Youth Work, You(th) Lead Training Course 2021

YOUTH WORK - YOU(TH) LEAD aims to address two major aspects of the NEETs phenomenon, mainly to increase the quality and number of actions in youth work addressing NEET youth and professionalisation of youth workers in order to increase the competencies of youth workers and to deliver learning in an appropriate manner for NEET young people and other socially-at-risk young people.

Project objectives are: 

• To increase the impact and professionalisation of Youth leaders in their work with young people in local communities
• To develop the competencies of 27 Youth leaders to prepare, design and deliver activities aiming at NEET young people and their personal development, career development opportunities, social and communication conflicts
• To develop a group /network of 46 local young people actively involved in the community life and ready to take the role of leaders to identify, involve and motivate NEET youth
• To develop a framework for youth NGOs to work together and develop new projects aiming at NEET youth around Europe using NF learning methods and instruments

We are looking for: 

Youth leaders (especially), Youth workers, Social assistants, Psychologists, Volunteer coordinators, etc. who are interested in participating in full framework of activities including designing, implementing and evaluating youth activities

You are the right person if: 

• 18+ and are resident in the country of one of the sending organisations
• Ready to participate in all stages of the project (Training course in June 2021, Youth exchange in July/ August 2021 and Local Activities in each country)
• Fluent in English as a working language, willing and committed to work about 8 hours per day
• Are  involved in youth work at a local / national level or with great motivation for involvement
• Are able to replicate the methods and activities learned at the training course in your organisations

Participants are chosen by the project team according to the following criteria:

• interest and motivation in the training course topic and results
• opportunities for personal and professional development offered by the activities resulting from the application form,
• capacity and interest in multiplying the project’s results and methodology,
• gender balance
• age 18+,
• must be able to use English as a working language.