Call Erasmus+ Seminario a Amendolea, Italia- 21/03 – 27/03 – 2022

Since a few years, in the frame of the European Training Strategy (ETS), we have two Competence Models ( aiming to sustain quality youth work: the Competence Model for Trainers and the Competence Model for Youth Workers . With a group of colleagues and partner organizations, we started working around those models after its first presentation during Bridges for Trainers 2014 in Bonn ( Germany), because we simply found it a very valuable tool to improve our (mutual) work.

We have already promoted several seminars. One of them, called Simply Meeting ”, to deepen the model for trainers in Cyprus. T he second was targeted for youth workers in Weim ar, Germany. Then we proceeded with a training course called D´ING Designing for Learning ” in Lecce, Italy in spring 2019 , focusing on two specific competences, namely Understanding and facilitating learning ” and D esigning educational programs ”. The positive outcomes made us decide to continue this path with another training course again focusing on two of the competences from the trainers/youth workers competence models: Cooperating successfully in teams ’ and Communicating meaningfully ’, which too k place in early 2020.

We see now a new step in front of us; exploring the dimension of the individual youth worker/trainer to design, with the help of the Competence Models, their own learning in an ongoing process. Our work, while being a personal never ending human and learning process, is all about us, being with other people, working with people: sharing wonderful and challenging spaces, beautiful or/and turbulent processes, managing different and parallel situations at the same time (personal, team, group processes) etc.

One big aim of the project is to work on ideas, tools, approaches that can make the CMs simpler in terms of understanding and use of it. Now more than even with the cr isis of COVID 19 we are facing uncertainties on a personal level a nd related to our work, professions, with young people, NGOs, Institutions, projects, planning.

That s why we thought that together with learning to learn ” which can be tackled under a new light it could be useful to focus on the networking and advocacy competence area as well. Many NGOs and professionals might need to work deeper on these aspects after the crisis, to better get back on track or at least refresh the importance of a professional networking and advocacy ” in youth work.

The objectives of the project are:

– to explore the two Competences Models;

– to exchange experiences on learning in the job;

– to raise awareness about the importance of a trustful learning environment and working culture;

– to raise awareness about one s own learning;

– to provide methods and tools to design your own learning processes;

– to raise awareness of the importance of and provide methods and tools for learning with others;

– to explore the potential of networking & advocacy;

Requisiti: Aver raggiunto la maggiore età, essere interessati alle tematiche del progetto.