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Data: 30/06/2015
• To discuss and introduces the ways of integration of non-formal education activities to the system of formal education;
• To provide the opportunity to assess the quality of non-formal education activities and youth empowerment process at local level;
• To build a network and to create joined actions in order to address current challenges.
PHASE 1. inFormal BASIC, training course, 8-16 September 2015 (including arrival and departure days), Rostov, Russia: The TC aims to enable youth workers, trainers and educators coming from formal education background to embed non-formal education principles, methodology and tools to the formal system in order to create friendly and safe environment for youth empowerment and increasing youth participation at local level This training course was born in cooperation of several organizations working at daily basis with school children and students. This work could be more efficient in terms of outcomes if school and university staff as well were not resisting the changes that youth empowerment process creates. With this TC, we set 3 strategic objectives: to explain what youth empowerment is and how it works, to provide a set of tools that can be practically used in youth empowerment at schools and universities; to explain the meaning and values of non-formal education as a key instrument in youth empowerment and to try out how it works. In simple words, the aim of the first activity is to give participants (educators) introduction to non-formal learning methodology, in the first phase, and then let them develop their own sessions and workshops based on knowledge they acquired, under supervision of trainers, in the second phase. Later they will share their experiences, learn from them and have opportunity to utilize it in their teaching reality (which is the next step).
After the training course we expect our participants: to change their way of work and to make it more participative and transparent for youth; to understand the approach and principles of non-formal education and to use it for youth empowerment; to be able to use non-formal education tools during lessons, lectures, meetings, sessions, training activities they organize – giving more freedom and responsibility to learners; to be equipped with a set of other tools of youth empowerment (coaching and mentoring); to become active actors in promoting youth participation at local level.
HOME WORK (September - November) (Practical phase)
This training course will be followed by the practical phase, when participants come back home to deliver non-formal education session for young people from their communities. This training modules should be organised in cooperation with local schools/universities and youth NGOs. During this process they will monitored and coached by the trainers and experts online. Besides that they will be offered on-line learning opportunity helping them during this phase.
PHASE 2. inFormal Quality Assessment, training course, 6-14 December 2015 (including arrival and departure days) Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
This is the second and the last activity (we do not count the Practical phase into Activities; if so, it would be third activity) in the frame of the project. The main aim is to assess outcomes from the practical stage as well as the personal and professional development.
Participants' profile:
The training course is open for educators coming from formal and non-formal education system (trainers, teachers), psychologists and social workers from the formal (educational) institutions; youth workers dealing with young people and staff from NGOs and formal education system as main target group.
Criteria for selection:
• Some experience in the topic of youth empowerment and high motivation to explore this topic;
• Shared expectations and clearly defined learning needs
• Openness for and appreciation of non-formal learning process in high diversity context;
• Commitment to go through whole long-term learning process including responsibility for self-directed learning & learning outcomes as well high level of motivation and discipline, ability to deal with procrastination that might appear during the on-line learning phase;
• Commitment to reflect on personal learning process and ability to assess critically learning outcomes;
• High commitment for follow up activities and networking.
Costs:
Full board and lodging costs are covered by the organisers for all participants. All participants will be accommodated by two persons in one room. Three times meal and coffee-brakes will be provided while all time of your stay. No participation fee.
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