Youthpass Heart Corps - facilitated online course

IMPORTANT NOTE: even though there is a deadline due to the system behind these calls, the course will be OPEN starting from 17.10.2022 and there is NO SELECTION PROCEDURE.

Join it here on the HOP online platform to register for the course.

If you are:

• A European Solidarity Corps project organiser and would like to improve the quality of your projects;
• A mentor who wants to learn how to support the learning journey of volunteers;
• Organising a Solidarity project and want to make the most of it

Then, the Youthpass <3 Corps Online Course is for you!

Youthpass <3 Corps online course aims to empower and equip youth workers - and other support persons - with the information and competences they need to guide the learning journey of the participants and implement the Youthpass process.

At the end of this course, you will understand the learning journey of a participant in a European Solidarity Corps project, and how Youthpass can be implemented along the way. You will gain tools and concrete ideas on how to make reflection and self-assessment an engaging and meaningful process.

Please enroll here (you will be redirected to the HOP Online Learning Platform). There is NO SELECTION PROCEDURE. You may also join the course later than the suggested deadline and go through this course self-paced.

Target group

The target groups of this training course are project organisers and support persons within the European Solidarity Corps programme including mentors, supervisors, youth workers as well as young people carrying out a Solidarity Project. Additionally, everyone who is interested in supporting learning processes is welcome to join and explore the resources available.

Course start: 17 October 2022

Course end: 21 December 2022

Facilitation

The course includes nine modules that will be accessible on the HOP online learning platform. Each module will include various information and a practical activity that helps explore the module content. Starting from 17 October, each Monday a new module will be made available. Between 17 October 2022 and 21 December 2022, the online course will be facilitated. The facilitated period includes forum discussions and online meet-ups, in addition to the nine modules.

Modules

1. Getting Started… Overview and introduction to the course

2. European Solidarity Corps as a learning experience

3. Youthpass and the European Solidarity Corps

4. The landscape: Who is Involved in supporting learning and Youthpass

5. Getting started with supporting learning

6. Keeping track of learning

7. Writing it down! Supporting learners in writing their self-assessment

8. Getting it done: How to use the Youthpass website

9. Summing-up and looking ahead

MeetUPs

The following online meetings will be organised during the facilitated period, to explore the course content further. The participation in these online meetings is optional.

26.10.2022 @18:30-20:00 CEST - MeetUP #1 “Wellcome & onboarding”

09.11.2022 @18:30-20:00 CET - MeetUP #2 “Facilitating learning from a distance”

23.11.2022 @18:30-20:00 CET - MeetUP #3 “Handling difficult conversations”

07.12.2022 @18:30-20:00 CET - MeetUP #4 “The new Youthpass”

21.12.2022 @18:30-20:00 CET - MeetUP #5 “Rituals to close the learning support”

Facilitators: Anita Silva & Michael Kimmig