“CHERRY ON THE CAKE” – YOUTH EXCHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF A LONG-TERM WORK WITH GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

Or maybe you just want to know what does cherry on the cake have to do with youth exchange? ABOUT THE TC This 5-day training course will tackle many questions and will try to open creative space for finding different answers to quality aspect of youth exchange, its potential for non-formal education (and work with young people) and some challenges that international setting brings to work with young people. Training is developed as a means for systematic support for representatives of organizations working with young people from Erasmus+ Programme Countries and the Western Balkan region. Training could also be an opportunity for contact making and future partnership. AIM AND OBJECTIVES The main aim of the training course is to discover the potential and possibilities of a Youth Exchange as a tool for non-formal education in the long term work with young people. The programme has therefore been developed in order to: • Explore the potential of a Youth Exchange for motivation, learning and empowerment in the long term work with young people. • Understand the importance of involving the young people in all phases of a Youth Exchange and the tailoring it according to their needs. • Understand the role of a Youth Leader in all phases of a Youth Exchange. • Develop competencies in ensuring the safe and supportive environment during a Youth Exchange. • Develop competences to recognize the potential for learning in all phases of a Youth Exchange and support the learning processes of everyone involved • Identify the challenges the international setting of a Youth Exchange brings and reflect on how to approach them. • Explore partnership as the basis and synergetic element of a Youth Exchange. PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING COURSE The programme will start on the 3th of November 2014 in the Evening and end on the 8rd of November 2014 in the Afternoon. (Therefore, please note that the arrival and departure days are 3th and 8th (in the Evening) or 9th of November!) You can find a programme draft of the TC at the end of this call. PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS The training course aims to bring together 30 participants from Erasmus+ programme countries and Western Balkans who have to: - be passionate about their work with young people (youth workers, youth leaders, teachers ect.); - have some general understanding of youth exchange and Erasmus+ (or/and its predecessors); - have some experience with short-term mobility activities (youth camps, expeditions, youth exchanges, residential trainings ect.); - value the benefits of non-formal education; - be interested in development of the new partnership; - be capable of working in English language; - be 18 years old or older.