"Stagecraft" is a training course that offers an opportunity for youth workers and those working with young people to develop their presentation and engagement skills and to learn new ones that will increase the effectiveness of their work. The project builds on the knowledge and experiences of the cooperation of Vice Versa with the partners Cooperativa Sociale Muovimente and Think Forward CIC and is the follow up of a very successful training course realized in Italy, in November 2018. It will explore presentation and engagement techniques focusing on: - What do we do? The content of youth work and how we structure it using ideas developed from youth participation, educational theory and psychology; - The role of the youth worker in presenting ideas and challenges to the young people: looking at the use of story, humour and metaphor, body language, voice, handling questions, managing “audiences”; - The use of the “stage” in developing rapport, attention, and ongoing relationships with young people, facilitation skills, using “stage anchors” and visual aids. Main Aim: To develop awareness and understanding of advanced presentation, communication and engagement skills, based on youth work principles and practice; and to explore how these competences can be applied in an Erasmus+ context. The training will be realised using a range of experiential learning opportunities, non-formal educational approaches and a wealth of youth work theory and practice to actively engage and develop the skills of the participants. Objectives: • To develop awareness and build on a greater understanding of the presentation and engagement skills and experiences of youth workers • To explore and understand the effects of effective presentation and engagement with an audience of young people and in the role of youth worker • To gain a greater awareness of the theory behind “Stagecraft” taken from the fields of psychology, sociology, education, theatre and creative community (comedy, music and drama) • To identify and realise the opportunities to put the skills developed into practice • To follow the recognition pathways offered through Youthpass • To explore the opportunities for realising their youth work potential through Erasmus+ and develop future collaborations.