TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Ieva Grundsteine
The EASTERN EXPRESS TC aims to enhance and to support the cooperation between organisations from Programme Countries, Eastern Partnership countries and Russian Federation. In addition wants to stimulate the creation of new projects ideas and development of activities quality.
Objectives
•To provide information about the Erasmus + Programme in the field of youth and especially Key Action 1- Youth exchanges.
•To get to know possibilities of cooperation between Programme Countries and Eastern Partnership countries and Russian Federation within the Erasmus + Programme.
•To better understand youth exchange project management.
•To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to organise a successful youth exchange with a special focus on youth participation.
•To bring together people working with youngsters in order to create new project ideas of youth exchanges within Key Action 1 of the Erasmus + Programme.
EASTERN EXPRESS TC brings together 24 voluntary and professional youth workers from Programme Countries, Eastern Partnership countries and Russian Federation: youth leaders and project coordinators working directly with youngsters, who are interested in setting up international youth exchanges.
• Erasmus + Programme presentation with special focus on cooperation with EaP countries within Key Action 1 projects;
• How to find partners?
• How to organize successful Youth Exchange project?
• Youth participation in Youth Exchanges – opportunities and challenges.
• Youth Exchange Project Management;
• Intercultural learning in youth projects;
• Non-formal learning in youth exchanges;
• Partnership in youth projects;
- Developed competences and confidence
- Partnerships
- Concrete project ideas
I was working in the team as a full-time trainer together with co-trainers - Giorgi Kakulia and Israel Peralta and cooperating also with Polish NA representative Karolina Suhecka