YOUTH CATALYST 2.0, 29.10. – 7.11.2021, Czech Republic


„HOW DO I CATALYZE CHANGE IN YOUNG PEOPLE?“ 

  • Learn how to design and deliver quality non-formal education and experiential learning programmes. 
  • Find your trainer style, your values and strengths as a trainer. 
  • Get practice in a safe learning environment. 
  • Become more confident and flexible when working with groups.

Youth Catalyst 2.0 is an 8-day training for trainers, designed for those who want to become trainers or facilitators in the field of non-formal education (NFE) and experiential learning (EL) and they have already took the first steps and need support in order to move further.

The main question is how to create a learning environment where young people from diverse groups feel welcome, included and safe to grow. The training will look into, first, how to design quality tailor-made content, second, how to facilitate it in a meaningful way.

Because we believe in learning by doing, the training will be very practice oriented, applying the new tools, receiving feedback, reflecting and re-applying it again, all in a safe environment to experiment and grow together with others in the group.

What we will focus on:

  • better understanding of learning processes in non-formal education,
  • ability to create safe and inclusive learning environment,
  • understanding of group dynamics and ability to build a group,
  • ability to work in a team, giving, receiving and using feedback,
  • the trainer roles, competences and styles, including clarifying your own trainer style, values and strengths, becoming more confident when working with groups,
  • ability to design learning programmes based on the basic non-formal education tools such as Kolb cycle or NAOMIE, and tailored to the needs of the different groups,
  • understanding and ability to facilitate reflections, debriefings of activities
  • flexibility and ability to react on the spot, in front of the group,
  • understanding of self-reflection tools and ability to use them to serve own learning,
  • co-creating a Trainer toolbox with other participants, that will become an open source material of tools usable in non-formal education.

Project phases:

Preparation: Selection of participants, connecting with your national team, learning goals, planning within national groups. Preparation online task.

Activity: 8 days of training in the Czech Republic

Implementation and follow up: Each participant implements their learning on the local level – delivering a non-formal learning session in their local context + sharing outcomes of it, within a month after the training

Evaluation and closing: Online evaluation of impact of the training, 2-3 months after the training

If you decide to apply for this training, bear in mind that you are committing yourself to all four phases of this project.

The training is for you if:

  • you are officially a resident of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Spain or Lithuania
  • you are 18+ years old
  • you are able to work in English
  • you are active in an youth organisation – i.e. you work as a youth worker, trainer, facilitator, volunteer, educator,…meaning you have previous basic experience in working with groups and with young people
  • you need tools in the framework of NFE and EL to prepare and deliver your own activities
  • you are committed to apply what you learn after the training in your location/team/organization/young people, in the next few months
  • you are motivated to move your work to a new level, practice and receive feedback
  • you are a constant learner and want to learn more about yourself
  • you are willing to actively participate during the whole programme

Priority is given to participants who are facing conditions that make their participation in commercial trainings difficult or non-affordable (i.e. unemployed, minorities, from isolated areas,..)

TRAINERS: Katka Martínková, Ivan Kobelev

PROJECT DATES: 29.10. – 07.11.2021

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Participants are selected continuously – you will receive an information whether you are accepted within a week from your application. Therefore we recommend to not postpone your application to make sure there are still free places available.

VENUE: Ecocentre Loutí, Czech Republic

PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTION: 50 EUR

The projects is funded through Erasmus+ programme which means that food, accommodation, programme, materials and travel costs according to the given distance bands (check infoletter) are fully covered.

MORE INFO:  Youth Catalyst 2.0_infoletter

APPLICATION FORM: Click here

Make sure you get familiar with the COVID-19 policy of the project.

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us on  brnoconnected@gmail.com. 

   

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.