TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Alicia Carpio Obré
The aim of this training course was to raise awareness of social entrepreneurship and its ecosystem in Europe through designing innovative business models.
The objectives of this TC were:
- To inform and raise awareness among participants about the characteristics, benefits, values and factors for success of social entrepreneurship, as a catalyst for youth employability
- To introduce participants to the social business model and its values (social economy, circular economy, social impact, impact investment, sustainable development goals and sustainable economy)
- To develop the competences of youth workers in designing and implementing social entrepreneurship ideas as innovative ways for tackling social problems
- To motivate youth workers and other relevant actors in order to undertake and utilise social entrepreneurship as a force for youth employability
- To promote entrepreneurship and European policies and activities in the field of social economy.
The training course had 40 participants with the following profiles: Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Youth coaches, Youth researchers, Professionals from backgrounds of: Non-formal education/Youth, Higher education, Vocational education & training; Employment support agencies, job centres, job clubs, job coaches, Employers, Coaches, Formal Education Professionals, Employment counselors, etc.
There was a representation of about 15 nationalities, both from European countries and neighboring countries as well.
There were:
- networking sessions
- experts' presentations
- small group discussion
- small group creation
All the methodology was focused in providing opportunities to share, construct and reflect collectivelly.
Participants were invited to play, discuss, to co-create and share ideas and ways how to overcome the challenges related to the training program.
This training course supported participants to develop new competencies through the application of innovative methods and tools. It explored diverse inspiring experiences from the entrepreneurial ecosystem, allowing participants to discover the European entrepreneurship competences framework and motivating them to gain new competences to create entrepreneurial initiatives.
From a general overview of the present time and the future of work and youth, through the definition of entrepreneurship and its main elements, participants designed entrepreneurial ideas from practical tools and will discover diverse online platforms where to find further support and information.
The final goal of this activity was to launch an invitation to youth workers to embrace social entrepreneurship as a different way of looking at the business world.
I was one of the four trainers of this training course, the only one that was not coming for Turkey, the hosting country.
My responsibilities came from the design of the training program, content and methodology. We also participated in the review and selection of participants.
I also participated in the development of materials, and content for the daily work, and the development the training within the participants.
After the training program finished, I elaborated, within my partners, the final report of the activity, and I also elaborated and article based on the experience of this training course.