TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for suncana kusturin
The aims of the training:
- deepen the understanding of (obstacles and challenges that) youth with fewer opportunities face
- competence development of youth workers that work with fewer opportunities
The objectives:
- to improve knowledge on youth psychology (challenges of youth and particularly of youth with fewer opportunities)
- to promote self-directed learning as a youth worker
- to develop learning to learn competence of youth workers
- to provide youth workers tools for further personal and professional development
- to develop competences of youth workers and provide them tools in working with youth with fewer opportunities
- to exchange tools and approaches in working with youth with fewer opportunities
- to promote Youth in Action as tools in working with youth with fewer opportunities.
Training gathered 24 participants from 4 countries: Croatia, Belgium, Lithuania and Estonia.
Trainers team was from 3 international trainers from: Belgium, Lithuania and Croatia.
Methods:
individual work, group work, presentations, study visit, reflection groups, sharing experience, input.
Participants gave feedback on a daily basis. At the end of the course they filled out the evaluation questionnaire. Within that process they mentioned that they broaden their understanding of the term youth with fewer opportunities and concrete methods they can approach them.
After the TC they transferred gained knowledge to their organizations and they created and implemented one workshop for youth. All created workshops were published in an online brochure for youth workers "I can't, even if i can" that is available at: http://udrugaigra.hr/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/i-cant-even-if-i-can-FINAL.pdf
I was part of the trainers team so i contributed in creating the program and delivering sessions on youth with fewer opportunities, individual work, mental health etc.