, Italy

This structured course aims to empower practical and teaching skills of those active or interested in supporting the integration process of migrants. 

The general objective of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of language and integration courses and laboratories to adult migrants by examining the EU policy background, exploring challenges and techniques, sharing a analyzing real experiences and case studies and investigating the role that ICT can have in this field.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

• Improve teaching and training skills directly linked to language and integration courses for migrant
• Get to know and analyze best practices, case studies and successful experiences at EU level
• Develop a better knowledge on the role that ICT can play to support language and integration courses for migrant
• Increase, share and exploit practical know-how on intercultural education
• Learn, discuss and cooperate with people from all over Europe active or interested in the field of migration
• Develop a deeper understanding on EU policy and law background on migration
• Get to know and bring back home supporting materials and tool to develop high quality language and integration courses
• Learn and get guidance on the preparation, management and funding of language and integration courses.

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ATYPIC - Advanced Training on Local Youth Participation in High Diversity Contexts | Training course | 8-16 September 2012 | Portugal

8 days training aiming to improve youth participation in high diversity local contexts by developing already active youth workers competences trough an in depth experiential training.  

BACKGROUND:

Youth Participation is often a challenge for NGO’s, from the point where they advocate for the youth added value to civil society to the authentic emancipation and empowerment of young people as equal social actors and precious agents of social transformation.
AIM:
To improve youth participation in high diversity local contexts by developing already active youth workers competences trough an in depth experiential training.

OBJECTIVES:

- Experience typical difficulties of a multicultural work setting, developing participants positive approach towards diversity and promoting antidiscrimination attitudes.
- Explore youth participation common obstacles and challenges, while formulating corresponding – and eventually innovative – solutions in the frame of youth work and non-formal education.
- Increase participants understanding of the importance of youth participation in its different dimensions: decision making, youth policy lobbying, NGYO’s programmes & activities, transformational leadership and civil society in general, as a human right.
- Introduce the “Have your say! - Manual on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life” as a reference tool to work in the field of Youth Participation.
- Develop participants understanding of conditions for youth participation and different co-operation forms between local authorities, youth organisations and young people.
- Exchange experiences, practices, opinions, educational tools and materials related to youth participation and diversity.
- Provide participants with standard theory, skills and tools to design, implement and evaluate meaningful and effective youth participation projects, including coaching good practices.
- Provide an opportunity for participants to design a youth participation project to implement as a follow-up of the training, while strengthening the network between the involved partner NGYO’s.
- Introduce a series of resources and funding opportunities that can be useful for bringing participants projects to reality, including Council of Europe and European Youth Foundation programmes.

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International training "Wizard of Communication" | Training course | 7-13 May 2012 | Lviv region, Ukraine

NGO "Ukrainian Youth Center" invites you to an exciting International training "Wizard of Communication" what will take place on the 7th - 13th of May 2012 in Ukraine! 

Have you ever been questioning: how can people so easily convince you to do something, immediately build the trust and make you feel comfortable or how can some people create an exciting story and the others - boring, gray mass. Even so the information is the same - in one case it brings inspiration and in the other - it doesn’t create anything?

Somebody call it charisma, gift, we call it – “magic of communication”.

You have the opportunity to get to know the magic of communication for 7 days in picturesque Ukrainian comfortable place together with international company by the help of experianced.

About Training

The aim of the training: to develop your communication skills to improve the quality of your life .
Communication is an important part of any work, including youth work. It is sharing of ideas and information between youngsters, youngsters and adults, between organizations, youngsters and organizations. This training is open to everyone, nevertheless our organization is working with youth and youth organizations what will represent most of the participants. In the same time in this training will be involved participants who are working in the other fields (like business or state institutions) what can create transmition of information and elaborate communication between youth and non-youth field to support the development of quality of youth work and allow youth workers to find partners and ideas for future projects with young people.

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REactor - conference and workshops on media in youth work with disadvantaged groups | Conference and workshops | 19-25 May 2012 | European Youth Center Budapest, Hungary

31 peer educators, youth workers, trainers, and professionals - experienced and interested in media literacy and/or human rights, preferably with practical experience using media related methods will meet to share practices and results. 

