“LABIRINT” – Training Course on outdoor education for youth workers

Aims & objectives

-to reflect on the outcomes from the practical phase of LTTC;
-to make a plan of integration of the outdoor education approach
to youth work with diverse groups (concrete ideas and steps);
-to assess personal training style and personal expression while
organizing, implementing and evaluating outdoor activities.
-to plan the future international cooperation;
-to share good practices and challenges of integration of outdoor
education in youth work with diverse groups in the field of youth
empowerment-to discuss different approaches to experiential learning,
outdoor education and youth empowerment;
-to test new models, tools and instruments in outdoor education and
experiential learning.

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

Group: c, Austria, Republic of Moldova, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Latvia, Armenia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia.
Team: Hungary, Germany & Russian Federation

Training methods used & main activities

There are several considerations behind the methodology and activities that are planned for this TC.
1 group dynamics process that is found at such kind of activities which means a lot of emphasis
should be put on the creation of a safe and friendly environment, providing the space and time for
people to get-to-know each other personally and professionally in order for them to enter the
intensive group learning process.
2 we structure the TC programme in a way to make participants understand the logical steps based on the learner–centered approach and experiential learning cycle theory, all the methods we used are
experience-based.
3 active involvement of participants and recognition of their expertise and experience in certain
topics, active sharing and participation in the discussions will ensure diversity and complexity of
learning process.
4 permanent learning process awareness, trainers will organize daily reflection space groups where
participants will share the most striking moments of the days, ask questions, write down important
information, give and receive feedback.
5 mixing the group as much as possible, to let participants work all the time in different teams in order
to show them how challenging and at the same time encouraging diversity in a learning process can
be, and how much it contributes to the personal growth and professional development.
As for the methods, all of them will be non-formal, non-frontal and highly participative fitting different
learning styles.

Outcomes of the activity

a collection of outdoor activities for various purposes in youth work and education you can find in LABIRINT Publication “
http://informal.study/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LABIRINT-LTTC_publication.pdf

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

designing and delivering training modules and producing training materials, based on formal and non-formal education methodologies; tutoring courses and workshops ; conducting/ facilitating/ sharing expertise at trainings/ workshops;

I worked on this training for 7 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

I work with Eduard on a regular basis and the Labirint training course is one of the many courses we lead together. I can confirm that he is a committed trainer, who is concerned with ensuring learners' needs are taken into account throughout his training courses, who pays attention to group dynamics, who is flexible and able to adapt to the trainers' teams he works in and who is also willing to jump in and support his colleagues whenever it is needed or required. Personally I find working with Eduard very easy and productive and it is always a pleasure to be in the same team with him.