MAIN IDEA OF THE TRAINING:
“NFE – Next? Full Employment!" – Non formal education as a key for youth employment is a 5 days Training Course with the aim to qualify active youth leaders with SKA’s (skills, knowledge and attitudes) using non-formal education to promote youth employment in local level. The training course will gather 30 young people from 24 countries, including Programme Countries, South East Europe, Eastern Europe and Caucasus and Mediterranean Partner Countries.
The training course sets as principal objectives to analyze the situation which young people in Europe are facing at working level, to encourage their sense of initiative and to propose alternative solutions based on non-formal education as a method to empower youth. During these days, trainees will experience and learn how non-formal education can increase employability skills of youth and make them more prepared to face the competitive labor market.
Planned activities will give participants the space to take an active role, express themselves and share good practices concerning youth policies and strategies about youth employment on the different country realities. They will have the opportunity to share their experience, to debate and discuss, discover the needs of their communities, work on simulations, lead and be leaded by each other, to learn from each other and experience situations through the use of non-formal methods which will be implemented according to the needs of the participants.
As one of several outcomes, we intend to create action plans for future projects, which our participants will act as multipliers that will organize different local and international activities within the non-formal education for unemployed youth and with fewer opportunities due to social exclusion.
OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING COURSE
To explore the employment situation of young people in EU countries and compare it to non-EU countries, in order to highlight differences and similarities;
To promote mutual understanding among young people coming from different EU countries and non-EU countries;
To analyze the opportunities of EU enlargement towards the non-EU countries;
To identify the competences that can be obtained through European non-formal education projects and their certification by the Youthpass;
To introduce the European institutions and EU strategies connected to youth (un)employment;
To promote the social entrepreneurship and youth initiatives for future of Europe;
To empower our participants to act as multipliers that will organize different local and international activities within the non-formal education for unemployed youth and with fewer opportunities due to social exclusion.
WORKING METHODS
The training will be based on non-formal education methods, encouraging active participation of young people involved.
Ice-breakers, energizers.
Inputs from experts
Simulations, role plays
Intercultural and experiential learning
Variety of visuals for thematic input
Brainstorming and discussions both in working groups and in plenary.
