TYE - Tools for Youth Exchanges
A Youth Exchange (YE) needs content, but behind the content are tools. TYE is a training that enables participants to explore tools around group processes, learning, involvement of young people, and how to facilitate these tools during a YE.
Description
The overall aim of TYE - Tools for Youth Exchanges - is for youth leaders and youth workers to explore, share and adapt tools that can be used to improve their youth exchange projects.
Special features of this course:
- Interactive, diverse and engaging learning experiences, tools and activities that can be easily adapted to future youth exchanges
- Practical preparation for Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges
What can you expect from this course:
- To increase awareness of group processes and experience tools that facilitate group development
- To develop competences in designing and facilitating educational in youth exchanges
- To explore tools that support the learning process, including debriefing and recognition of learning.
- To explore tools and models that promote intercultural learning and dialogue
- To explore and experience methodologies and approaches in support of realising a youth exchange project
- To prepare for the the Erasmus+, Youth Exchanges
Training programme
The TYE course programme is built on the past experiences of participants and will offer a non-formal education and training experiences. See the provisional programme enclosed.
Expected profile of participants
The training course is designed for voluntary and professional youth workers, working directly with young people and who have one of the following experiences with ERASMUS+: Youth in Action:
- Have experience in organising and/or participating as a team member in international youth exchange;
- Have applied for a youth exchange project funding and are waiting for an answer or have a pending youth exchange;
- Have applied for a youth exchange project and have been rejected (and are planning to apply again).
- Have interest in preparing a quality application for a youth exchange within the new generation of Erasmus+ programme.
This training course will be in English, without any possibility of permanent translation. Therefore, we ask you to have a good level of English (to be able to understand and to communicate).
You should be engaged in working with young people, have direct contact with young people who are already involved or want to get involved in an international youth exchange.
Participants should be at least 18 years old.
Expected group size is approximately 25-30 participants
Accommodation and food
The hosting NA (Iceland) of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Participating countries
Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries
Working language
English
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country. Asking the contact person for fees and travel arrangements will not be answered!
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.