TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Emre Hüseyin Yiğit
With the project, we would like to carry out this project to address the problem of inclusion of refugees in a non-formal education context in youth work and create synergies among the participating organizations to future cooperation for the inclusive education methods.
Thus, the project proposal aims to strengthen the competencies of youth workers and youth leaders in finding proper approaches
for fostering the inclusion of refugees and also marginalized young people with migration backgrounds. More specifically the projects' objectives are;
- To strengthen the understanding of inclusion and its challenges for young refugees and young people with a migration background
- To create strategies on youth work context to improve the quality of youth services which are developed for refugees and young people with a migration background
- To explore the role of youth work in inclusion strategies on educational services
- To create and implement local activities on the inclusion of young refugees and young people with a migration background
- To strengthen ties between people and organizations engaged in the field of youth work
The project was implemented between the dates 07.11.2018 – 15.11.2018 ( including arrival and departure days ) with the participation of 11 countries( the UK, North Macedonia, Italy, Germany, Lithuania, Romania, Greece, Turkey, France, Sweden, and Spain) and 29 participants and 4 trainers.
Participant profile :
- 18-50 years old
- has been involved in non-formal education context at local level as youth trainer or youth leader
- Motivation to take part in a mutual learning process in an intercultural setting
- has the interest to work on the inclusion topic of young people with fewer opportunities and young refugees
- sensitive on the migration topic and willing to create follow-up actions
- has a sufficient level of English ( B1-C1 )
- less knowledge on non-formal education either inclusion topic
The methodology of the training was based on non-formal education methods such as role-plays, case studies, and group work and there was a space for participants to try out their own methods.
The participants became aware of the refugee situation in their countries and in the EU general and are able to take initiative towards those issues in their local communities. Participating in the project motivated them in their work as they are working in their local communities as youth workers and they are being acted as change-makers.
In the long run, potential benefits of the project;
- Racism and xenophobia towards refugees and young people with a migration background will be decreased
- Educational services ( in Youthwork ) for refugees and young people with a migration background will be increased
I was a full-time senior trainer who has delivered workshops on;
-Introduction to the Holistic Competence Approach and Experimental Learning Cycle with the SMART Method.
-Introduction on YouthPass and Key Competence Model
-Informing on Non-Formal Educational Methods on Session Planning
-Sharing case studies on migration and inclusion
-Sharing information on Erasmus+ and its structure.