A seven-day free training course full of talks, activities and workshops on Digital Youth work, Digital Inclusion, Digital Safety and Well-being
Day 1 - 01/09
Intro & Team-building
Official opening
Getting-to-know each other
#AlwaysOn for Youth project
People and organisations' experiences
Day 2 - 02/09
DYW, Inclusion, Safety & Wellbeing
Digital Youth Work - situation before/ during & after the pandemic
Digital competencies
Digital Inclusion of vulnerable people
Digital safety and wellbeing
Day 3 - 03/09
Digital Тools & Youth Programs
Planning and designing digital youth work activities
Shaping digital inclusion
Sharing and testing tools
Day 4 - 04/09
Exploring Bansko and around
Planning and designing digital youth work activities (continuation)
City safari
Explore the nature and spa
Day 5 - 05/09
Innovative Laboratory
Starting the Innovative Learning Labs
Designing digital youth work activities
Day 6 - 06/09
Laboratory Harvest
Testing & Feedback
Digital youth work activities market
#AlwaysOn for Youth project
MOOC course and Gamification Pack testing phase
Day 7 - 07/09
Digital YW Summit
Open event on Digital Youth Work with Guests
Open Space for sharing and exchange of good practices
Evaluation and closing
Dinner out
31/08 and 08/09/2022
Travel days
Arrival day - 31/08 in Sofia
(SOF airport)Transfer of participants from Sofia to Bansko at 4:30 pm EET
Departure from Bansko
08/09 in Sofia
The aim of the training course is to equip 30 youth workers from all around Europe with the skills and tools needed to better access and serve young people through digital youth work, especially marginalised young people.
30 youth workers from EU countries will benefit from a comprehensive digital youth work training course hosted in Bansko, Bulgaria, developing both their topic related skills in an intercultural context, as well as having the opportunity to attend co-creation innovation labs to improve the Intellectual Outputs of the #AlwalysOn for Youth project.
The Trainers
Carmen Marcu
Romania
Young Initiative Association
YMCA Romania
Dilyana Vuchkova
Bulgaria
Sdrujenie Nadejda-CRD
Natalie Jivkova
Bulgaria
CVS Bulgaria
CCIVS
More info about the trainers
Carmen Marcu
Carmen is a trainer and consultant in Education, Volunteering and NGO Management working closely with young people, youth workers, NGO managers and teachers. She had the chance to work in all the sectors: business, public administration and NGOs. Her passion is working for non-profit organizations where she developed many trainings and resources for volunteering, non-formal education and youth work. She loves spending time in the nature, traveling and using different forms of theatre, especially Theatre of the Oppressed in her work because she strongly believes this can empower people to (re)act.
Dilyana Vuchkova
Dilyana is an educator, a project designer and a project manager with dedicated interests in non-formal education, youth work, community development, finally yet importantly – technologies. Holds a degree in Engineering and a Master in E-learning, she teaches Informatics and ICT to people of all ages, as well as facilitates different learning events. She has more than 14 years of experience working with different non-governmental organisations where she as coordinated and managed cultural and educational projects, volunteers and has developed communities of people and professional networks. Dilyana is passioned about travelling, learning new things, developing audio-visual materials, using arts, meeting people ;)
Natalie Jivkova
Natalie has been inspired by and passionate about non-formal learning since her first experience that happened more than 20 years ago. As a trainer and facilitator, she supports learning processes and personal development of youngsters and adults (alone or in groups) since 2002. Since that time she has also been in the volunteering field and for many years now actively involved in CVS-Bulgaria and SCI. Natalie loves to meet people, create new learning opportunities and facilitate group processes. LinkedIn - https://bg.linkedin.com/in/natalie-jivkova-91295617
The Venue
Hotel Complex ZARA
Bansko 2770,. Yavor 42
GPS: 41°50'7.976"N 23°28'37.199"E
The training course will take place from 31st August (travel day) till 8th September 2022 in Zara Hotel in Bansko, Bulgaria.