Better Together! Creation of a Network for Youth Employability in Europe

From the 10th to 14th of August 2019 in Bragança, Portugal (region CIM of Trás-os-Montes); CAP Magellan in collaboration with ASPPA (Associação dos pós graduados Portugueses na Alemanha), ADYFE (African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe), CNJ (Conselho Nacional da Juventude Portuguesa) and Bué Fixe (associação juvenil afro-portuguesa) is organizing under the Erasmus + programme a training: “Better Together! Creation of a Network for Youth Employability in Europe”. The training’s aim is to encourage exchange of good practices, the emergence of ideas to find solutions to increase employability of young people in Europe. This training is designed to build Portuguese-speaking youth workers capacities from various European countries and nationalities. At the end of the training, they will become part of a network. All participants will take part in seminars, trainings as well as cultural and educational visits that will empower them for their daily youth work.   This meeting of European youth workers will take place during four days in Portugal.  

So, do you speak Portuguese? Are you a youth worker or in regular contact with young people in your association? Do you want to work for a better employability of young people on the European level and participate in the creation of a transnational network of Portuguese-speaking youth workers?  

Send us your application!

We are searching for participants corresponding to the following profile:

-you speak Portuguese (minimum B2 level of Portuguese)

-you live in Austria / Germany / Portugal / France: according to the rules of Erasmus+ Programme, only 50 participants of these countries will be taken in charge by the project

-if you don’t live in one of these countries, you can still send your application and it will be analysed based on your motivation and the places available. For candidates living outside of Austria / Germany / Portugal / France (due to the European Union Programme), international transport won’t be taken in charge of by the project.

 -you are a youth worker, representative or active member of an association related to young people, engaged in youth projects or in contact with young people at your work place

How to register

Please complete until 26th of july 2019 the online form and describe your motivations for participating in the project:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yoteNGyNoka27wcNQ4GnCM4gWncb1QQ8qkoEB5jM3I4/edit

Selection criteria

The connection of the candidates with a disadvantaged public (and with asylum seekers / refugees) , your experience as a youth worker and your interest in the topic will be favoured. If you are interested in the project and want to know if your profile matches the criteria, do not hesitate to contact us. ALL  profile will be taken into consideration.  A Gender balance will be kept.

What you will obtain from your participation:

1) On-site accommodation, food and the refund of the travel costs from your city of residence to Bragança will be covered by the project. (We will refund up to the limit of the following scale for a return trip: € 360 for participants from Germany, € 275 for participants from France and Austria, € 180 for participants from Portugal to the participant after the event upon presentation of proof of expense and provided that he/she has been present at the whole event. The refund of travel costs is limited to participants coming from Germany/France/Austria or Portugal due to the rules of Erasmus+ Programme.)

2) The training will allow you to develop your professional skills. You will be integrated into a transnational and sustainable network of Portuguese-speaking youth workers.

3) The participation in the training is an asset on your CV. A certificate with your name containing all the skills you have acquired will also be given.

Erasmus+ Partners

Germany: ASPPA (Associação dos pós graduados Portugueses na Alemanha) http://asppa.de/wordpress/

Austria/Africa: ADYFE (African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe) https://www.adyfe.eu/

Portugal: CNJ (Conselho Nacional da Juventude Portuguesa, plataforma representativa das instituições de juventude com o Estado) https://www.cnj.pt/

Bué Fixe (associação juvenil afro-portuguesa) https://www.associacaobuefixe.pt/

For further information; please contact Nelly Scholz, reseau@capmagellan.org