YOUTH PATHWAYS

Aims & objectives

Project “Youth Work in Progress” aims to raise quality and sustainability of youth programs, through competence development of

youth workers and leaders to provide innovative, modern and quality youth work service which effectively respond on current socio-
economic needs of young people in EU and Western Balkan. The project lasts in period from November 2017 to September 2019

with SEEYN as Lead Applicant and Coordinator in consortium with 13 partners from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

▪ Raising quality and innovation in non-formal education through capacity building in online learning management systems,
methods, tools and media literacy of youth workers;
▪ Raising quality and modernizing youth work methods and approaches through capacity building in developing and running
youth work activities using digital media tools;
▪ Contributing to raise quality of youth leadership, efficient management and internationalization in youth organizations
through capacity building of the youth workers in organizational management and leadership competences;
▪ Improve sustainability and quality of long-term work on professional and personal development of young people through
capacity building of youth workers in field of youth mentorship;
▪ Empower and provide youth workers with space, support and practical skills to apply their competences on relevant issues
in youth work field through education, awareness raising, cooperation, active youth participation, community development;
▪ Contribute to creation of establishment of the knowledge foundation on topics of mentorship in youth work, online learning,
digital tools to support youth work delivering, providing training, of working methods, tools and materials;
▪ Raise capacities of youth organizations and develop efficient, sustainable youth work and life-long learning program;
▪ Contribute to personal development of youth workers towards professionalization of youth work;
▪ Foster mutual understanding of certain topics among youth from different cultures, promoting intercultural learning on
European level and enable sharing of different experience, good practice examples, tools and methods;
▪ Provide space for networking and developing mutual projects and strategic cooperation between youth organizations from
Western Balkans and Programme Countries;
▪ Promote Erasmus Plus programme as tool for mobility, education and cooperation.

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

23 international participants from 13 international organizations (out of which are 8 SEEYN member organization).
Profile of participants: youth workers, trainers

Training methods used & main activities

Indoors and outdoor team building activities, Moving debate, Fishbowl, European café, Practical simulation, Discussion, Case study, Reflection group, Theater methods, Research and small group work...

Outcomes of the activity

Last days of training were dedicated to development of mentoring programs and innovative methods used in youth mentoring. Diverse and quality outputs were the first indicators of successful training. Sustainable mentoring developed in organizations participating at the training would be the main indicator - which will be followed over the years.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I have been a part of trainers/expert team consisted of 3 international trainers/experts. As a trainers team member, my task were to:
▪ Develop and implement online learning modules/sessions as part of preparation phase for participants on Moodle platform
“SEEYN Learning Platform” together with other 2 trainers and Platform Content Manager during;
▪ Adjust the existing program and prepare the session methods of the Training together with other 2 trainers prior the activity
starts;
▪ Participate in 1 day in person preparation meeting in training venue together with the team;
▪ Deliver 7 days Training Course together with the training team according to the SEEYN Training Policy and rules of SEEYN
Trainer's Charter (enclosed);
▪ Participate in daily evaluation and planning meetings together with the team;
▪ Provide support and feed back to participants during the Training Course;
▪ Participate in final evaluation of the Training and give recommendations for future similar activities;
▪ Provide written report for all the sessions, final timetable, resources and materials used

I worked on this training for 7 days residential training+ 3 weeks online training days as a full time trainer.