”Youth workers: who are you?”
Seminar on sharing good practices and challenges concerning local and international youth work
through voluntary activities
08 – 15 February 2014, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Themes of the seminar:
Youth work: professional or voluntary work? – sharing different realities.
What makes youth work professional work? – exchanging good practices local and international level.
Who is youth worker, what kind of competences, values, experiences a youth worker have to have?
What type of activities, methods and tools we can use as youth workers in order to reach, motivate, involve,
develop and improve young people according to their needs?
Quality aspects of youth work: competence development through non – formal and experiential education.
The overall aim of the seminar is to provide space for youth workers as professional and voluntary
based from EU, SEE and EECA countries to share their realities, challenges and good practices as youth
workers and define who can make youth work. Exchange experiences, ideas and suggestions regarding to
competence development and different roles of youth workers and how to improve youth work field generally
and voluntary work specifically.
Learning objectives of the seminar are:
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To define the competences and roles of youth worker;
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To assess the political, cultural, economic and geographical aspects of youth work and voluntary
work.
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To exchange good practices of youth work activities, tools and methods and assess why they work
with young people successfully.
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To recognise the importance and core elements of non – formal learning in youth work.
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To prepare a proposal for quality standards of youth work;
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To raise the quality aspects of youth work through sharing and inventing new local and international
projects based on competence development of young people with fewer opportunities.
The methodology of the seminar:
The seminar is based on the methodology of non – formal education. It provides place for participants to
share, exchange, present, invent, discover and explore. The programme is learner – centred and focuses on
self – directed learning of participants. Participants will have different backgrounds and experiences
concerning our themes, so there is a great opportunity to recognise mutual patterns in youth work, learn from
each other’s point of views and experiences then built a partnership together in order to practice the learning
outcomes of the seminar in local and international level. The seminar will be facilitated by experienced
trainers and youth workers. Some example for methods what they will use in order to achieve the aims of the
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project: individual work, pair work, mixed small group work, work in national teams, debate, role play, open
space methodology, exchange good practices, thought shower, etc.
Theoretical part of the seminar:
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The political, cultural, economic and geographical aspects of youth work and voluntary work in the
represented countries;
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European Youth workers’ portfolio by Council of Europe;
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8 key competences of LifeLong Learning and Youthpass;
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Roles and tasks of youth workers as trainer, coach, mentor, facilitator, etc.
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Non – formal learning and experiential learning;
Practical part of the seminar:
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Exchange good practices of youth work activities, tools and methods;
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Raising quality aspects of local and international youth activities, tools, methods and projects:
challenges and good practices;
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Preparing a proposal for quality standards of youth work;
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Idea and project development.
Who can participate in the seminar:
- Professional youth workers older than 18 and directly working with young people in general and especially
young people with fewer opportunities;
- People who have youth work experiences in voluntary base, e.g. out of school activities, leading youth
clubs, supporting informal group of young people, etc.
- Ready to take part in the whole seminar;
- Have organizational support for further activities;
- To be able to communicate English language.
Eligible countries: EU member states, SEE and EECA countries
Host organisation: UIET organization was founded at the initiative of youth leaders from our
region, and acts as an umbrella organization, having now more than 30 youth non governemental
organizations under our umbrella. We are organizing major events, conferences, trainings,
educational meetings in order to improve the youth work and to help the youth organizations from
our region. We also organize cultural events, the G-fest organized by our organization reunites
young artisits, musicians making a cultural feeling in our city during a week. We also raise our
voice in order to represent the interest of the youth organization and the young people living in our
region.
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Preliminary programme:
Hours
8.00 –
9.00
9.30–
13.00
(Includi
ng
coffee
break)
Session
1&
session
2
Arrival day
Arrival of
participants
Registration
and
accommodat
ion
Session
3
Official
opening of
the TC
Ice breakers
18.3019.00
19.0020.00
20.00-
Day 2
Youth
workers’ day
Day 3
Day of
learning in
youth work
breakfast
breakfast
Getting to
know each
other
13.00 –
15.00
15.00 16.30
16.30 –
17.00
17.00 18.30
(Includi
ng
coffee
break)
Session
4
Day1
Getting to
know day
Dinner
Social
evening
Refreshing
the names
Group
building
activities
and
Aim and
objectives,
Expectations
Personal
learning
goals
Lunch
Day 5
Day of quality
in youth work
Day 6
Day of future
projects
breakfast
Day 4
Day of
competence
development
in youth work
breakfast
breakfast
breakfast
Energiser
Day intro
Energiser
