I, Leader

Aims & objectives

To further develop the quality and impact of activities organized within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme by offering training opportunities to those workers / volunteers undertaking leadership roles within them;
- To equip participants with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to undertake the role of leader on youth exchanges with young people with fewer opportunities, mainly focus on migrant background;
- To equip participants with a tool-kit of non-formal learning approaches and activities which can be used with the target group to explore issues and topics relevant to the young people;
- To introduce the participants to the elements of a good Erasmus+ project – intercultural learning, non-formal learning, inclusion and participation of young people, etc.;
- To introduce and develop an understanding among the participants of group dynamics and the process of a youth exchange, and look at tools to assist the group through this process;
- To develop the participants understanding of the full project cycle in a youth exchange including preparation and follow-up;
- To enable participants to reflect on their learning process and to learn more about Youthpass, its technical tool to produce the certificates, and its application in youth exchanges;
- To offer the opportunity to meet potential international partners to develop future projects.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The course had 23 participants (youth workers and young volunteers) from 13 different organizations, representing 11 different countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine).

Training methods used & main activities

The project has been based on experiential learning, built on experiences and real cases that were interspersed with workshops, briefings, etc.

Outcomes of the activity

After the course participants are better able to act as leaders in youth exchanges, especially those with participants of migrant background. And to share this process we created some videos that we spread by all means at our disposal.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Full-time Trainer. Study on needs, design of the training programme, development of the methods and tools, implementation and evaluation.

I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.