Aim: to focus on youth work with media and new information technologies, sharing results, information and creating a learning forum. The key element of the meeting is the concept of active and expressive media literacy as an innovative methodology in youth work and human rights education. This concept is to be discussed through results and examples.

The Focus

- What inspires and interests youth in the age of digital media?
- What are the benefits and the challenges of using media in youth work?
- How can disadvantaged youth be reached through and included in the media?
- How can human and social issues be joined and shared through the media?

During the meeting participants will have the opportunity to share, reflect and develop activities through personal discussions, workshops and other contributions.

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Europe in action | Training course | 3-8 June 2012 | Berlin, Germany

Training for (potential) applicants of the YOUTH IN ACTION program, to give tools and methodological support for projects with a European dimension. 

This Training Course is in GERMAN!

This Training aims at providing youth workers with tools to work on the dimension of Europe with young people through which they can encourage the debate and confrontation of young people with the topics of Europe, EU, citizenship and Mobility. The training focus on:

- motivating youth workers to deal with it
- let participants learn about different tools and methods, and adapt them to the needs of their target group
- empowering participants to use the achieved competences and methods in their daily work at home

See details at this link.

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”Partnership in Action” | Partnership Building Activity | 17-22 June 2012 | Predeal, Romania

A Partnership Building Activity with training elements aiming on creating viable partnerships with a focus on the projects to be submitted under the Eastern Partnership Window. 

If you are a youth worker willing to get involve in creating a international partnership and developing a youth projects, you arrived in the right place!

Why would you come?

Because this event aims to:

• create a space where you and the other participants will develop partnerships able to submit good quality applications and implement effectively Youth in Action and Eastern Partnership Window projects
• provide you the necessary information for understand the key related to Youth in Action and Eastern Partnership Window projects
• provide a space for sharing knowledge and experiences between organizations involved in youth work.

Actions under which the Partnership Building Activity is expected to develop projects:

- European Voluntary Service
- Youth Exchanges
- Training and Networking Activities

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SOHO in Spain - European Training Course for EVS Support People | Training course | 23-27 | October 2012 | Spain

International training for those who are directly involved in the support system around the volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) – Action 2 

The training course is designed for those who are directly involved in the support system around the EVS volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side. The participants from Sending and Hosting organisations should already have some experience in EVS (minimum of being in the process of sending or hosting a volunteer, better having been already sending or receiving the first volunteer).

The overall aim of the SOHO TC is: To increase the quality of EVS activities through development of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of key actors involved in the support system around EVS volunteer. The specific objectives of the course are:

• To get a better understanding of the concept of EVS as “learning service” and related quality aspects in EVS
• To improve the ability for co-operation and working in international partnership
• To reflect on the roles, responsibilities and challenges within the EVS volunteer support system
• To raise awareness of the learning dimension in EVS and provide tools for learning support
• To support the recognition of non formal learning in EVS through the implementation of the Youthpass 

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TICTAC in Spain - Multilateral Training Course to Support Quality in Action 4.3 | Training course | 18-24 September 2012 | Spain

The TICTAC TC is designed for youth workers and youth leaders who have experienced an international activity (not necessarily under the YiA) coming from organisations that have the will to develop Action 4.3 projects within a long term strategy. 

The overall aim of the TICTAC TC is to develop participants' competences for implementing projects as support measures in an organization's long term strategy within the Actions 4.3 of the Youth in Action programme.

The specific objectives of the course are:

- To promote the YiA Programme as an Educational Tool;
- To explore the YiA Programme with a special focus on the aims of Action 4.3 and its activities;
- To understand the role of Action 4.3 projects within a long term strategy;
- To simulate the first steps of organising an Action 4.3 project within an international team;
- To develop participant's competences in Planning Non Formal Education and InterculturalLearning Processes;
- To promote Youth Participation and European Citizenship as key elements when designing a YiA Project;
The Network of National Agencies organises several TicTac training courses per year. You'll find an overview on the upcoming TicTacs at http://www.salto-youth.net/TicTac/.

