Tools for Youth Exchanges (TYE)

About the training

A Youth Exchange needs content — but behind the content are tools. TYE enables participants to explore, share, and adapt tools around group processes, learning, and involvement of young people, and how to facilitate these during a youth exchange.

Bring your current tools, half-finished ideas, and open questions—and get ready to take them apart, rebuild them, and make them stronger. Together, we will trade tools, explore and experience methods, and co-construct approaches that raise the quality of youth exchanges.

This is not about ready-made solutions. It’s about rolling up your sleeves, testing what you know, what works, fixing what doesn’t, and leaving with a toolbox that is richer, sharper, and ready for use.

Learning approach

The training is built on your past experiences and offers a non-formal learning setting, where doing, reflecting, giving feedback and reworking go hand in hand.

You will:

• Open up your toolbox and share your practice
• Try out tools in action, not just talk about them
• Break down methods to understand how and why they work
• Rebuild and adapt tools to fit your reality
• Co-create new “prototypes” to try out in future youth exchanges

What can you expect to learn?

Lay strong foundations - Increase your awareness of group processes and experience tools that facilitate group development.

Design solid structures - Develop your competences in designing and facilitating learning in youth exchanges.

Use the right tools at the right time - Explore tools that support the learning process, including debriefing and recognition of learning.

Find the right building blocks  - Try out tools and models that promote intercultural learning, youth participation and dialogue.

Remodel your projects - Experience methodologies and approaches that can support you in realising a quality Erasmus+ Youth Exchange project

Build a toolbox you trust—and know how to use.

Who can apply?

This training is for youth workers and youth leaders (voluntary or professional) who:

• Work directly with young people on regular basis/over time
• Have previous experience with youth exchange
• Will be involved in/coordinate future Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges

You should:

• Work with young people who want to be involved in international youth exchanges
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be comfortable working in English (no translation provided)
• Be ready to actively build, test, and share

Practical information

Group size: 24 participants

Working language: English (no translation provided)

Venue: Haraldsheim Hostel, Oslo

Please note: The venue has limited accessibility for participants with reduced mobility. Accommodation includes both single and shared rooms; around half of participants will share a room with another participant of the same gender.