TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Darko Markovic
The main aim was:
- To support the development of competences of youth workers and youth leaders for increasing recognition of non-formal learning in youth work.
Objectives were:
- Increase understanding of what is non-formal learning/education in the context of youth work
- Raise awareness about different levels of recognition of youth work in society
- Build capacities for developing and implementing projects aiming to increase the recognition of youth work
- Explore possible links between recognition of youth work and employability/employment of youth people
- Share and discuss experiences, examples and possibilities of working towards recognition in different societies
- Developing partnerships for future action in this field
- Linking projects developments with the European policies
The target group were youth workers from EU and neighboring partner countries (SEE, EECA, EUROMED) interested in working on better recognition of non-formal learning and youth work in their own context. The group consisted of participants from 15 countries and the team of trainers from Serbia, Turkey and Slovenia.
The overall methodology included: two training seminars, coaching phase and online learning. The methods used were combination of variety of non-formal learning activities fostering participatory and experiential learning.
The main outcomes were: increased awareness and capacities for dealing with recognition of non-formal learning and youth work, participants's projects implemented to tackle the issue of recognition in their own context and the hanbook "Unlocking Doors to Recognition" (see: https://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/downloads/)
Developing and co-designing the course programme withing the "Let's..." strategy of regional SALTO resource centers, facilitation of the two seminars, coaching participants in the project development stage and co-writing the handbook.