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Long Term Training Course: Go Green | Training course | 1-8 July 2012 | Tunisia

“Go Green” is a Long Term Training course that will take place in Tunisia (2012) and in Russia (2013). It will gather together participants from Programme Countries, MEDA and EECA Region. The main topics will be Sport and Sustainable developement.

Why “Go Green” LTTC about Sport and Sustainable Development?

2012 is the Year of Olympics Game in UK and there is an interesting process about the preparation of the venue following sustainability as mainstream.

But not only, after Summit in 1992 in Rio and in 2002 in Johannesburg, the theme of sustainable development is more and more remarkable.

Citizens, association, communities and enterprises are developing more in more initiatives for preserving the planet and building a more sustainable development.

The sustainable development is the condition for long lasting sport!

The LTTC “Go Green” aims to anchor the sustainable development into the sport.

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Love Me Gender - Gender Equality Seminar | Seminar | 19-23 | June 2012 | Namur - La Marlagne, Belgium - FR

Gender Equality Seminar 

Aim :

Exchange experiences between youth workers and young people confronted to the difficulties to find a gender balance in terms of participation in local or international youth projects, spaces, organisations and activities, in order to open ways allowing to work on equality at the level of citizenship and participation.

Objectives :

a. Intercultural discovery, of realities, issues and priorities of the participants
b. Sharing of experiences, of practices and tools in the field of gender balance in youth projects/activities
c. Open ways to work on solutions through networking and creating future cooperation projects between the participants in the frame of international granting programmes.

Methodology:

The tools and methods used are based on the principles of the non formal education: exercises, games and group dynamics, in committee or in subgroups, and the participants are invited to produce the content of the training rather than passively consume the information.

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Tallinn Summer University in Youth Work | Training course | 2-14 July 2012 | Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Pedagogical College launches call for applications for Tallinn Summer University in Youth Work. TSU 2-week programme offers 3 specialisations: 1)youth policy development; 2)multimedia in youth work; 3)social entrepreneurship and strategic planning.

Tallinn Pedagogical College launches call for applications for Tallinn Summer University in Youth Work, 2.-14. July 2012

If you are a youth policy maker or a youth work practitioner on local, regional or national level, work with issues relating young people on daily basis and would like to deepen your knowledge in different areas of youth work then Tallinn Pedagogical College welcomes you in Tallinn Summer University in Youth Work.

Tallinn Summer University in Youth Work (TSU) gives an opportunity for youth workers at all levels and backgrounds to develop their knowledge and skills necessary in their work with/for young people. TSU aims to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders by extending their competencies in youth policy development, strategic planning and social entrepreneurship and involvement of modern media tools in youth work.

Enrolment details, TSU programme and further information are available in the enrolment call downloadable below and on Tallinn Pedagogical College website http://www.tps.edu.ee/eng

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Local organization - global dissemination Training course 23-29 May 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod region, Russian Federation

The training is addressed to develop competences of leaders of local youth voluntary centers from the Council of Europe member states in work on the basis of the Council of Europe values and standards. 

The training is addressed to develop competences of leaders of local youth voluntary centers from the Council of Europe member states in work on the basis of the Council of Europe values and standards and in promotion of Human rights education, Intercultural Learning and Social inclusion as tools of active participation among young people who still don’t have an access to international youth work.

The objectives of the project are:

- To familiarize participants with core values, educational approaches, tools, resources and standards in this regard of the Council of Europe’s youth sector in fields of Human rights education, intercultural learning and social inclusion
- To analyze opportunities of adoption of mentioned European issues to work of local youth voluntary centers regarding specific of youth work and youth policy in countries where centers are situated, needs of local youth (especially youth with disadvantaged background) and perspectives of future sustainable development of youth centers
- To develop participants competences in practical usage of the Council of Europe’s resources in daily work with local youth
- To strengthen capacities of local youth voluntary centers from different countries through preparation to realizing common initiatives, informational and resources exchange, active participation in European youth programs and projects

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Lead me to peace | Training course | 23-29 May 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod region, Russian Federation

Training Course aims to prepare the leaders for voluntary projects and workcamps,to increase awareness about culturally sensitive issues in voluntary projects. 

