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Data: 11/06/2015
Call for Trainers TC - "Change management in youth NGOs" YEU - YOUTH FOR EXCHANGE AND UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL AISBLis looking for 2 trainers.
Application deadline: 07/07/2015 @ 23:59 (CET)
Description
YEU is opening a call for 2 senior trainers who will participate and contribute to the realization of the training course called “Change management in youth NGOs”.
Where and when?
Dates: from the 1st to the 6th of December 2015 (excluding travel days).
Place: Brussels and surroundings.
It will involve participants from the following countries: Belgium, Lithuania, FYROM/Macedonia, Romania, Montenegro, Ukraine, Italy, Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Morocco and Netherlands.
The project is designed for youth workers and youth leaders who are in leading/decision making positions in YEU Member Organization and who have the vision to revive their organization and the active youth participation.
Context
Low youth participation is recently becoming more and more evident. Usually, as an indicator of the low youth participation, the young voters’ turnout is used (which indeed becomes worse every year). However, low youth participation does not appear only when voting, better, it becomes part of all aspects of the democratic life and especially in the everyday life of the youth NGOs. The youth’s response to calls for volunteers or participants is sometimes relatively low, while the there is an increase in the last minute cancellations before the events. Still, the most striking phenomenon is the lack of participation in decision making positions in the youth organizations. The last elections of European Youth Forum, hardly reached 13 candidates for 12 positions while last YEU elections faced similar situation. Moreover, some of the YEU member organizations face difficulties to change generations in their board because there is no interest from the younger generation to be involved. It seems that the interest of young people to take the lead or the responsibility has dropped significantly down and this embeds apparently a lot of threats.
Change management is a very important concept in the private and sometimes the governmental sector. There are training courses, seminars and coaching sessions on change management. We believe that youth organizations should also be capable to efficiently and effectively manage the change. Change management is the approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations to a desired future state. We aim to build the capacities of youth organizations to deal with low youth participation, develop a vision about it and manage the transitions towards it successfully.
Which are the objectives?
The objectives are:
• To explore the existing situation regarding low youth participation;
• To understand the concept of change management and its elements as a way to foster youth participation;
• To develop skills related to change management;
• To cultivate a positive attitude and motivation to put the gained knowledge and skills in practice;
• To develop a publication with tips and techniques related to change management;
• To develop organizational action plans.
Methodology
The training course will be based on the principles of experiential learning, self-directed learning and non-formal education. Non-formal education has a participative and learner-centred approach, it is carried out by learners on a voluntary basis and therefore it is closely linked to participants’ needs, aspirations and interests. Non-formal education is based on the Kolb’s cycle of experiential learning in which participants’ experience is facilitated by the trainers in order to lead to learning. The trainers of this training course should provide to the participants a wide arsenal of non-formal education tools such as role-plays, brainstorming, group work, simulations, theoretical inputs, discussion methods etc. All these non-formal education methods will be used in order to ensure the active participation of the youth workers involved. The use of non-formal education will enable participants to get the chance to know each other, cooperate and share information. The working methods will stimulate participants’ personal, socio-educational and professional growth.
Requested trainer profile
Profile of trainers (priority will be given to those that most closely meet these criteria and to members of the YEU PET):
• Have knowledge and experience on topics covered by the training;
• Have experience in international youth events;
• Are willing to collaborate and work for the benefit of the project with respect of deadlines set by YEU;
• Are proficient users of English language;
• Members of YEU PET will have a priority.
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