Trainer Profile: Mieke Neven McMahon

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1. Training: Trainin Course "INTERCULTURAL MEDIATION" (05 - 14 April 2008, PERECHYN, Trans-Carpathian region, Ukraine)

   Organised by:

   Fishbowl Youth Ireland in cooperation with European Dialogue, Ukraine for a period of 7 days.

   Description:

   Training Team: Lorenzo Nava, Behrooz Motamed-Afshari, myself
   
   Participants Profile: Youth workers
   
   My Tasks:
   • Organisation, logistics, funding, communication with participants
   • Defining and developing methods and non-formal educational approaches for the implementation of the training;
   • Implementing the training;
   • Preparation of the final report of the training including details on individual activities and their results.
   
   Aims and objectives:
   • To experience methods, tools, materials, practice for facilitating within Youth in Action Programme
   • Developing skills needed to facilitate a group of young people, taking in: group dynamics, workshop design and content development
   • Exploring the principles of intercultural learning in theory and in practice
   • Developing and delivering workshop on intercultural learning.
   • To explore the principles of non-formal learning
   • To be able to identify available support & resources required for facilitating a group
   
   Activities:
   • Experiencing intercultural learning, and analysing experienced activities
   • Exploring own culture and that of other participants through theatre, the immediate surroundings, discussions and role plays.
   • Developing and implementing a workshop on intercultural learning with an intercultural team
   • Group and self reflection
   
   The group experienced, discussed and learned to implement workshops for intercultural learning
   The group reflected on personal learning outcomes
   They worked in an intercultural team to develop and implement a workshop on intercultural learning
   

   Reference person:

   Lorenzo Nava = Co-Trainer (a.c.monastero@gmail.com, +393291110550)

2. Training: Training Course; LEARNING AS AN ADVENTURE: Youthpass in Action(s) (13 – 29 May 2008, Istanbul, Turkey)

   Organised by:

   Turkish National Agency, SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centr for a period of 5 days.

   Description:

   Participants Profile: Youth workers from organisation that will implement Youthpass in the future
   
   Training Team: Nerijus Kriauciunas, Tadej Pugelj, myself
   
   My Tasks:
   • Defining and developing methods and non-formal educational approaches for the implementation of the training;
   • Implementing the training;
   
   Aims:
   • To explore and implement Youthpass as a tool for recognition of non-formal learning within Youth in Action activities
   • To create a common understanding of non-formal learning and to explore it in relation to youth and educational policies within Europe
   • To provide tools and methods for self assessment and feedback to be applied in youth work practise using Key Competences as a framework
   
   Activities:
   • Info sessions on youth and educational policy developments on European level, self assessment, dialogue process, learning to learn and key competences
   • Workshops on non formal learning and implementing Youthpass in Youth in Action activities
   • Activities to experience, reflect and discuss personal learning and the organisational, national and European perspective of non-formal learning
   
   Outcomes:
   • Participants explored how to implement Youthpass as a tool for recognition of non-formal learning within Youth in Action activities
   • A common understanding of non-formal learning was created and explored in relation to youth and educational policies within Europe
   • Participants were provided with tools and methods for self assessment and feedback to be applied in youth work practise using Key Competences as a framework
   

   Reference person:

   Nerijus Kriauciunas = Co-Trainer (nercas@email.lt, )

3. Training: Training course; Recognising Recognition – Let’s Youth…PASS IT ON! (13 - 19 June 2008, Predeal, Romania)

   Organised by:

   ANPCDEFP (Romanian Youth in Action National Agency), SALTO Training an for a period of 5 days.

   Description:

   Training Team: Mark Taylor, Tadej Pugelj, myself
   
   Participants Profile: Multipliers and Youth workers from organisation that have already implemented Youthpass in the past
   
   My Tasks:
   • Defining and developing methods and non-formal educational approaches for the implementation of the training
   • Implementing the training
   • Reporting
   
   Aims and objectives:
   • To strengthen the educational dimension and understanding of Youthpass in Youth in Action
   • To reflect on individual non-formal learning paths and the value of self assessment and recognition
   • To explore concepts of non-formal learning and its relation to youth and educational policies within Europe
   • To enable participants to transmit information, expertise, knowledge and skills of Youthpass
   
   
   Activities:
   • Info sessions on youth and educational policy developments on European level, self assessment, dialogue process, learning to learn and key competences
   • Workshops on non formal learning and implementing Youthpass in Youth in Action activities
   • Activities to experience, reflect and discuss personal learning and the organisational, national and European perspective of non-formal learning
   
   Outcomes:
   • The educational dimension and understanding of Youthpass in Youth in Action was strengthened and experienced
   • Participants reflected on individual non-formal learning paths and the value of self assessment and recognition
   • To concepts of non-formal learning and its relation to youth and educational policies within Europe were explored
   • Participants were enabled to transmit information, expertise, knowledge and skills of Youthpass in their own practice
   

   Reference person:

   Mark Taylor = Co-Trainer (brazav@yahoo.com, )