Youth initiative support

Project "Youth Initiative Support "is a training course for youth workers who would like to learn how to effectively support young people in implementing their own initiatives and use this topic as an important tool for social inclusion and involving young people in the society.

The training will take place in Nasutów near Lublin on 4-12 November 2019 and will gather 16 people from the following 8 countries: Poland, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Greece and Romania, working in organizations dealing with young people, including people with fewer opportunities and at risk of social exclusion.

The main objective of the project is to support people working with youth in their professional and personal development: equipping them with the knowledge and tools necessary to work, among others, in the field of supporting youth initiatives and social inclusion, coaching, thanks to which cooperation between the organization and young people - participants and recipients of activities will run professionally.

The training program assumes two modules, thanks to which the participants will acquire multidimensional competences, supporting them in the field of youth work in the area supported by the training:

1. Tools and practical aspects of youth initiatives support

2. Elements of coaching - devoted to the elements of coaching and individual development work together with psychological support - a support module focused on learning about the behavior of young people, their understanding and coping with difficult situations at work.

This training will have a positive impact on the participants' professional competences, by equipping them with competence and knowledge in the field of supporting youth initiatives and consulting competences in working with young people. The participants themselves will receive support from the coach, trainers and the group participating in the training, which will give them self-confidence, confidence in their own abilities. In addition, they will feel more competent to support young people and their organizations.

Participants will learn and test many methods during the training, but they will also receive tips on how to broaden their skills in the field of youth work and social inclusion after completing the training in the form of a complete training script - TOOLbox.

Language of the project – English