TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Blandine Scrève
The purpose of this training was to provide methods and tools to the youth workers and trainers to use visual arts in the frame of non formal. The program gathered theoretical knowledge on education through visual arts, technical expertise and practice on video,
photography and graphic design, team building and collective work methods, project management and organization of cultural events, tools of
communication, dissemination and follow up. The aim of this training was to gather experience of youth workers specialized in education through art in order to exchange best practices, improve our skills and set up fundaments for a real consideration of art as a mean of non formal learning and develop an European network.
Objectives:
• To explain and demonstrate how visual arts can be used for non formal education, having
precise objectives of learnings, skills and citizen values
• To provide the participants technical expertise tools on photography, video and graphic
design
• To create a space for exchange of experiences and best practices through workshops to
practice tools, methods and common pitfalls in the field of youth trainings in order to
train youth back in their country for sustainable future development of the project at
local levels
• To realize a document of best practices in the field of non formal education through the
practice of visual art at the end of the training
• To develop a common understanding between participants and organizations, and to
support innovative project on the subject of non formal education through visual arts.
• To create an European network that will share ideas, organize projects in the future.
France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Great Britain, Slovenia, Latvia, Germany, Portugal.
The program of the course was based on non formal education and will be conducted using an
interactive and participative approach. Active group/team work, role-plays, outdoor activities
and plenary discussions, as well as theoretical inputs and technical learning characterized the program of the course in order to cover all aspects of the project themes. Special attention was paid to the fact that the competences and the knowledge gained and transmitted during the course remain sustainable and transferable. This was achieved by setting up enough space and time for reflection and evaluation, by providing expertise, comprehensive documentation,
handouts and guidance from the trainers’ team. A finished workshop pack of methods was given to the participants at the end of the training so that they could use it at the return in their own countries. Tools was taught and, on the basis of their already existing projects in their sending organizations, participants were also invited to share good practices, to exchange
useful information, and work intensively in order to improve their training skills with youths in regards to the subject of this training course.
Program of activities included : general training on non formal education ; specificities of the tool of visual arts ; padagogical knowledge on creating a collective art work; technical knowledge to lead collective creation.
All participants get back with concrete knowledge to be used in their daily youth work.
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- Main trainer in using visual arts in non formal education
- Specific trainer in graphic arts
- Main coordinator of the trainers team
- Team building and Intercultural management
- Administrative and logistical issues