Training Course aims to prepare the leaders for voluntary projects and workcamps, to increase awareness about culturally sensitive issues and human rights in voluntary projects. Training will be focused on conflict transformation and leadership in a multinational group.

In the frame of the training course following topics will be touched:

• intercultural learning;
• Human Rights
• leadership in multi-cultural, multi-national groups;
• team-building;
• group dynamic,
• decision-making and conflict transformation;
• key constituents of the intercultural dialogue;
• non-formal education;
• tolerance and peace-building;
• promotion of European solidarity and cooperation;
• efficient communication in a group

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RE-IMAGINING GENDER - identifying opportunities for media advocacy towards more gender equal societies | Seminar | 22-29 April 2012 | Serbia

Re-Imagining Gender is a seminar with elements of training in video-making skills. We want to explore world of gender imagery that surrounds us through learning and sharing experience, making videos, discussing, debating, photography.... 

Why is Vega organizing a gender related seminar/training?

Vega recognized the need to explore the problems, dilemmas, contradictions and wide variety of issues in relation to gender imagery and gender representation that we all have to operate within our day-to-day lives.

All our communication, images in our heads we create about individuals in relation to gender, our presumptions and opinions are built upon fortified, society-desirable, traditional to certain extent, representations of female and male – bodies, roles, looks, images , norms….Those representations nowadays, in societies overburdened with imagery coming from so many sides – TV, internet, pop-culture, movies, sitcoms, books, comics, advertisements are making sure that the “mainstream” gender stereotypes and representations of gender remain intact and still transmit the desirable models of gender.

We can perceive those images as political issue, we can perceive them as strong socialization tool, as something that forms culture and again hugely influences our lives but regardless of how we approach them – they shape us all and perpetuate binary gender system in which we all have to fit regardless of the endless number of possibilities reality offers.

With choosing this topic Vega wishes to invite you to share and connect, explore possibilities, learn and re-imagine boundaries of gender fixed and limited by the societies we live in!

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ONE 2 ONE: training course on developing youth workers' competencies in individual work | Training course | 1-6 June 2012 | Vilnius, Lithuania

Training course aims to develop youth worker’s competence in building and maintaining individual relationship with a young person in relevant contexts. 

Why?

Big part of youth work consists of individual contact with a young person. We can find many situations, where youth worker needs to have individual conversation with a young person in order to enhance his personal growth, give feed- back on his behaviour in the group, discuss issues of gender etc. One-to-one communication is the most intensive and common form of communication. It is the obvious and natural form, but professionals need training to develop competence in order to support young person’s development through individual process.

Training course aims to develop youth worker’s competence in building and maintaining individual relationship with a young person in relevant contexts.

We want to invite potential participants - youth workers, who work with groups of young people as well as individually with young person within different contexts, topics and/ or actions of Youth in action programme (EVS, Youth initiatives, Youth exchanges etc.) – to engaging, based on needs 4 full days training programme.

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Cultural Window | Training course | 4-10 June 2012 | Czech Republic

Training course with contact making elements focused on intercultural learning in youth projects between EU and EPW "Eastern partnership window" countries (Eastern Europe and Caucasus except Russia). 

The priority for 2012 is cooperation between the EU and neighbouring partner countries from Eastern Europe and Caucasus (except Russia) called Eastern partnership window (EPW). This training course will help to make the EU - EPW projects easy by discovering the cooperation possibilities and focusing on the intercultural aspect of it. The potentials and possible risks will be explored and skills and knowledge will be developed to support the project leaders in designing and delivering good quality EU + EPW youth projects.

Main aims:

• To increase the number of Youth in Action projects with partners from "Eastern partnership window" countries
• To strengthen the intercultural learning aspect in projects with partners from "Eastern partnership window" countries

Objectives:

• To develop partnership between organizations from EU and EPW countries
• To understand the concept of intercultural learning and to be able to implement it to the projects
• To know the Youth in Action programme and basics of youth project management
• To share and increase the knowledge about intercultural learning within the local community of the project
• To strengthen self-confidence and understanding of personal identity in all participants

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Play Your East Part II | Contact making seminar | 10-14 September 2012 | Odessa, Ukraine

Aimed at Youth Workers that have an interest to get involed in Youth Exchanges, European Voluntary Service, or Training & Networking Activities through the Eastern Partnership Window. 

