LTTC InFormal Evolution

The long-term project “InFormal Evolution”– integration of non-formal education approach to the formal education system for youth empowerment at local level is an attempt to use non-formal education as a tool for youth empowerment in order to address the current issues and to build a stable and productive trans-national co-working platform for educators coming from formal education and youth field (NGOs and other youth authorities).

            This project particularly targeting educators, teachers, professors, trainers, community leaders and policy makers in the field of education that often contradict their approaches instead of working for the common goal. NFE is almost always associated with youth work out of curriculum = not-serious. Formal education is often too frontal, too boring and killing initiatives and critical thinking – essential skills of young people. And it seems like there is no middle. With this project we want to bring two systems: formal and non-formal for dialogue, and building sustainable cooperation for the common aim. 

OBJECTIVES:

To unite efforts of youth workers coming from formal and other youth field backgrounds for youth empowerment at local level by using non-formal education;

To develop competencies of educators in the fields of human rights education, active citizenship, global education and inter-cultural learning

To explore diverse methodologies, approaches and tools and to adjust them to the local youth work and education practice

To build a necessary set of competences for proficient use of NFE instruments and tools for youth empowerment at local level;

To reflect on recognition of youth work in formal schooling

Developing consistency of cross-sectoral and transnational cooperation for  better recognition 

To provide the opportunity to assess the quality of NFE activities and youth empowerment process at local level;

To create a network of practitioners, able to adjust diverse/creative methodologies for formal schooling and speak “the same language” with schools educators. 

STRUCTURE

The project consists of several stages and few activities: 

1.ONLINE COURSE March-May 2020

2. inFormal Basic: 1st residential training course 09-18/05/2020 Czech Republic

3. ONLINE COURSE 2 May – July 2020

4. Practice at home - Testing phase   - June – July 2020

5. inFormal Integration: 2nd residential training course 25/07-02/08/2020 Germany

6. Online course 3rd - September 2020- August 2021

7. Practice at home - BIG practice phase October 2020 – June 2021

8. informal Evaluation: evaluation and follow up seminar  17-24/07/2021 Phillipines

* The duration of the project stages are planned, but may be changed in the process of the project implementation. All dates must be confirmed by organisers. ( except the dates of the first training course-  they are fixed) 

PARTICIPANTS:

The training course is open for educators coming from formal and non-formal education system (trainers, teachers, facilitators), psychologists and social workers from the formal (educational) institutions; youth workers dealing with young people and staff from NGOs and formal education system as main target group.

The group will be composed from participants representing Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Korea, Taiwan, Phillipines, Indonesia, Germany, 

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

fluent in English

involved in educational projects with young people either in formal or non-formal contexts connected to the topic of youth empowerment 

aware of their own learning needs (personal and professional) 

committed to go through whole long-term learning process including 3 residential training courses, 3 online courses and 2 local practice stages that involves 30 hrs. of practice in local context using the non-formal methodology. All participants will be asked to submit reports for the practice phase. The strict deadlines will be given.

committed for self-directed learning & learning outcomes as well as high level of motivation and discipline, ability to deal effectively with the procrastination

committed to reflect on personal learning process and ability to assess critically learning outcomes

High commitment for follow up activities and networking

Experience in the topic of education and youth empowerment is an asset

Openness for and appreciation of non-formal learning process in high diversity context

*** The detailed call for participants is attached***