Power to You(th)

Aims & objectives

The general aim of Power to You(th) is to boost and expand the capacity of youth workers/leaders in implementing Erasmus+ projects and to share their skills in empowerment, with the aspiration of increasing the employability of young people.

- To explore the meaning, relevance and potential of empowerment in youth work for increasing employability and entrepreneurship of young people.
- To discover the value of the Erasmus+ Programme, more specifically youth exchanges as a tool for youth empowerment, employability and entrepreneurship.
- To experience inspirational tools and methods which can be transferred to working reality.
- To exchange experiences in an international environment.

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

Youth Workers & Youth Leaders.
In total 21 participants from 15 different EU countries participated (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Turkey)

The trainer team consisted of 3 trainers from Luxembourgh, Portugal and NL (me)

Training methods used & main activities

A diverse range of non-formal learning methods was used throughout the training course. We encouraged many different ways of learning in order to reach and satisfy the individual learning needs of the participants. For example, interactive activities to support the group to get to know each other, outdoor activities to develop group building and to create challenges, simulation exercise to help the participants to experience the feeling of empowerment, creative art to support reflection and the inclusion of a reflective walk in the surrounding nature. Discussion and work groups were encouraged in order to share experience, debrief and reflect on activities. We created space for individual work but also many various ways of group work, in pairs, small groups, and plenary sessions.

Outcomes of the activity

We have written an evaluation report of this training with various outcomes (which can be sent on request) - participants were satisfied with the programme, e.g. participants gave the TC programme an average score of 8,5 (on a scale 1-10).

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was one of three main trainers in the trainer team, responsible for the development of the training as well as the complete facilitation.

I worked on this training for 5 days days as a full time trainer.