Participants will be encouraged to share practise, to form working relationships and to develop projects together, applying for the Eastern Partnership Funds.

This contact making seminar will offer the opportunity to establish a permanent international cooperation in the field of Youth Work, to increase the quantity and to improve the quality of Action 2 and Action 3.1 projects.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

East Part Seminars aim to provide space for participants to:
- Supply the basic knowledge of guidelines and rules of Youth in Action and the Eastern Partnership Programme.
- Supply information about planning the implementation of Action 1.3 and 5.1 projects.
- Create space for building international partnership.
- Create space for sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences and good practices.
- Plan future Eastern Partnership Projects.

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Play Your East Part I | Contact making seminar | 14-18 May 2012 | Yerevan, Armenia

Aimed at Youth Workers that have an interest to get involved in Youth Exchanges, European Voluntary Service, or Training & Networking Activities through the Eastern Partnership Window. 

Participants will be encouraged to share practise, to form working relationships and to develop projects together, applying for the Eastern Partnership Funds.

This contact making seminar will offer the opportunity to establish a permanent international cooperation in the field of Youth Work, to increase the quantity and to improve the quality of Action 2 and Action 3.1 projects.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

East Part Seminars aim to provide space for participants to:

- Supply the basic knowledge of guidelines and rules of Youth in Action and the Eastern Partnership Programme.
- Supply information about planning the implementation of Action 1.3 and 5.1 projects.
- Create space for building international partnership.
- Create space for sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences and good practices.
- Plan future Eastern Partnership Projects.

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'Eastern Partnership Platform 4 Youth Event' | Seminar | 26-28 March 2012 | Yerevan, Armenia

The Eastern Partnership Youth Event is organized by the European Commission in cooperation with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Republic of Armenia together with the SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre. 

This regional youth event will aim to present the new opportunities offered by the Youth in Action Programme and the Eastern Partnership Youth Programme to support exchanges, cooperation and capacity-building in the youth field in the Eastern Partnership region, as well as to encourage the development of concrete project ideas.

The event will bring together up to 100 participants including youth workers, practitioners and institutional representatives from the six Eastern Partnership countries. The group will also include around 25 representatives from the Youth in Action Programme Countries who will participate in the study visit "Youth work reality in Armenia", which is organised by SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre in connection with the youth event.

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Partycipation! | Training course | 3-10 March 2012 | Subotica, Serbia

Training course on non-formal educational methods focused on the involvement of young people with fewer opportunities.

 

Themes:

- Non – formal education and non – formal learning;
- Raising awareness on learning to learn within non – formal education;
- Methods and methodology of non – formal education;
- Involvement of young people with fewer opportunities
- Project management of A3.1 and A2 projects according to the proposals of YIA programme.

Overall aim:

To train youth workers, youth leaders to prepare, run and evaluate the learning process within non – formal education in their youth work. To develop understanding of non – formal learning and education and its importance in the personal and professional development of young people with fewer opportunities they work with. To create a Resource pack with several useful, creative and innovative methods of non – formal education on active participation, peer education, personal development and involvement of young people with fewer opportunities which can support the work of youth workers with young people with fewer opportunities.

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'T-NEW' | Training course | 23-29 April 2012 | Crimea, Ukraine

"T-NEW" focuses on development of quality of cooperation between Programme and Eastern Europe & Caucasus Countries, focusing on the Training and Networking Projects in frames of Action 3.1 within the Youth in Action Programme. 

The main aim of the training course is to promote quality and increase number of diverse Training and Networking projects of Action 3.1 with EECA region.

The Training Course "T-NEW" aims:

- to raise awareness of opportunities of Action 3.1 with the focus on Training and Networking;
- to increase understanding of quality of Training and Networking (T&N) projects;
- to explore potentials and benefits of T&N projects in cooperation with EECA region;
- to foster partnership building for T&N projects.

