VALUE YOUR EXPERIENCE

This is a training course for all those implementing youth work in different settings- in youth clubs, youth, social or community centres, schools or other institutions, who would like to exchange best practices, learn more about the competences developed and the recognition tools in the field of non-formal education and start cross-sectoral cooperation for future improvement of the youth work they do. Target group: - youth workers or youth leaders directly involved in youth work; - social workers offering services to young people; - teachers( at secondary/high schools or vocational schools) interested in cross-sectoral cooperation and adding value to their extracurricular activities for youth; Aim: Complying with the new Erasmus+ holistic approach the main aim of this training course is to raise awareness of the diversity of youth work across Europe, foster better recognition of non-formal education and cross-sectoral cooperation. Objectives: The training course aims at: - mapping the reality of youth work in the participating countries; - providing a safe space to examine the challenges of working with/for young people in different settings; - discussing the competences developed in youth work and their added value for the youth worker’s personal and professional development; - exploring the existing recognition tools for NFE and their added value in youth work; - offering the opportunity to share experience, ideas, tools and methods for better and improved youth work; - inspiring more cross-sectoral and holistic approach in youth work; - presenting the new opportunities of Erasmus+ programme; - empowering youth workers so that they can later on empower the young people they work with in whatever context;