Activating the Inactive Young Person is a 7 day training course for youth workers which encourages them to explore the concept of European Citizenship, and to learn new youth work and youth arts techniques which can be used to support the development of European Citizenship by disadvantaged young people (e.g. those who are unemployed or living in isolated rural areas).
The project brings 20 youth workers together to explore concepts of European citizenship and to learn skills which they can use with their own target groups to support them in becoming active and creative as responsible European citizens within the world economy and environment. The project focus mainly on target groups which are particularly inactive at a European level, such as young people who are isolated e.g. through living in a rural area, or who are disengaged, disinterested or disadvantaged e.g. through unemployment. The impact of the training will thus be not only on participants, who will have the opportunity to develop themselves, but also on the target groups of the organizations that they represent.
The aims of the training are
- to explore the theme of European citizenship and its activation;
- to advocate for the techniques of informal learning;
- to explore the aims and objectives of the Youth in Action program;
- to place the Youth in Action program in the context of youth work;
The project brings 20 youth workers together to explore concepts of European citizenship and to learn skills which they can use with their own target groups to support them in becoming active and creative as responsible European citizens within the world economy and environment. The project focus mainly on target groups which are particularly inactive at a European level, such as young people who are isolated e.g. through living in a rural area, or who are disengaged, disinterested or disadvantaged e.g. through unemployment. The impact of the training will thus be not only on participants, who will have the opportunity to develop themselves, but also on the target groups of the organizations that they represent.
The aims of the training are
- to explore the theme of European citizenship and its activation;
- to advocate for the techniques of informal learning;
- to explore the aims and objectives of the Youth in Action program;
- to place the Youth in Action program in the context of youth work;
- to develop cooperation across Europe and enhance European networking.
The training is designed as a process of informal learning and peer education using participants own experiences in the fields of youth work, youth arts and international cooperation. To be successful this will require participants to have an active input in sharing knowledge and experience, and to be willing to learn new skills from the trainers and from each other.
The methods employed over the 7 days of the training will include
- verbal and visual presentations
- small group discussions
- plenary debates
- game playing
- drama exercises
- study visits
- cultural presentations
The training is designed as a process of informal learning and peer education using participants own experiences in the fields of youth work, youth arts and international cooperation. To be successful this will require participants to have an active input in sharing knowledge and experience, and to be willing to learn new skills from the trainers and from each other.
The methods employed over the 7 days of the training will include
- verbal and visual presentations
- small group discussions
- plenary debates
- game playing
- drama exercises
- study visits
- cultural presentations
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