“Be a citizen, Act for your employability” International training course on initiation and management of quality youth projects with a special focus on Eastern Partnership (January 2014, Lille Region, Northern France) Organized by “Histoire de Savoirs” NGO, FRANCE Financial support will be requested to the French NA for the YIA Program (Action 3.1.2) Main topic of the content The main aim of this training course is to promote and foster European Citizenship, employability, volunteering and active participation through providing participants with competences in the field of project management in order to enable them to create quality youth projects and in this way to foster the youth employability within their local communities. The lateral objectives of this training course are to enhance the personal and professional development of the participants, so that they act as multipliers of the gained knowledge within their organizations and their local communities. Main Objectives: To develop a common understanding about the concept of European Citizenship and to explore instruments for its promotion especially in terms of strengthening social cohesion and mutual understanding To explore how youth work can foster the employability among the young people especially through volunteering and active participation in civil society
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“Be a citizen, Act for your employability”
International training course on initiation and management of quality youth projects with a special focus on
Eastern Partnership
(January 2014, Lille Region, Northern France)
Organized by “Histoire de Savoirs” NGO, FRANCE
Financial support will be requested to the French NA for the YIA Program (Action 3.1.2)
Main topic of the content
The main aim of this training course is to promote and foster European Citizenship, employability,
volunteering and active participation through providing participants with competences in the field of
project management in order to enable them to create quality youth projects and in this way to foster the youth
employability within their local communities. The lateral objectives of this training course are to enhance the
personal and professional development of the participants, so that they act as multipliers of the gained knowledge
within their organizations and their local communities.
Main Objectives:
To develop a common understanding about the concept of European Citizenship and to explore
instruments for its promotion especially in terms of strengthening social cohesion and mutual understanding
To explore how youth work can foster the employability among the young people especially through
volunteering and active participation in civil society
To empower youngsters, especially those with fewer opportunities to act as multipliers in the fields of
European Citizenship and youth participation in their local communities To build up competences of participants in the field of project management in order to ensure the
quality impact and sustainability of youth projects
Lateral objectives:
Exploration of concept of employability through youth work or how “to become a multiplier”
Exchange of project ideas, building up future projects and partnerships and exchange of best practices in youth work
with a special focus on East-West cooperation
Working methodology:
The program activities will be based on non formal education, learning-by-doing methods and intercultural
dialogue and communication. The training course will stimulate creativity, active participation, and sense of
initiative and involvement of the young people in society. For the achievement of the learning objectives a variety
of interactive working methods such as workshops, role-plays, outdoor activities and plenary discussions will be
used, according to the specific learning needs of the participants and their organizations, in order to cover all
aspects of the project themes.
The partners we are looking for:
All partner organizations in this training course should be youth non-profit organizations that promote and share
European Values.
If your organization is situated in any of the Youth in Action Program countries or EECA Region this training course
is for you!!!
The Participants we will be looking for:
Participants in this training course should be actively involved in the organisation which they represent and fully
able to communicate in English. The selected participants will commit themselves to follow up the outcomes of this
training course in their organisation and within their local communities through active youth work.
Financial Aspects
The training course is scheduled to take place in January 2014 in Lille Region, Northern France. Financial
support will be requested at the French National Agency for the “Youth in Action” Program (Action 3.1.2). If the
project proposal gets approved, “Histoire de Savoirs” NGO will offer the following conditions:
The travel costs from your home town to the venue will be covered at 70%.
Board, lodging, local transports and all materials of the training course will be covered by “Histoire de
Savoirs” NGO.
The participants should arrange their own insurance for their travel and stay in France.
A participation fee of 50 Euros is required by each participant
How to join the project?
If your organization meets the announced above criteria you are then welcome to register via the indicated online