Participants.

"T-NEW" will be run by 2 trainers experienced in international cooperation within European Community Youth in Action Programme, with a good knowledge of specific of Eastern Europe and Caucasus region.

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Interfaith Dialogue Training Course | Training course | 8-13 May 2012 | Lyon, France

Training course for youth workers/ youth leaders working directly with young people who wish to discuss how to engage young people in interfaith dialogue (especially through YiA projects).

Open for youth workers/ youth leaders who wish to discuss how to engage young people in interfaith dialogue (especially through YiA projects)

Objectives:

1) to reflect and discuss on the need for interfaith dialogue in youth work and its challenges
2) to exchange best practices through project examples on how to engage young people in interfaith dialogue
3) to consider the role of youth workers with diverse groups of young people in a changing world
4) to equip participants to implement future YiA projects dealing with interfaith dialogue taking into account the current situation across Europe.

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Minority Rights Protection – 20 Years On | Study Session | 6-13 May 2012 | European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary

The main aim of the study session is to reflect on and raise awareness of the role of international institutions and legal frameworks dealing with minority rights and minority youth organisations as the actors of civil society on local level. 

See call for participants and application form attached.

Training overview

    

This Study Session is for 

30 participants

from 

EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS, 

SOUTH-EAST EUROPE, 

YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders,

Project managers, Youth Policy Makers

Organizer:

Minorities of Europe (NGO/Others)

Minorities of Europe (MoE) is a pan-European minority youth platform which seeks to support and assist the co-operation, solidarity and exchange between different minority communities and young people in Europe.

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Strengthening cooperation in the field of youth policy in the Black Sea region | Contact Making Seminar | 21 - 24 February 2012 | Chisinau, Moldova

National Youth Council from Moldova in partnership with Ministry of Youth and Sports from Republic of Moldova , with the support of Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, during November 2011 – September 2012, organizes the project „Strengthening cooperation in the field of youth policy in the Black Sea region”

Along with implementation of this project we want develop a strategic document referring to the development of sector of youth in the Black Sea region, through the transfer of experience between the Member States of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries.

Project partners are nine states from the Black Sea region – Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. In addition to National Youth Councils involved, we want to create an area for communication and collaboration with government public institutions responsible for youth policies.

In this context, from  21 to 24 of February, 2012, in Chisinau, will go on a Contact Making Seminar, whose aims are to interact and have exchange of experience programs between organizations / institutions for youth from those 9 states, and also to identify the necessity of development for young people from the Black Sea region.

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Go East! | Contact making seminar | 4-9 March 2012 | Lviv, Ukraine

Are you involved in youth work? Have you heard about Eastern Partnership Youth Window? Are you ready to open this "window" for your organisation? If the answers are "YES", then then Contact Making Seminar "Go East!" is for YOU!
           

Aims

* To enhance the cooperation between organisations within the Action 2 - European Voluntary Service and Action 3.1 - Cooperation with the Neighbouring Partner Countries of the Youth in Action Programme between five Programme Countries (i.e., Austria, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Slovenia) and six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine);
* To promote new opportunities for international youth cooperation within Eastern Partnership Youth Window;
* To develop new project on inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities living in rural or deprived urban areas;

Objectives

* Bringing together people working with young people in order to create new project ideas within the Youth in Action Programme;

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European Citizenship in Youth Work Training Course in Croatia | Training course | 11-17 June 2012 | Croatia

This training course was developed to encourage the development of a critical, democratic and European Citizenship and in doing so, to support the implementation and quality of the «Youth in Action» Programme. 

Aim of the training course

The training course on European Citizenship aims to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders by extending their critical understanding of European Citizenship, exploring and experiencing its potential and by enabling them to recognise and integrate European Citizenship in their youth work.

Objectives

The training course puts into practice priority 1 (European Citizenship) of the Youth in Action programme, by aiming to:

• To critically explore the meaning, relevance and implications of European citizenship in youth work in all its dimensions;
• To promote and facilitate the active use of programmes and structures in support of youth work on European Citizenship, including Youth in Action;

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International Leader Training Seminar | Seminar | 2-8 April 2012 | Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (ActionAid Denmark), Denmark

Do you want to learn how to lead youth and volunteers in doing social change? 

