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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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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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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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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