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Call for trainer - Seminar on youth work and youth employability, Slovenia

Data: 07/02/2011

SALTO Inclusion is looking for a trainer for Seminar on youth work and youth employability in Slovenia, 28-29 April 2011 (a cooperation with Slovenian NA).

- Trainers preparation meeting: 2 working days at the end of March 2011 (exact dates will be fixed with trainers), Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seminar on youth work and youth employability


Aim

The aim of the seminar is to review the role of youth work and competences acquirement to enhance employability of young people, with an emphasis on non-formal learning in learning mobility programmes.


Questions to refer to at the seminar

- How can youth work help to tackle the issue of unemployment among young people?
- If youth work should help resolve unemployment among young people, does that mean it is being recognised? Is professionalization of youth work needed in order for it to perform this task?
- How can youth work be further supported in order to deliver results?
- How to further increase the non-formal learning within youth work?
- What is the added value of international youth work in terms of increasing employability of young people?
- How is learning mobility increasing working mobility?
- What would youth workers need from decision makers?
- What would decision makers need from youth workers?


Basic goals of the activity and possible outcomes

- to respond to the challenges, that have been brought by new EU youth strategy to youth work in the context of learning;
- to identify and present good practice examples (actions on policies and Youth in action projects, which enhance employability of young people);
- to identify the position and the role of non-formal learning in the frame of key competences for better transition to labour market;
- to produce long-lasting results, such as publication with guidelines: Guidelines about what type of cooperation between the different stakeholders is beneficial for young people's employment chances (e.g. micro-scale projects and close cooperation with employment sector and policy/funding), evidence based youth work initiatives (use research to make employment of YP more effective), involve practitioners into policy making to have the policies most adapted to the reality, take away barriers to employment intitiatives (eg funding, hassle free, ...), learn from each other (exchange good practice).
- to make participants understand more the needs of other stakeholders and understand what they can contribute to the employability (getting a job) of young people. Who needs what from whom - to get young people into jobs.


Participants of the seminar

- Decision makers / experts (employment and/or youth sector);
- Youth workers;
- Researchers.


Trainers team

The trainers team will be composed of 3 trainers (plus National Agency staff).
- One trainer has been recruited by the Slovenian NA: Matej Cepin, still to be confirmed;
- One trainer will be recruted by other coorganising NA;
- The present call is for the 3rd trainer to be contracted by SALTO Inclusion.


Trainers profile

- With knowledge & experience in inclusion & un/employment projects (e.g. knowing what the issues are/could be);
- Experience in youth work and non-formal education;
- Experience in Youth in Action Programme or/and other learning mobility programmas;
- Experience in conducting trainings and seminars and facilitating events- trainer skills;
- Being able to work and write in English (not necessarily native speaker).


Trainer fees

SALTO Inclusion uses the SALTO trainer fee system to pay the trainers. This is 260€/day for the course days (residential) and a lump sum equalling this amount for all preparation, communication and reporting. For the 2-day seminar, this is 520 € plus a lump sum of 520€ to cover all the preparation time (meetings), communication and reporting (total 1040€).


Application procedure

If you fit this requested profile, you can apply via
http://www.salto-youth.net/mySALTO/applicationonline/621/
(log in with your SALTO username - or create one if you don't have one yet)

Deadline for Trainer Applications is 15 February 2011

You will receive feedback about the selection at the latest one week after this deadline.

For more questions regarding this call for trainer, contact Marija Kljajic [email protected]

Sito web: http://www.salto-youth.net/mySALTO/applicationonline/621/

Email: [email protected]


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