International Leader Training Seminar is a seven day seminar where you develop skills in youth leadership, project management, communication, group dynamics, conflict resolution, motivation and empowerment. Your participation in the seminar will qualify you to lead and management international volunteer groups, international work camps and campaign activities in an NGO settings.

Why?

When you participate in this seminar you strengthen the social and intercultural competencies you need to lead a manifold group. The knowledge and tools you learn at the seminar give you experience relevant to your education, job or organizational work. And the best part - you will learn to lead by leading other participants during the seminar.

How?

All topics and tools introduced at the course are focused on how to act local with a global mindset. This means that the tools throughout the seminar is focused on how to lead other people to do social change, which matters locally and globally.

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Tbilisi Takeoff | Contact making seminar | 26-31 March 2012 | Tbilisi, Georgia

Are you involved in youth work? Did you hear about Eastern Partnership Youth Window? Are you ready to open this "window" for your organisation? If the answers are YES, then the Contact Making Seminar "Tbilisi Takeoff' is for YOU!!!

     

Aims of the seminar:

(1) To enhance the cooperation between organisations within the Action 2 - European Voluntary Service and Action 3.1 - Cooperation with the Neighbouring Partner Countries of the Youth in Action Programme between five Programme Countries (i.e., Austria, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Slovenia) and six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine);
(2) To promote new opportunities for international youth cooperation within Eastern Partnership Youth Window;
(3) To develop new project on inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities living in rural or deprived urban areas;

Objectives

(1) Bringing together people working with young people in order to create new project ideas within the Youth in Action Programme;

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Human Resources European School | Training course | 1-8 April 2012 | Kiev, Ukraine

Human Resources European School (HRES) is a 7-day international training course that aims to empower youth NGO members - who are involved in the field of Human Resources - to develop, implement and manage HR strategies in their organisations. 

The Human Resources European School (HRES) is a 7-day international training course that aims to empower youth NGO members - who are involved in the field of Human Resources - to develop, implement and manage HR strategies in their organisations.

At HRES an international team of experienced trainers - with the methods of experiential learning and peer to peer education - will help 25 motivated participants to gain knowledge and skills in HR, which they can apply and multiply in their NGOs.

Aims of HRES

- to get an overview of the common tools used in each stage of the HR cycle
- to be able to make practical use of the techniques taken from motivational theories, conflict management, group evolution and coaching
- to confidently apply strategic planning and the tools of change management in a local youth NGO setting.

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SOHO in France - European Training Course for EVS Support People | Training course | 31 March - 4 April 2012 | France

International training for those who are directly involved in the support system around the volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) – Action 2

The training course is designed for those who are directly involved in the support system around the EVS volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side. The participants from Sending and Hosting organisations should already have some experience in EVS (minimum of being in the process of sending or hosting a volunteer, better having been already sending or receiving the first volunteer).

The overall aim of the SOHO TC is: To increase the quality of EVS activities through development of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of key actors involved in the support system around EVS volunteer. The specific objectives of the course are:

• To get a better understanding of the concept of EVS as “learning service” and related quality aspects in EVS
• To improve the ability for co-operation and working in international partnership
• To reflect on the roles, responsibilities and challenges within the EVS volunteer support system

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European Citizenship in Youth Work Training Course in Belgium | Training course | 14-20 May 2012 | Belgium - FR

This training course was developed to encourage the development of a critical, democratic and European Citizenship and in doing so, to support the implementation and quality of the «Youth in Action» Programme.

Aim of the training course

The training course on European Citizenship aims to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders by extending their critical understanding of European Citizenship, exploring and experiencing its potential and by enabling them to recognize and integrate European Citizenship in their youth work.

Objectives

The training course puts into practice priority 1 (European Citizenship) of the Youth in Action programme, by aiming to:

• To critically explore the meaning, relevance and implications of European citizenship in youth work in all its dimensions;

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Practicing Coaching Training | Training course | 2-8 February 2012 | Ommen, Netherlands

This training can be described as a coaching session that lasts for seven days, where you have the opportunity to be coached on getting what you want, while coaching others towards their own desires and wanted results. 

