Training Course "LAB 3 active"

Why "LAB 3 active"?

• LAB because it was laboratory, as we were working on methods;
• 3 as we wanted to be innovative, there are three possible activities for cooperation with neighbouring partner countries (evs, youth exchange, training&networking) and action 3 is associated with this cooperation;
• active, because we focused on the youth participation!

Date and Venue

Five full working days - arrival 7th April until evening (Monday), departure 13th April from morning (Sunday) 2008.

Place: vicinity of Trabzon, eastern Turkey.

Objectives

• To increase the knowledge on Youth in Action Programme (especially Action 2 and 3.1);
• To exchange experiences in the youth participation work;
• To share and construct non-formal education methods for increasing the youth participation;
• To create contacts between participants and their organizations coming from Programme and Eastern & Caucasian countries;

Organisers

This Training Course was co-organised by Turkish National Agency of the Youth in Action (YiA) Programme and SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus (EECA) Resource Centre with support of other National Agencies of YiA.

Participants

TC will brought experienced youth workers representing active organisations. 24 participants in total (13 from Programme countries and 11 from EECA region).

Applicants' Criteria

• active youth worker;
• experienced in the youth field, a strong asset in given to those experienced in the youth participation area;
• active participation and contribution during the full duration of the TC;
• ability to communicate in English;

Working language

English

Team of the trainers

Team was composed with 3 trainers coming from different regions (1 from EECA, 1 from Turkey and 1 from Programme countries), experienced in partner countries cooperation within European Community Youth in Action Programme and youth participation field as well as having practice in the area of methods / tools creation.

Selected trainers were:

• Evelina Taunyte, from Lithuania
• Ufuk Sabri Atalay, from Turkey
• Parvana Mammadova, from Azerbaijan

Additionally one officer of Turkish National Agency of the YiA Programme and one officer of SALTO EECA Resource Centre composed the Team.