TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Ognian Gadoularov
The training program is part of a two-year Erasmus+ project (Strategic Partnership) called “MOVING BEYOND” – innovative learning tools for personal and professional development of youth. Under this project 66 youth workers from the three countries (24 from Romania, 24 from Bulgaria and 18 from Cyprus) participate in an online learning process, 3 residential training courses and a follow-up/application phase.
DATES OF THE RESIDENTIAL TRAININGS
• TC in Bulgaria – 6 – 14 June 2019
• TC in Romania – 24 August – 1 September 2019
• TC in Cyprus – 29 October – 6 November 2019
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
• To develop understanding about the potential of using Developmental psychology, Positive psychology and Nature based learning in the context of social inclusion of disadvantaged youth;
• To increase the knowledge of youth workers regarding young people’s developmental needs;
• To develop skills to use innovative practices and methods in direct work with disadvantaged youth;
• To demonstrate and experience tools based on Developmental psychology, Positive psychology and Nature based learning;
• To practice methods for inclusion developed during the training with local youth;
• To develop follow-up activities targeting disadvantaged young people.
The project “MOVING BEYOND” – innovative learning tools for personal and professional development of youth is funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union through the Romanian National Agency (ANPCDEFP) under KA2, Strategic Partnerships, with the number – 2018-2-RO01-KA205-049977.
In this project participated 66 youth workers from three countries (24 from Romania, 24 from Bulgaria and 18 from Cyprus).
The three main concepts used in this project are:
• Developmental psychology;
• Positive psychology;
• Nature based learning.
These three concepts are in the basics of the innovative tools for personal development targeting disadvantaged youth that will be developed and disseminated by the project. The participants in the project will develop knowledge and skills in these three areas and will participate in direct implementation of tools to young people.
The goal of this project is to stimulate high quality youth work among specific stakeholders and actors in the youth field in order to better enhance the competences of the youth. The project is dedicated to the specifics of the marginalized youth. All the activities are specifically built in order to address the social inclusion of marginalized youth. With this project we are contributing to the social inclusion of marginalized youth and their empowerment. It develops innovative tools (activities, intellectual outputs, learning mobilities, etc.) that will be used by youth workers in order to contribute more efficiently to the personal and professional development of marginalized youth.
THE PROJECT RESULTS
- 66 youth workers from Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus trained for gaining professional competencies for working with marginalized youth.
- 300 youth workers from Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus attend multiplier events.
- 24 marginalized youth participate in a youth exchange and gain new life skills and professional competencies and they have more chances on the labor market.
INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS
- Manual – how to produce positive changes in youth
- Transformation pocketbook for youth
- Youth worker’s intervention toolkit for transforming youth
- Webinars – learning for mastering youth work
I was involved sins the creation of the idea of the training, preparation process, applying, implementation and evaluation of the training course. My main roles were - project writer, project coordinator, trainer.