TICTAC - Multilateral Training Course to support quality in Training & Networking projects of the Youth in Action Programme

The overall aim of the TICTAC TC is to develop participants’ competences for implementing Action 4.3 / 3.1 projects, as support measures in an organization’s long term strategy.

The specific objectives of the course are:

• to promote the YiA Programme and future Programme as an Educational Tool;
• to explore the YiA Programme/future Programme with a special focus on the aims of Action 4.3 / 3.1 and its activities;
• to understand the role of Action 4.3/ 3.1 projects and support measures within the future programme within a long term strategy;
• to simulate the first steps of organising an Action 4.3 / 3.1 project within an international team and support measures within the future Programme within a long term strategy;
• to develop participant’s competences in planning Non Formal Education and Intercultural Learning Processes;
• to promote Youth Participation and European Citizenship as key elements when designing a YiA Project or a project in the future Programme.

In the training course participants have the opportunity to meet and to get to know others’ organisations, but contact making is not directly a priority of the training course.

TARGET GROUP
The training course is designed for youth workers and youth leaders, who

• have experienced an international event/activity before (not necessarily a project under the Youth in Action programme),
• have at least basic knowledge in the Youth in Action programme,
• are newcomers in Training and Networking projects (Action 4.3/3.1) of Youth in Action or have limited experience and are motivated to learn about and make use of these Actions as a tool for creating or strengthening international partnerships and working on quality in their international Youth in Action projects,
• have the support of an organisation to attend the TICTAC course and are in the position to implement Action 4.3/3.1 training and networking projects in their organisation,
• are minimum 18 years old,
• are able to use English as a working language in order to establish effective communication during group-work and sessions. A low level of English will limit your learning opportunities.

When?
During the current period, the TICTAC training courses listed below are planned to take place. The NAs will recruit and select the participants; please check the details when you click on the relevant course.

• TICTAC in Bulgaria (23-29 April 2013), including participants from Bulgaria, Flemish and French speaking communities of Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• TICTAC in France (7-13 October 2013) including participants from France, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• TICTAC in Romania (March 2014) including participants from Romania, French speaking community of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.
• TICTAC in Belgium-FR (26.5.-1.6.2014) including participants from French and Flemish speaking communities of Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, UK, and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus

TICTAC and Youthpass
Implementation of Youthpass within TICTAC TC has a double dimension: participants not only assess their own learning outcomes, but also learn how to implement Youthpass in their own projects. This space for self-assessment is also linked with the concrete application of their new competences in their own realities through building a learning diary and a personal action plan.

Who run TICTAC?
The SALTO Training and Co-operation RC co-ordinates and monitors TICTAC TCs on behalf of the network of YiA National Agencies. The TCs are hosted by the NAs and are implemented by a trainers pool consisting of 4 European trainers: Jo Claeys, Gulesin Nemutlu, Anita Silva, and Denis Morel.