Joseph Teuma

Current occupation

I am a graduated youth worker. I do detached youth work in a Youth Café. I am also a freelance trainer in the youth field. I have been involved in following training programmes: • Training with Agenzija Zghazagh (Maltese Nation Youth Agency) on the following topics: o Leadership Skills o Study Skills o Basic youth work skills with refugee or subsidiary protection status persons • Form part of the Pool of trainers with Maltese national agency for Youth in Action. The following are topics that I am currently working on: o EVS volunteers in On-arrival and Mid-term evaluation programmes o SOHO programme o Project Management o Non-formal Concepts o Youth Pass o Self-Development o YiA New Applicants o Learn for a life time…through Youth Work • Preparations of other training programmes are in Netherlands on Inclusion and Slovakia on Non-Formal Learning

Work experience

I have been working as a youth worker with a local NGO (ZAK Malta) as a volunteer for the past 12 years. Through this experience I managed to acquire and enhance inter and intra personal skills: such as team work, time management, assertiveness and communication. I feel better equipped with qualities which strengthen my personality and communication skills. Such skills were further improved during my work experience abroad. I think that opportunities such as international seminars, international general assemblies and leadership trainings in Holland, Bulgaria and in the Youth Council of Europe in Budapest and Strasbourg were also assets to my self-development. I was also a leader of groups of young people in European projects in various countries where I also had the opportunity to give my input during intercultural workshops.
Lately, I have given training to topics related to Youth in Action Programme locally and even in Italy. Moreover, I am giving life skills training to young people.
I am in the pool of trainers at our local national agency for youth in Action programme EUPA. At the moment I am also giving life skills training mostly on one to one basis to young people with less opportunities and who are in search for employment. This project is called E4L ‘Embark for life’. I am also preparing 2 short training courses of 6 sessions each foe our local national agency for youth - ‘Further their studying skills’ and ‘leadership skills’.