Training course: TYE – Tools for Youth Exchanges

Location: Mollina, Málaga, Spain

Dates: 9-15 April 2018

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Organizer: Spanish NA

Apply here: application form

Deadline to apply: 25 February 2018

Date Of Selection: 5 March 2018

Inquiries about this training course: Pilar Fontán at fontangp@injuve.es

Costs:

This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country. Please contact your Erasmus+: Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets.
(Note for sending NAs: This activity is financed with TCA 2017)

TYE – Tools for Youth Exchanges

Tools for Youth Exchanges is training that enables participants to explore tools around group processes, (intercultural) learning, involvement of young people and more.

The overall aim of TYE – Tools for Youth Exchanges – is for youth leaders and youth workers to explore, share and adapt tools that can be used to improve their Youth Exchanges.

Further TYE is designed according to the following objectives:
• To increase awareness of group processes and tools that facilitate group development during Youth Exchanges.
• To develop competences in designing and facilitating educational workshops for youth exchanges.
• To explore tools that focus on learning processes and intercultural learning
• To explore tools that motivate young people to be actively involved in Youth Exchange activities.
• To gain understanding and experience of how to develop effective tools for dissemination.

Expected profile of participants

The training course is designed for voluntary and professional youth workers, working directly with young people and who have one from the following experiences with ERASMUS+: Youth in Action:

• Have experience in organising and/or participating as a team member in international youth exchange;
• Have applied for a youth exchange project funding and are waiting for an answer or just about to implement a youth exchange;
• Have applied for a youth exchange project and has been rejected (and are planning to apply again).

You should have a direct contact with young people who are already involved or want to get involved in an international youth exchanges.

This training course will be in English, without any possibility of permanent translation. Therefore, we ask you to have a good level of English (to be able to understand and to communicate).

Participants should be at least 18 years old.

Course programme

TYE course programme is built on the past experiences of participants and offers variety of workshops, info-sessions, activities to improve youth exchange practices of using tools and methods. Please consult with the provisional programme of the course.

Notice before applying: the objectives of the course and the programme of activities may slightly adapt during the preparatory meeting of the team of organisers.

(Note for sending NAs: This activity is financed with TCA 2017)