Call for Trainers Young people and extremism: Building resilience through youth empowerment
Description
Context/Background SALTO Cultural Diversity (SALTO CD) in partnership with the UK National Agency for Erasmus+ are organising a study visit which will focus on the role of youth work and non-formal learning in building young people’s resilience to extremism and radicalisation. This study visit builds on the experience of two training courses organised in 2016 in this area: 1. Preventing Youth Extremism, April | Aubervilliers, France 2. Tipping Point – Understanding and Tackling Extremism, November | Sofia, Bulgaria https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/cultural-diversity/training-activities/2016/preventing-extremism/ and the SALTO Cultural Diversity publication, “Young people and extremism: a resource pack for youth workers”. As its starting point, the study visit will examine the way young people are perceived in society and how this can influence our engagement with them on issues of extremism and radicalisation. With particular reference to the UK context, the study visit will draw on the civic youth work approaches highlighted in the SALTO CD publication. It aims to increase youth workers’ understanding of strategies, approaches and methods that can be used to engage with young people, create safe spaces to explore issues related to extremism and empower young people to address issues that concern them by playing an active role in their community. In the context of an increasingly diverse Europe, the study visit will also highlight the importance of supporting young people to develop their intercultural competence. This project combines elements of a training course, seminar, and study visit and will provide opportunities for youth workers and others with responsibility for young people’s non-formal learning in different European countries to experience current UK practices in the area of young people and extremism. It will also encourage critical discussion of such practices and their relevance to other national contexts. The study visit is aligned with, and supports, recent EC policy developments and communications which highlight the role of youth work in promoting diversity and inclusion and responding to risks to young people from extremism and radicalisation. These include:
Aim and Objectives The overall aim of the study visit is to develop the capacity of youth workers* in Europe to respond to risks from extremism and radicalisation, by considering current policy and practice in the UK. Specific objectives are:-
*Many different kinds of professionals and volunteers work with or on behalf of young people. Please note therefore, this does not necessary refer exclusively to those who are in a professional youth work role or who have a particular set of qualifications in that regard, but include anyone in direct contact with young people. Please note also that the Erasmus+ programme defines young people as those between 15 to 30. Requested trainer profile
Person Specification The following criteria refer to both the Project Coordinator/Lead Trainer and Co-Trainer/Facilitator role unless specified otherwise. Essential
Desirable
Working conditions
Tasks Project coordinator
Co-trainer/faciliator
Fees Project Coordinator/Lead Trainer €4,060 (Total 14 days) Co-Trainer €2,900 (Total 10 days)
Travel and subsistence for the preparation meeting and also for the Study Visit will be covered in accordance with the UK National Agency travel policy. Team composition
Tasks outlined under "Working Conditions" Application & selection procedure
Apply no later than: Monday 17 July 2017 Applicants should send:
Applicants should submit their applications by email to no later than 9pm (UK time) Monday 17 July 2017. You will be informed about the selection by: Monday 31 July 2017For more information
Miro Fernandez or Elena Lazarou, Project Manager (SALTO Cultural Diversity) Disclaimer
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