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Experiential Leadership

2019-3-EE01-KA105-0775422019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: EE|SI|TR|LT|MK|CY|ES|MT|PL|EL|PT · Grant: €11,424
International cooperation, international relations, development cooperationQuality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Objectives

The starting point of the “Experiential Leadership” project is derived as boosting the leadership knowledge, abilities, and attitudes of youth workers from International Experiential Learning Network member countries which are 11 countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovenia, and Poland. As a result of the implementation of the training course between 29.05.2022 - 05.06.2022, 18 youth workers/youth trainers from Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, Turkey, N. Macedonia, Slovenia and Spain; the below objectives and their outcome on the participants are observed: 1. By the end of this project, the selected youth workers have increased their knowledge of leadership- they will be able to define it, identify its hard and soft associated skills, recognize the qualities of a good leader, and understand how to unleash their own leadership potential using the experiential learning theory as a basis. 2. By being actively involved in this project, the selected youth workers have developed the hard and soft leadership skills needed to lead themselves and the youth they work with. 3. By the end of this project, the selected youth workers have understood the importance of leadership for their personal and professional development as youth workers, and increased their awareness of the attitudes they should uphold to be effective leaders. Topics that were covered through this training course include: • What is Leadership? • What is a Leader? • Self-Awareness, • Personality Styles, • Learning Styles, • Educator Styles, • Teambuilding in Leadership, • Personal Competences, • Self-Directed Learning, • Motivation, • Values, • Leadership Styles, • Leadership around Experiential Learning Cycle, • Digital Tools for Leadership, • Digital Wellbeing, • The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback The non-formal education and experiential learning methods were used such as: • Personal/ self-reflection • Self-directed learning • Pair sharing • Living Library • Working in groups • Organization Market • Brainstorming experiences • Training games • Facilitated discussions • Interactive presentations • Self-assessments • Workshops

Project partners (11)