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Training Course For Youth Workers on Networking and Advocating
Sunday, February 23, 2025 19:00 - Mar 1, 09:00
Monio g. 49a, 21343 Daugirdiškės, Lithuania
Training Course For Youth Workers on Networking and Advocating
Sunday, February 23, 2025 19:00 - Mar 1, 09:00
Monio g. 49a, 21343 Daugirdiškės, Lithuania
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Participate in a modular training for youth workers focusing on the competences of “Networking and Advocating” in international youth work settings. Get certification aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) model for youth workers. Apply now!
Course dates: 23 February (arrival day) - 1 March (departure day) 2025
Place: Trakai district, Lithuania
The training course will contribute to developing youth workers' “Networking and Advocating”* competence based on the ETS Competence model for youth workers to work internationally:
- To gain knowledge about youth policy, youth work system and recognition practices in one’s own and international context
- To increase readiness to represent young people’s and youth workers’ needs, interests and rights
- To develop skills in identifying relevant advocacy partners and targets in local and international environments
- To increase skills in producing and communicating advocacy content in-person and online
- To increase skills in networking and associating with peer professionals to reach an expected impact
*"Networking and advocating” competence means developing and managing partnerships with other relevant actors. It’s the ability to facilitate networking with others (in their community and outside it) and advocate for the value of youth work. It’s about being conscious on (political) values and beliefs and abilities to support young people in developing independent ‘political thought’. (Source: European Training Strategy Competence model for youth workers working internationally).
Highlights of this training activity:
This course is part of the Erasmus+ long-term accreditation programme implemented by NGO Awero and its partners. More about the programme: https://awero.org/en/ets-modular-trainings-and-certfication
Aligned to the ETS competence model for Youth Workers - the course objectives and content are aligned with professional competences expected for Facilitating Learning in international youth work settings.
It focuses primarily on the international youth work context, specifically on advocating for and representing the interests of young people and youth workers.
Certified training: The broad coalition of partners will create opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate, and recognise competence development internationally and in specific countries (if possible).
Digitally friendly - The training and competence assessment methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms, such as the YouthWorkPathways.net platform and digital Open Badges.
Long-term development opportunity—Participants willing to continue to develop their professional youth work competencies will be invited to apply for upcoming training courses in other competence areas.
Endorsed by the broad partnership of Cities of Learning members and other national and international organisations from the youth work field.
Participants profile:
This course is for people who are:
- Youth workers**
- Youth work managers
- Youth worker association representatives dealing with advocacy
- Youth trainers and facilitators
- Youth programme and project managers
- Directly involved in representing the interests of youth and youth workers
- Age: from 18 years.
- Language: a sufficient level of English is necessary to participate in this course.
Eligible countries: Erasmus+ Programme countries and countries of our project partners (Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia)
**A youth worker is understood as someone who works with young people in a wide variety of non-formal and informal learning contexts, typically focusing on young people's personal and social development through one-on-one relationships and group-based activities. (Source: European Training Strategy Competence model for youth workers working internationally).
Digital credentials and certification
This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges and the Youth Work Pathways platform. Participants can use 360-degree competence assessment, earn digital Open Badges, and receive certificates proving their competence development.
Watch this video explaining how partners build competence assessment, validation and recognition systems:
An experienced team of trainers will facilitate this training activity:
- Laimonas Ragauskas, Awero, International Youth Work Trainers Guild
- Nerijus Kriauciunas, Awero, Cities of Learning Network
- Trainer/Expert, Alliance of Youth Work Associations (AYWA)
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This badge certificate is a micro-credential that confirms that the person completed the international modular training for youth workers on networking and advocating in international youth work settings.
The residential training activity occurred in Lithuania from the 23rd of February to the 1st of March 2025. The course participant carried out preparation activities before and follow-up activities after the course. 60 hours of work (equals 2 ECTS) is the estimated time the learner invested to achieve the following learning outcomes at ISCED level 5:
Supporting partnerships with other actors; Taking a pro-active role in networking with other actors and organisations/structures in line with the interest of the young people; Taking a pro-active role in working on the political dimension of networking, making steps towards concrete actions; Using social relationships as a resource towards overcoming structural and systemic obstacles; Promoting and explaining the [learning] potential of international mobility experiences; Transfering/sharing knowledge of youth and social rights and related formal regulations with potential partners and the young people; Where relevant, overcoming resistance to new partnerships through assessing the potential of that given partnership; Addressing power relations in a way that primarily focuses on the interest of the young people; Role-modeling and stimulating self-reflection and discussion around privilege in the society and how to use personal privileges for acting in solidarity; Encouraging equity in relationships; Dealing with and using media in a careful manner, ensuring the safety and rights of young people, other stakeholders; Using digital media and tools proficiently to spread and disseminate positive and supportive messages and as platforms to act in solidarity; Advocating for digital rights, closing digital divide and positive impact of digitalisation on societies.
The participant could choose a flexible learning pathway through non-formal training and informal learning activities. The learner could choose to submit evidence of learning outcomes to seven out of twelve digital Open Badges required to earn this badge certificate. Peer review supported participants' reflection and understanding of learning outcomes. The course training team reviewed and approved badge evidence.
This certification is aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for youth workers. The training organiser has approved Erasmus+ Accreditation to carry out learning mobility for youth workers and trainers in compliance with the quality standards in the EU-funded mobility programmes in the field of youth. The Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps Programmes National Agency in Lithuania evaluated the quality and approved accreditation to carry out this training activity.
Tasks
Task no.1
Issued by organiser or scanning QR code
Complete the international modular training for youth workers on facilitating learning by earning seven out of twelve activity badges.
Optional: Add any reflection or evidence of your learning outcomes in the programme design competence area. You may also add any other relevant learning which enriches this badge certificate.
Location
Monio g. 49a, 21343 Daugirdiškės, Lithuania
Organisers
Nectarus