Online Training Course for Animators of Youth Centres

This e-course is an online training tool designed for Youth Centre Animators, youth leaders, youth workers, and young people who want to gain the knowledge, practical tools, and inspiration needed to engage young people effectively, organise inclusive and meaningful activities, and create safe, supportive, and engaging youth centre environments.

Are you interested in learning how to communicate effectively with young people and support their personal development?

Would you like to develop practical skills to facilitate activities, both indoors and outdoors, and create engaging learning experiences?

Are you curious to explore non-formal education methods, online tools, and inclusive approaches to working with diverse groups of young people?

Then this may just be the course for you!

Shall we?

You can APPLY by creating a user account here: https://digiyouthkit.eu/login/signup.php.

Once you have created your account, you can enroll in the course here: https://digiyouthkit.eu/course/view.php?id=11 and explore the content as specified in the call.  

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Do you want to know more? Here is some relevant information.

Participants

The course is open to participants from Erasmus+ Programme and Partner countries.

Programme countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, North Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey, and Serbia.

Objectives of the course – key elements

By the end of this training course, participants are expected to:

• demonstrate the ability to propose relevant non-formal educational activities for young people in face-to-face and online sessions;
• be able to select and use appropriate methods when working with young people;
• understand the steps required to ensure the protection and safety of young people in youth centres;
• demonstrate the ability to promote youth centre activities.

Topics covered

We will cover some main aspects in areas such as:

• communication with youth;
• differences between fixed, mobile, and virtual youth centres;
• data protection;
• learning theories;
• non-formal educational activities for young people;
• outdoor activities supported by the youth centre;
• involving young people with fewer opportunities;
• risk management, protection, and safety of participants;
• youth information;
• online tools for working with young people.

Learning tools

You will be able to connect with people from different countries and learn at your own pace. Throughout the course, you will use different learning tools and resources designed to accommodate different learning styles: e-books for each chapter, for those who prefer reading and exploring the content independently; audio-visual presentations for participants who learn better through visual and auditory materials; interactive challenges to make the learning process more engaging; quizzes to test your knowledge; supplementary resources to further explore the topics; and an e-game that allows you to simulate real-life challenges related to managing a youth centre.

Time

You will need approximately 30-35 hours to complete the course, depending on your study pace. You can choose your own study schedule within the overall course period.

Price

Our course is free of charge for participants, thanks to funding from the Erasmus+ Programme and the efforts of the project team.

Certificate

Once you have fulfilled the basic requirements, you will receive a certificate of attendance.

Languages

The course is currently available in English. It will soon be available in French, Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Italian, and Polish.

Level

Basic – Intermediate

The project

This course has been developed as part of the Erasmus+ project “Digi-Youth Kit”, funded with support from the European Commission. More information about the project and the other online modules developed within it can be found at https://digiyouthkit.eu.

The partners

The project partnership consists of:

• Le Carburateur (France);
• Coopérative d’Initiatives Jeunes (France);
• Burgaski Svoboden Universitet (Bulgaria);
• Regional Cluster North-East (Bulgaria);
• IDEC S.A. (Greece);
• Millenium Center Association (Romania);
• Predict CSD Consulting SRL (Romania);
• EURO-NET (Italy);
• Fundacja Innowacja i Wiedza (Poland);
• Eyropaiko Institoyto Topikhs Anaptykshs (Greece);
• ZURY Association (Romania).

Do you need help? 

You can contact us at contact@predictconsulting.ro.

Are you ready to enroll?

You can APPLY by creating a user account here: https://digiyouthkit.eu/login/signup.php and start exploring the course content.