Aim:
The project aimed to equip youth workers with the skills needed to support young people in making their ideas a reality. Through case studies, best practices and concrete examples from across Europe, the participants gained valuable knowledge on entrepreneurship, digital technologies, success stories and the role of NGOs in supporting young entrepreneurs.
The training course will focus on the concept of entrepreneurship, which is based on the realisation of ideas by satisfying the needs of the local community.
Objectives:
1. To equip 27 youth workers from Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, the Republic of Hrvatska, Türkiye. with the needed skills to deliver entrepreneurship and/or leadership for youth work to include marginalized youth from rural areas.
2. To improve the opportunities for youth entrepreneurship education by non-formal activities and how to develop entrepreneurial competencies with youngsters or yourself.
By developing those competencies, young people are given more opportunities to know themselves better, to be more creative, motivated to start new projects and willing to try themselves in a new field.
3. To explore the added value of the European dimension of youth initiatives related to entrepreneurship.
Non-formal education methods:
energizers
team building activities
simulation games
topic-based workshops
writing&digital sessions
outdoor activities will be considered (if weather allows & participants are properly equipped);
Schedule of the activities: Padlet's project.
Methodology: The methodology of the training course is based on the fundamental principles of non-formal education. The methods provided will enable participants to participate in the learning process fully. Learning from experience will be a fundamental pillar of the course's facilitation. The training course focuses on key aspects of non-formal education like the participant-centred approach, which means that the program flow will be designed considering the participants’ real experience in the topic. The learning process will be adapted to the participant's needs and learning preferences as well as the group’s work rhythm.
Moreover, the diversity of working methods (presentations, role plays, simulations, debates, energizers, individual reflection questionnaires, feedback techniques, teamwork, workshops) will make more sense than ever to cover practical and effective project management of transnational youth initiatives. The international composition of the group of participants will be an asset to exploring the multicultural dynamics of teamwork and will contribute to incorporating new pieces of learning from a cultural diversity perspective.