InsideOut - developing talents through the process of self-discovery

Overall aim: During this training course we're going to explore how to develop our talents by focussing on our personal learning process. We will do this by bringing participants on a journey of self-discovery and reflecting their identity. We invite participants who are going through the experience of this personal journey to apply their learning to their work with young people after the training course. Objectives: • to explore the concepts of talent, passion and aptitudes • to explore basic concepts of learning and reflect on our learning process in order to improve our abilities to develop our talents • to raise awareness of our identity through reflecting on our talents and passions • to stimulate the creativity, vulnerability, confidence and resilience of the participants • to encourage and serve the participants in planning their learning process also after the training course and also implement with their target groups • to learn more about the Erasmus+ program and its actions, and Youth Pass as a tool of recognition of the key competences The approach and methodology: This training course will be based on non-formal and informal education with a self-directed learning approach. That means that the participants are responsible for their own learning and the facilitators provide activities and guide the participants through the process. The training course will be highly participatory, interactive and experiential. The working methods will include case studies, working in pairs and small groups, meditations, contemplations, team building activities, role plays, discussions, and self-assessment. Some sessions will be complemented by theoretical inputs and all of them will be followed by reflection. The profile of participants: Youth workers, project leaders and educators involved in youth work. The participants will have a multiplier role, in other words: they will adapt what they learn in this training course to the context of working with young people. In their future projects and daily work they can incorporate tools, methods and theory which they have learned during this TC. They can also use their personal learning and development in their daily work with their own target groups. Venue: The training course will take place in Eupen, a small town of 20000 inhabitans close to the German border. You will be hosted in the Youth hostel in Eupen, in 4 persons rooms. Breakfast, lunches and dinners will be included.