What: ERASMUS + TRAINING COURSE - “BUILDING TOGETHER MEANINGFUL YOUTH EXCHANGES”
Where: Marche en Famenne - Belgium
When: 12th - 17th May (travel days included)

1. Background

For several years, CBB develops youth exchanges in partnership with youth organizations and youth clubs from all over Europe. The youth exchange format encourages a bottom-up approach in order to ensure the young people to be at the heart of the action. In parallel, collaborative methods must be deployed in order to foster an equal participation of all partners in the project.

If this is easy to say, it is not that easy to implement...

• How to facilitate the emergence of ideas and positive energy among the young people to design an activity that will correspond to their expectations?
• How to install a participatory process with the partners, their group leaders and participants?
• How to sustain the involvement of all stakeholders (partners, group leaders, accompanying persons, participants…) along the project process (preparation, implementation, evaluation)?

These questions are at the basis of our training course proposal.


2. Objectives of the training course

Along 4 working days, with the use of non-formal education methods, we wish to equip participants with clear references and useful tools for the preparation and facilitation of European Youth Exchanges.

Our training will focus on the following elements:

• Shaping and organizing a “driving” group; thus ensuring that young people are embarked since the initiation of the project, nurturing it with their ideas, wishes, and expectations.
• Shaping and coordinating a team of group leaders in the context of multilateral youth exchanges; ensuring that each group leaders feels consulted and involved all along the process; are clear with their roles and tasks.
• Developing together a meaningful agenda, coherent with the topic of the exchange, with the age and the profile of the participants.
• Addressing the organisation of a shared collective "life" and framework that brings together participants from various countries, cultures and backgrounds into a common dynamic.
• Conceiving and delivering a workshop as facilitator, creating the brave and safe space for the participants to share their perspectives, create something together and learn.
• Evaluating a youth exchange at the level of the participants' and group leaders' participation and contribution.

3. Expected number and profile of the participants

Number: 16 participants.

Age: 18+ years old.

Profile: youth exchanges coordinators, group leaders and accompanying person.
Participants with fewer opportunities are encouraged to apply.

Language: good English in order to participate actively to discussions, workshops and activities.

Specific conditions: participants must come from an ERASMUS+ programme country and be supported by a sending organization registered in the country and invited by CBB to send participants.

 
4. Technical & financial conditions and reimbursement rules

• All lodging expenses during the event will be covered by the CBB grant;
• Reimbursement of travel costs is done by CBB to the member organization supporting the participant; the level of reimbursement is calculated according to ERASMUS+ distance range and rates.
• All travel tickets and invoices should be sent to CBB up to one month after the seminar, so that the reimbursement of costs is done at one time to everybody, no later than 30th June.

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