N.I.C.E Place

Aims & objectives

N.I.C.E Place is a contribution training scheme to support Erasmus+ users and youth in order to empower local participation and active citizenship.
Aims and goals of the Training Course
* Local Level Youth Participation within the framework of Erasmus+
* Empower future project within the KA3 SD
* Empower and promote Youthpass during the TC
*Enrolment of Youth Organizations at Local Level
* Empower and develop tools on Structured Dialogue with KA3
* Recognize, Identify and celebrate shared Citizenship values.
* Recognize priorities and directions for Local Development in the framework of Erasmus+
* Engage and empower different and diverse groups.
* Promote Innovation on Local Level Networks - Consortiums
* Provide fully documented results that can be easily turned into action plans.
* Support friendly discussions while efficiently leading to practical conclusions.
* Give a voice to even the quietest of participants.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

Target Group
National Agencies
Youth Organizations engaged with Local level participation
KA3 project users
30 participants from 11 EU Countries.

Training methods used & main activities

N.I.C.E Place combines an innovative approach with a dual methodology recognized by Erasmus + Programme, Non Formal Education – Structured Dialogue
Process to link local participation and local youth engagement between youth organizations and decision makers with the support of Erasmus+ KA3.
Several Non Formal Education tools were used during the TCA, like; Team-building, Structured Dialogue, International Café, Creative Writing, Evaluation methodologies, and several group dynamics.

Outcomes of the activity

N.I.C.E Place presented a challenge to the
participants based on a long term simulation
where participants were considered Youth
Experts and called to work with bi-polar Elected representatives that were putting challenges and creating a stressful scenario.
In a context full of negotiation and need of new
participation models participants were able to discuss, build and present Local Structured Dialogue plans and get ready to work with Erasmus+ KA3 projects.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer on the Seminar, responsible for the facilitation of the International Group.
Deliver and connect with the Erasmus+ PT general coordination of the project and cooperate with the Local Decision Makers on the general content of the TCA.
Assess and report of the TCA to the Portuguese Erasmus+ National Agency

I worked on this training for 7 days as a full time trainer.