Day intro
Energiser
Day intro
Energiser
Day intro
Energiser
Day intro
Presenting
and
practicing
European
Youth
workers’
portfolio
made by
Council of
Europe
Exchange good
practices of
youth work
activities, tools
and methods
Raising quality
aspects of local
and
international
youth activities,
tools, methods
and projects:
Challenges and
good practices
Idea and
project
development
Lunch
Why they work
with young
people
successfully?
Lunch
Competence
development
through youth
work with
special focus
on young
people with
fewer
opportunities
Personal and
group action
plan
Lunch
Lunch
Free afternoon
Preparing a
proposal for
quality
standards of
youth work
Fill in
Youthpass
Coffee break
Presenting
ourselves as
youth
workers and
our activities
what we do
as
youth
workers
Coffee break
Competences
of Youth
workers
Non – formal
learning and
experiential
learning in
youth work
Coffee break
Coffee break
Coffee break
The political,
cultural,
economic
and
geographical
aspects of
youth work
and
voluntary
work.
Roles of
youth
workers:
mentor,
coach,
trainer,
facilitator, etc.
Non – formal
learning and
experiential
learning in
youth work
General
overview of
Erasmus for All
or Yes for
Europe
Family group
Family group
Family group
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
International
evening
Youth
workers’ tea
Treasure
hunting evening
Lunch
Evaluation of
the seminar
Project
proposals
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Family group
Dinner
Karaoke
evening
Dinner
Working
evening
Departur
e day
Family group
Dinner
Farewell
Evening
Departur
e
of
participa
nts
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Financial conditions:
The food and accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. 70% of travels costs will
be reimbursed either by bank transfer after the course or at the end of the course in cash (in RON
Romanian currency). It may be that money from European Commission will be late; in that case, as
mentioned, you will get your reimbursement after the course by bank transfer (be ready for that).
There is 30EUR participation fee!
We are waiting for your completed application forms till 15th January 2014 by e-mail to the
next address: betisz2009@gmail.com
in the subject of the e-mail please write: YOUTH
WORKERS
Greetings,
Ratz Istvan
Project manager
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REGISTRATION FORM
Personal Data
The contact details you provide us below will be used for all correspondence!
Family Name
[as on your
passport]
First Name
[as on your passport]
Nationality
Age:
Complete address
Postal code
Phone (preferably
Town
Gender
Female
Male
Country
Fax
mobile)
[with full international
dial codes]
[with full
international dial
codes]
Email
Website
Language(s) abilities: Please mention all languages in which you are able to work and indicate
your level for each (B-basic, G-good, VG-very good, F-fluent, MT-mother tongue). The main
working language of the TC will be English.
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
English
Other languages
[please specify]
Do you have any special needs or requirements that the host organisation should know about?
(E.g. mobility, medical needs, allergies, dietary restrictions, smoker/non-smoker)
Your organisation
Name
Complete address
Postal code
Phone
[with full
international dial
codes]
Email
Activity level
Town
local
Country
Fax
[with full
international dial
codes]
Website
national
regional
international
Please describe your organisation briefly
What are the objectives, main activities and target group of your organisation?
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What are your roles (volunteer, youth worker, board member, director ...) and your tasks? Please
tell us how long you have been involved in youth work?
Knowledge and experiences
What type of training (if any) have you followed regarding voluntary work or volunteer
management, international youth work, non-formal education, Youth in Action programme?
What is your level of knowledge of the programmes listed bellow?
Low
Medium
EU “YOUTH in Action” programme in
general
Action 1.1: International youth
exchanges
Action 4.3:Trainings and Networkings
Action2: European Voluntary Service
(EVS)
Please shortly describe your experience in the YiA programme and the Actions above.
(E.g. type of projects, your role - organiser / participant / trainer or facilitator etc.)
Motivation and Expectations:
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What would you like to learn, understand and experience during this training course?
What contributions can you bring for the training course?
How do you plan to use the experience from this training course in your work within your
organisation afterwards?
Please indicate us the name and full contact details of a person to be contacted in case of
emergency during the course:
Name
Complete address
Postal code
Phone
[with
full
international dial
codes]
Email
Town
Country
Fax
[with
full
international dial
codes]
Please take note of the following conditions that will apply, if you are selected to take part in the
training course.
1. I commit myself to participate in the whole process, including:

to prepare myself carefully for the training course and to do all remote preparation work
the team will ask for,

to take part in the full duration of the training course

to participate in the whole evaluation process
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2. I understand that the information I provided on my special needs does not remove my own
personal responsibility for ensuring my own health.
Signature of applicant:
Date:
Supporting signatures:
I confirm my organisation / institution / Local Authority wishes to take part in
transnational activities through the training course “Youth workers: where are you?” and
that the above named person has the support of my organisation and has obtained full
permission to be released from his/her usual duties to undertake this training course.
Name and Position (manager / senior officer / board member) of organisation’s
representative:
Signature of organisation’s representative:
Date:
Applications should be sent by e-mail to betisz2009@gmail.com not later than 15th January
2014.
If for any reason you are no longer able to attend the course, please inform us as soon as possible
so that the training organisers can ensure a replacement from the waiting list.
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