Training course: PRO-fit: cooperation between organizations working with youth and business sector

Location: Moldova

Dates: 8-13 May 2016

Number of participants: 24

PRO-fit: cooperation between organizations working with youth and business sector

The training course will provide participants with the possibilities to explore links among NGO’s and business sectors as well as to learn more about Social Corporate responsibility: forms, methods, needs of business, best practices, role of NGO’s.

The training course aims to support competence development of NGO’s managers for creating more efficient cooperation ties with business sector in order:
1) To improve the level of employability of young people participating in youth organizations through strengthening transition of experience from non-formal education to labour market;
2) To stimulate recognition of NFE by business sector in participating countries through improvement of transparency of youth organizations’ work and it’s quality;
3) To improve the functional capacity of NGOs working with youth through development of strategies stimulating financial support for youth projects from the side of business organisations;
4) To initiate ideas for strategic cross-sectoral partnerships (including opportunities for Erasmus+ funding within KA1 and KA2)

Program elements and main themes of the training:

• Non-formal education values and approaches to competence development for improving employability of young people
• Main competences in demand by business sector: how to respond to those needs by NFE for young people
• Intersectoral ethics: how to work with business to make all stakeholders to appreciate and gain from cooperation
• Social Corporate responsibility: forms, methods, needs of business, best practices, role of youth organizations
• Competences development of youth workers in area of cooperation with business sector (which competences and how to keep up with the level of business’ expectations)
• Making projects together: how to suggest social projects for business, project’s management, transparency of partnership for involved partners and local society
• Being in trend: which directions of cooperation are the most suitable for working together with businesses
• Identifying local realities for cross-sectoral cooperation: legal frameworks, past experiences, existing opportunities
• Cooperation debates: meeting with representatives of Russian and international businesses to discuss possible challenges in cooperation of youth organizations and business
• Creative Lab: creation of ideas for projects proposals for business organizations
We invite to participate:
– Directors and managers of NGOs from Programme and Partner countries of Erasmus + programme;
– Interested in developing cooperation with business sector in one’s own community
– Motivated to improve employability of young people they work with and open new perspective for their personal and professional development
– Willing to find sources for sustainable work of their organisations.
– Able to communicate in English
– Able to make decisions about initiating projects on behalf of their organisations.
– Available to participate in the entire duration of the training course