Tools for Learning strategy and working group

What is the Tools for Learning strategy?

SALTO EuroMed, since a few years, has the duty to take care of the TOOL BOX and of organising the TOOL FAIR, on behalf of the SALTO Network .

In this framework, SALTO identified the need to develop a working group about Tools for Learning as what can be called a "venue" for developing the overall strategy about quality and Dissemination and Exploitation of Results.

SALTO EuroMed is therefore organizing, with the European Commission's approval, a working group that will help the whole network in setting and coordinating a horizontal strategy on educational tools, aimed at improving the impact of the Youth in Action programme too.

In the working group take part experts and representatives of National Agencies of Youth in Action Programme and Salto Resource Centres.

Available resources

- During its 10 years of activity, SALTO network has acquired hands-on experience in training (young people, youth workers and trainers), as well as a specific knowledge about limits and potentialities of NON FORMAL educational tools.
- SALTO network benefits as well of an extraordinary human capital made of trainers, experts, previous participants, regional and institutional partners. This capital can be easily exploited on behalf of youth and the promotion of non formal education too.
- The Tool Fair, Tool Box and the Educational Tools newsletter are already recognised as three effective tools and occasion the share ideas and good practices among the learning community about non formal education and youth.

Benefiting from its decennial experience and human capital, SALTO EuroMed on behalf of the whole SALTO network would like:

• To take stock of achievements of the results obtained so far, particularly concerning the Tool Fair and the Tool Box;
• To improve the average quality of the educational tools developed and adopted during SALTO's training activities;
• To boost to role of non formal education at large, in particular to make of the Tool Fair and Tool Box venues and occasions for sharing good practices and ideas also with educators external to Youth in Actions programme.