Training course for Accredited organisations Cherry on the cake – youth exchange in a context of long term work with groups of young people

If you have already led a Youth Exchange -at least once- you probably know that it can be a life-changing experience for the participating young people. Not only that, organising a Youth Exchange with partners from other countries has the potential to upgrade your local youth work practice, and take it to the “next level”. 

This three-day training course for youth workers and youth leaders from Accredited organisations opens a creative space for exploring different quality aspects of Youth Exchanges, such as how to connect them meaningfully with the local youth work, the learning dimension and active engagement of young people in the entire process of organising a Youth Exchange, and the value and challenges of international youth work. As a special feature, the training course will also give insight on how to incorporate different digital tools in Youth Exchanges.

The training concept has been developed to provide support for organisations working with young people from Erasmus+ Programme Countries and Partner Countries, from Erasmus Accredited organisations who already have the basic understanding and experience in Youth Exchanges and want to learn more. 

The activity will consist of 3-day residential training course.

Aim

Deepen the understanding of the potential and possibilities of a Youth Exchange as a tool for non-formal learning in long-term work with young people.

General goals

To address active engagement of young people in the entire process of organising a Youth Exchange and the value and challenges of international youth work.

Specific goals

• Explore possibilities how to bring digital dimension in organising and implementing Youth exchange.
• Explore the potential of Youth Exchanges for motivation, learning and empowerment in long term work with young people.
• Increase the participants’ understanding of the importance of involving young people in all phases of a Youth Exchange and the tailoring it according to their needs.
• Develop participants’ competences to recognize the potential for learning in all phases of a Youth Exchange and support the learning processes of everyone involved.
• Identify the challenges of international setting a Youth Exchange brings and reflect on how to approach them.

This TC is for:

30 participants from the Erasmus+ Programme Countries and Partner Countries who:

• Are part of organisation with Erasmus Accreditation in the field of Youth,
• Work with young people on a regular basis (youth workers, youth leaders),
• Have implemented at least 2 Youth Exchanges within the Erasmus+ Youth Programme,
• Are interested in leading Youth exchanges in the future and build up quality partnership,
• Are capable of working in English,
• Are at least 18 years old.

Programme

We will be staying and working in hotel Astoria located in Bled. You will be accomodated in double-bed rooms.

If you are selected to take part, you will receive an e-mail with more information about how to organise your travel, information about where you will stay, what to bring, the programme etc.

The programme will start in the evening of 4th November and will end in the morning of 8th November 2024.

Sustainability & Accessibility

We take sustainability in consideration where we can. We also encourage you to contact your own National Agency to find out how they support low-emission travelling to activities abroad. We are primarily choosing vegetarian or otherwise sustainable diets whenever possible.

The venue where we organise the event is accessible for wheelchairs. We will also consider your special needs so that you can fully participate in the training. Your dietary requirements are respected.