Synergy trainings are aiming to train individuals to function better in society. The International Synergy Group, with its basis at the Olde Vechte Foundation, specializes in training amazing skills through experience-based learning, conducted in trainings, in which the learning experience gives you the possibility to create your own results. The outcomes and the results are easily implemented in the daily life.

Synergy trainings enable and encourage you to discover your talents, to experience them and to put them into your active reality. Through this journey, you have the opportunity to upgrade the quality of your life and make the essential difference that you want for yourself and your surroundings.

This training can be described as a coaching session that lasts for seven days, where you have the opportunity to be coached on getting what you want, while coaching others towards their own desires and wanted results. This training is designed in a way that can be tailored to your individual needs.

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S.T.E.R. | Training course | 28 March - 3 April 2012 | Poland

TC designed for those directly working with young people interested in personal and professional development.

The title comes from key words in TC:

S. – as a Sociotherapy

T. – as a Theatre

E. – as Empathy

R. – as Rhythm and Relaxation.

The “S.T.E.R.“ course conception was developed by people believing that theater, sociotherapy, rhythm and empathy concentrated communication is the best approach in work with youngsters especially those having difficulties with proper functioning in group of their peers. „S.T.E.R.“ is a six day training course : we won‘t have a lot of time but we hope it will be a good starter for further experiences for those interested in personal development and wanting to improve their ommunication skills and set of practical techniques and methods when it comes to work with youngsters.

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Empowering Women II: Gender equality and the third sector | Seminar | 26-31 March 2012 | Paris, France

This partnership building seminar will focus on the concept of "empowerment " circumscribed in the wide area of the third sector.It will overview the different approaches in the third sectors- realties (community and voluntary sectors, etc) 

Aims and objectives

- facilitating the networking process among participants and promoting new common projects.
- letting participants deepening the topic of empowerment in the third sector (precisely in NGOs)
- deepening the analysis of the realities of empowerment in NGOs in the four regions (EU + MEDA + SEE + EECA)
- enquiring on the effective gender equality inside the third sector and participants’ NGOs
- giving hints on practical methods for reaching an effective empowerment in and outside the organisations (gender budgeting, gender sensitive internal rules, quotas, flexible working hours, e-work...).
- getting a direct touch with the external environment, with organizations and bodies with strong connections with the thematic
sharing experiences and best practices in the field

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ATOQ Advanced Training On Quality for youth exchanges | Training course | 24-29 April 2012 | Vilnius, Lithuania

ATOQ is a training course to increase quality within youth exchanges. An international group of youth workers will look back to past experience(s), focus on quality aspects and improve management competences in order to raise quality in future exchanges 

The aim of the ATOQ is to support experienced youth workers/leaders in increasing the quality of the European youth exchanges they set up within the Youth in Action Programme.

The ATOQ will provide the participants with opportunities to:
1. Critically reflect upon their previous international youth exchange experience(s) and the impact on young people;
2. Increase the understanding of different quality aspects of youth exchanges such as: active participation of young people , involvement of promoters and stakeholders, diversity and intercultural learning, European dimension and citizenship;
3. Experience a non-formal learning process and understand its importance in youth exchanges;
4. Improve their project management competences ( knowledge, skills and attitudes) in order to better organise the different phases of a youth exchange.

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Factory of Change | Training Course | 24-29 April 2012 | Poland

Training course which aims at creating a space where participants can explore: the role of change in their life, how do they respond to change and how to support young people in the changes they are facing.

Our intention:
Creating a space where participants explore:
- the role of change in their life;
- how do they respond to change;
- how to support young people in the changes they are facing.

Our assumptions:
- When we are aware of how we deal with change, we can better respond to changes young/other people are facing.
- Change happens – the question is how we deal with it.
- Change affects us on all dimensions of life (spiritual, physical, emotional, cognitive).
- We are part of the change that we experience.
- Change is an opportunity to learn.

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