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NEXT!: Non-formal education: EXcellenT!

2019-1-RO01-KA105-0624332019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: RO|MD|AM|LT|AZ|IT|HU|RS|LV|MK · Grant: €38,343.96
Inclusion - equityIntegration of refugeesYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

Overall objectives of our project are To improve the competences of 40 youth workers from Romania, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Macedonia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and make them capable to prepare, run and evaluate the learning process within non – formal education in their youth work targeting refugees, migrants and emigrants youth. 40 participants and their peers as colleagues approx. 80 youth workers they work with will be able to develop their understanding of non – formal learning and education and its importance in the personal and professional development of approx. 400 youth they work with during and after the practice phase. 40 non-formal educational activities will be invented, implemented and evaluated during the project based on the interest of young people such as active participation, voluntarism, youth entrepreneurship, personal development and cultural diversity and needed competence development of young people such as transversal skills, language skills, communication skills, decision-making skills, team-working skills, self-confidence and organisational/ planning skills. To create a Resource pack (500 hard copies and online booklet) with several useful, creative and innovative methods of non – formal education on active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, social entrepreneurship, etc. which can support the work of youth workers with different target groups. Learning objectives of the 1st training course are: 10 partner organisations will contribute to the development of quality in non-formal education with the focus on learning and improve their own capacities regarding that; 40 participants will discuss the potential of learning in non-formal education they implement their everyday work; 40 participants will develop ideas and practice 40 non-formal educational tools on how to support the learning process of refugees, migrants and emigrants youth during the practice phase and afterwards; 40 participants will give practical support to document and formulate the learning outcomes and they will explore the Youthpass process that helps to reinforce the learning process in youth activities and to highlight the learning outcomes; 40 participants with 50 local youth workers as peers on behalf of 10 partners will prepare, run and evaluate 40 creative and innovative non-formal educational methods on active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, youth entrepreneurship, etc. which can support the work of youth workers with different target groups and reach at least 400 young people with fewer opportunities in the practice phase after the 1st training. Learning objectives of the 2nd training course are: To make new 40 participants capable to differ informal, non- formal and formal learning process. To recognise the special features of non-formal learning. To get to know the principles of non- formal learning. 40 participants will inspire each other’s local youth work and learn and adapt new 40 NFE methods into local youth work realities of on behalf of 10 partners 40 non-formal educational methods will be introduced as implemented during practice phase on the topics as active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, youth entrepreneurship. Participants will reflect on the impact of the methods on 400 refugees, migrant and emigrants young people with special focus on their needed competence development. 40 participants will explore the 40 NFE methods on active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, youth entrepreneurship with focusing on the competence development of young people with fewer opportunities e.g. being Roma, minority, refugee, etc. To evaluate and to develop further the used and introduced NFE methods on topics such as active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, youth entrepreneurship with focusing on competence development of young people e.g. being Roma, minority, refugee, etc. 40 participants will finalise the Resource Pack of the implemented 40 NFE methods on topics such as active participation, cultural diversity, voluntarism, personal development, youth entrepreneurship with focusing on competence development of young people e.g. being Roma, minority, refugee, etc.. 40 participants will gain information and knowledge on Erasmus+ programme and Youthpass learning process especially on KA1 Mobility project for young people and youthworkers in cooperation with partners countries as EECA and Western Balkan countries. It is planned to implement at least 12 youth exchanges and youth workers’ mobility projects in the following 2 years.

Project partners (10)