Online Training Course for Youth Centre Coordinators

This e-course is an online preparation tool designed  for Youth Centre Coordinators and young people who want to gain the knowledge, practical tools, and inspiration needed to create inclusive, sustainable, and impactful youth centres.

Are you interested in understanding how youth centres are created, managed, and sustained to truly meet young people’s needs?

Would you like to develop the skills needed to plan activities, manage resources, and effectively support youth development?

Are you curious to explore European youth centre models and innovative youth work approaches, or to learn more about mobile and virtual youth centres?

Then this may just be the course for you!

Shall we?

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

Once you have the account there, you can enroll to the course here https://digiyouthkit.eu/course/view.php?id=10 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 for participants from Programme and Partner countries of E+.

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

Objectives of the course – key elements

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

• to understand the advantages and challenges of having a youth centre in a community;
• to be able to identify at least 5 activities to be realised in a youth centre;
• to be capable to propose a basic budget for a youth centre;
• to practice the key functions of a youth centre coordinator.

Topics covered

We will cover some main aspects in areas such as:

• the definition and role of youth centres;
• European youth centre models;
• youth centre setup and organization;
• management and coordination;
• equipment and resource management;
• budget management;
• activity evaluation and sustainability;
• data protection (GDPR);
• youth activities and programmes;
• mobile and virtual youth centres.

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; mind maps to remember important information; 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 between 30-35 hours to complete the course, depending on your study pace. You can choose your own study period within the general course period proposed there.

Price

Our course is free of charge for the participants, thanks to the funds from Erasmus+ programme and the efforts made by the team of the project.

Certificate

When you have fulfilled the basic requirements, you will get a course attendance certificate.

Languages

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

Levels

Basic – Intermediate

The project

This course is provided through the Erasmus+ project “Digi-Youth Kit”, funded with support from the European Commission. More about the project and the other online modules developed in the project can be found at https://digiyouthkit.eu.

The partners

The team of the project 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 write us to contact@predictconsulting.ro.

Are you ready for enrolment?

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