Like a Boss! Making Erasmus+ work for you. A Training for Senior Managers

This is an international training, designed specifically for CEOs and senior staff of youth organisations. This is a 3-day training (27 February is a travel day). Some of the issues that will be addressed in the training include: • Values of Erasmus+ Youth in Action • Challenges faced by youth organisations and how Erasmus+ can help to address these • Emerging themes and issues faced by youth organisations • How to start integrating international youth work into plans and strategies • Peer-to-peer exchanges The event also aims to develop leadership and dialogue skills through a specific module which will be delivered by the Community Action Network, specialists in providing training in transformative leadership skills for senior managers. Participants will be equipped with essential tools to bring back to their organisations, such as: • Leadership and dialogue practice • Strategic practice/thinking • Building international youth work/Erasmus+ into youth work practice Time will be provided for participants to network, exchange practices and experiences from their respective contexts. This training takes place as part of the project Europe Goes Local- Supporting Youth Work at a Municipal Level. This is a three year Strategic Partnership project under the Erasmus+ programme with the aim of raising the quality of youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between various stakeholders. It gathers 24 National Agencies, the SALTO-YOUTH Participation Resource Centre, the Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth, the European Youth Forum and two networks: POYWE and InterCity Youth. JINT, the Belgian-Flemish National Agency of the Erasmus+ youth programme, is responsible for the overall coordination of the project. The project runs from July 2016 till May 2019. The aims and objectives of Europe Goes Local including: • Supporting the recognition, practice and quality development of youth work as part of municipal youth policy • Strengthening the European and international dimension of youth work at the municipal level • Developing strategies and measures for National Agencies of the Erasmus+ youth programme to support youth work • Contributing to the development of youth work as part of European cooperation in the youth field Please see the attached document for more details about Europe Goes Local.