Sport methodology in youth work for inclusion of immigrants

The training course will gather participants, trainers and staff from 9 organisations and countries (Germany, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden). OBJECTIVES: - To share our realities with the situations about inclusion of immigrants and acceptance in our communities and different youth work programmes working on it - To discuss and understand basic concepts, values and principles of inclusion and intercultural learning - To promote and explore the concepts “sports for all” and “healthy lifestyle” in relation with youth work - To explore the youth work and youth trainings in connection to inclusion/acceptance and Sport for all! - To raise competences in organising quality youth work with sport methodology with adequate mental and physical development of beneficiaries, as well as competition and teamwork through sports - To share different sport methods useful for our youth work in every day work with youngsters mainstream and immigrants - To share and understand challenges in implementation of quality sport methods in youth work for inclusion and intercultural acceptance of immigrants - To raise competences for adaptation of sport methods for NFE/youth work for inclusion and acceptance of immigrants - To define and develop basic plans for local/national workshops of youth workers and youngsters with using sports as methods for inclusion of immigrants, that are to be held by our participants in the follow-up phase after the training course - To establish Community of youth trainers and youth workers for youth sport work for inclusion and ICL Training course is based on the approach & principles of non-formal education with regular NFE methods and lots of sport activities, some of them being: sport and outdoor methods/games; inputs, simulation, role-plays, brainstorming, discussions, presentations, videos, etc. The language of the training course will be English. The participants should fulfil the following criteria: - They are active youth workers / leaders and are willing to apply and multiply the knowledge received on this training course in later activities in our partner organisations and communities. - In their youth work / NFE activities’ efforts, they are willing to focus and take action in the field of sport methodology with youth with fewer opportunities, immigrants; setting up the international and local projects dealing with the topic. - They are all willing and committed to sharing / multiplying the new knowledge (gained at the TC) with other members of his/her organisation once he/she gets back. - They are age above 18 and able to attend the entire duration of the course and are able to follow the programme in English language.