Call for Trainers

2nd edition of the ETS Conference - The Quality Bonus

Description

The Quality Bonus conference has as main intention to boost and support stakeholders of education and training of youth workers, and to contribute to the development of quality youth work in Europe and beyond. The conference will focus on systems and new opportunities for youth workers education and training by exploring topics related to the freshly renewed European Training Strategy (ETS), taking into account other strategic developments connected to it. 

The spirit of the conference will be to give space to diverse inspirational approaches such as inputs, debates, peer-learning moments, workshops and, as before, meetings in national and/or thematic groups, etc.  

The conference will be developed around three central axes: 

• The youth worker education and training today - initiatives and processes --> focus on the individuals and what supports their development. 
• The ‘world around’ youth worker education and training: it does not happen in a vacuum (strategies, policies) --> focus on the broader system(s). 
• Exploring other narratives: what is calling for what? What calls us to rethink our beliefs, motivation, call, wish, attitudes, understanding, values behind our involvement in youth work? 

Additional information

• Dates: 1-3 March 2022 Berlin 
• Venue: Berlin, Germany 
• Target group: trainers, youth workers, NA and SALTO staff, educators, policy-makers 
• Number of participants: about 120 

Requested trainer profile

• Considerable experience with and understanding of the field of European/International youth work and, in particular, education and training of youth workers; 
• Experience in facilitating large-scale and international events; 
• Experience in working with a diversity of stakeholders, especially at the European level and including trainers, youth workers, educators, National Agencies; 
• Good knowledge of the European Training Strategy; 
• For the digital facilitator: experience with digital tools that can be used to support the dynamic and learning process in such an event; 
• One of the two facilitators is expected to take on a more coordinating role (similar to a project manager): experience with such role is necessary. 
• Able to work in English (the language of the event); 
• Knowledge of the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes (context and overall content); 
• Good understanding of youth policy developments is a plus. 

Working conditions

Fee

Each facilitator will receive a fee for a minimum of 9 days*320 Euro (additional days might be defined depending on the needs connected to the preparatory work and the coordination). Travel costs and accommodation will be covered.  

Preparation time and dates

The event foresees at least two (in principle face-to-face) preparatory meetings: one in October 2021 and one in January 2022 (the exact dates will be fixed together but the months will be those ones), plus an earlier arrival before the event itself. Extra online preparatory moments will be defined when the team is complete.

For the event: the team is expected to arrive a day earlier, meaning on 27 February evening. The event will start on 1 March in the morning; hence 28 February is for the arrivals of participants. The event will last for 2,5 days and end on 3 March at lunchtime. It is possible to have an evaluation meeting on 3 March afternoon and leave the day after (to be confirmed). 

Team composition

• The 3 selected facilitators (1 for coordination and contents, 1 for contents and 1 digital) 
• Representatives of the host National Agency (German NA) 
• Representatives of support National Agencies 
• 1 representative of SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre 

Application & selection procedure

Apply no later than: 25 August 2021
How to apply:

Please access the online form: http://onlineform.salto-youth.net/1804

For more information

Gisele Evrard Markovic, Coordinator of the ETS, SALTO T&C RC
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