Training of Trainers on Designing Educational Programmes

Awero team, Cities of Learning partners, and the International Youth Work Trainers Guild offering a 4th modular training for trainers focusing on the competence area for Desgining Training Programmes, aligned to the European Training Strategy (ETS). 

The training course will contribute to developing trainer’s competences: 

• Designing training programmes based on principles and values of non-formal learning
• Integrating learners’ needs and backgrounds into training design
• Creating or adapting methods to a specific training context
• Designing methods and processes for reflection, evaluation and impact assessment 

Please check the preliminary programme attached. The programme will be adjusted based on the specific needs identified by selected participants. 

Participants profile:

This course is designed for people who are starting or are experienced trainers already. 

The Trainer in the field of youth is defined as someone “who shapes, guides and accompanies the learning processes of individuals or groups. Trainers design and implement educational activities based on the values and principles of youth work and non-formal learning; they create conditions that promote the learners’ individual development, and they shape the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary for youth work”*

This course is for people who are:

• Already working as trainers locally or internationally, willing to strengthen digital competences
• Age: from 18 years.
• Language: a sufficient level of English is necessary to participate in this course.
• Eligible countries: Erasmus+ Programme countries (where we have partners present) and Partner countries where we have of our project partners (Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia)

The course organisers will invite up to 24 participants.

Highlights of this training activity:

• Aligned to the ETS competence model for Trainers - the course objectives and content are aligned with professional competences expected for Facilitating Learning in international training settings in the field of youth work.
• Focuses primarily on international youth work training context - how to facilitate seminars, training courses, study visits and other formats of youth workers training mobilities. 
• Certified training - the broad coalition of partners will create opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate and recognise competence development at the international level and in specific countries (if possible). 
• Digital friendly - the training and competence assessment methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms, for example, Trainers Appraiser platform and digital Open Badges.
• Long-term development opportunity - participants willing to continue to develop their professional trainer competences will be invited to apply for the upcoming training courses on other competence areas.
• Endorsed by the International Youth Work Trainers Guild and a broad partnership of Cities of Learning members, and other national and international organisations from the youth field.

Digital credentials and certification

This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges and https://trainersappraisal.com/ platform. Participants can use 360-degree competence assessment, earn digital badges, and receive certificates proving their competence development.

Youthpass process and certificate will be offered to participants joining this training programme.

Watch this video explaining how partners build competence assessment, validation and recognition systems: https://bit.ly/YW-TrCertvideo.