The dates for the TC are 8-14th June 2009 and it will be in Stip, Macedonia.
What are our objectives of the activity?
- To develop participants’ competences in developing and running youth non-formal education activities based on citizenship and active participation;
- To develop and sonsolidate essential skills for trainers in non-formal education with multicultural youth groups and to raise awareness about quality criteria in their activities;
- To share and learn from practices of youth work and training with minority youth for citizenship and social inclusion;
- To develop specific trainer competences related to work with minority youth and citizenship;
- To inform the participants abut various European Youth programmes and more concretly with the possibilities that Youth in Action programme offers in connections with inclusion and minorities;
- Creating new partnerhips and new projects in relation with the topic.
Methodology
The methodology will include communication based methods (interaction, dialogue, open discussions), activity based methods (sharing experience, practice and experimentation), socially focused methods (partnerships, teamwork, networking) and self directing methods (creativity, discovery, responsibility, action).
The overall character will be participative, pro active and interactive with a learner – centred educational approach, as recommended by Council of Europe for non formal education in youth work.