TicTac - Support Quality in Youth Worker Mobility Activities within Erasmus+: Youth in Action

The overall aim of TicTac is to develop the participants’ competences for implementing ‘Mobility of Youth Workers’ projects within Erasmus+: Youth in Action as support measures in an organisation’s long term strategy. The specific objectives of the course are to:

• promote the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme as an educational tool
• explore Erasmus+: Youth in Action with a special focus on quality international cooperation
• understand the role of Erasmus+ Youth in Action within a long term local strategy
• simulate the first steps of organizing a ‘Mobility of Youth Workers’ project in the youth field within an international team
• develop the participants' competences in planning non-formal education and intercultural learning processes
• promote youth participation and active citizenship as key elements when designing a European project

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)
• are motivated to learn about and make use of the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme for creating or strengthening international partnerships
• are willing to work on the quality of their international projects
• have the support of an organisation to attend the TicTac course and are in the position to implement European youth projects in their organisation
• are at least 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.

TicTac and Youthpass
The implementation of Youthpass within the TicTac training courses has two dimensions: participants do 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 composing a learning diary and a personal action plan.

When?
The SALTO T&C RC coordinates and monitors several TicTac training courses for youth workers from all over Europe on an annual basis The training courses are hosted by Erasmus+: Youth in Action National Agencies and are implemented by the European trainers Jo Claeys and Denis Morel. On the right hand you can find a summary of the evaluation results from previous TicTacs.

The TicTac training courses listed below are tailored for participants from several countries. If a training course has been launched already, a link will lead you to the application page. After the deadline, the respective Erasmus+: Youth in Action National Agencies assess the applications and inform all applicants about their selection results.

Please check further details in the calls opened for applications.

• TicTac in Poland, 22-29 October 2019. The call is accessible here. The deadline to apply is 25 August 2019.
• TicTac in Italy, 1st semester 2020 (17-23 February – to be confirmed - call will be launched in autumn 2019)