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252. “ATOQ (Advanced Training On Quality) for Youth Exchanges”

Data: 07/11/2014

NR.: 252

DATA: 07.11.2014

TITOLO PROGETTO: “ATOQ (Advanced Training On Quality) for Youth Exchanges”

RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Guido Kaesbach (Germania)

TIPOLOGIA: Training Course

ARGOMENTO: To support youth workers/leaders in increasing the quality of the European youth exchanges they set up within the Erasmus + Youth Programme.

PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -

ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date:
23rd – 28th of February 2015.
Venue place, venue country: Bonn, Germany.
Summary: ATOQ training course aim at increasing quality within youth exchanges. Based on previous exchanges, an international group of youth workers will focus on quality aspects and improve management competences in order to raise quality of future exchanges.
Target group: Youth workers, Youth leaders.
For participants from: Youth in Action Programme Countries.
Group size: 32 max. participants
Details:
What is ‘ATOQ’

ATOQ training course which has been successfully running since 2004 and has been developed to increase the quality of international youth exchanges. During 5 days, an international group of youth workers will look back to their past experience(s), focus on quality aspects and improve their management competences in order to improve
quality of their future youth exchanges. The quality aspects, which will form the pillars of this course, are made in line with the standards promoted by Erasmus+ programme.
Aim
To support youth workers/leaders with youth exchange experience in increasing the quality of future European youth exchanges to be set up within the ERASMUS+ Youth Programme.
Objectives
The ATOQ training course will provide the participants with opportunities to:
• Critically reflect upon their previous international youth exchange experience(s) and the impact on young people, organisations and wider community;
• Increase the understanding of different quality aspects of youth exchanges such as: active participation of young people, cooperation with partners, intercultural learning, impact and dissemination of results; programme design;
• Experience a non-formal learning process and understand how to support young people’s learning in the project;
• Improve their project management competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) in order to better organise the different phases of a youth exchange project.
Methods used
Group work, discussions, statement exercise, inputs, simulation exercise, individual and group reflections, self-assessment model, interactive workshops and participative presentations, consultations, exercises, etc.
Participants profile
This training course is open for voluntary and professional youth workers, working directly with young people, that organised and/or participated as a team-member in at least one international youth exchange (which is completed) and plan to organise another within the frame of Erasmus+ Youth programme.
Attention: Participants’ experience as team-members in Youth exchange projects will be used during the training course, therefore only those who actually have this experience should apply. Participants should be at least 18 years old.
Good to know
During the training, several methods are used which involve participants in an active way. Participants will be challenged to criticaly reflect on their past organised Youth exchange(s) and how to improve future exchanges. An open attitude of the participants is expected.
Costs:
Boarding, lodging and programme costs will be covered by the German National Agency (cofinanced the Dutch National Agency). In case of selection travel costs will be covered by your own National Agency (NA). Please contact your NA to learn more about the financial details and how to arrange travel tickets and reimbursement. In most cases NA ask for a participant contribution. Check with your NA.
Working language: English.

SCADENZA: 31st of December 2014.


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