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Project management

Activity objectives

This training course is for voluntary and/or professional youth workers working directly with young people. It offers support in developing  and applying for your first international Youth Exchange in the framework of the Erasmus+: Youth Programme.

The aim of the training course is to offer an international learning experience that can make you feel more confident about taking the first steps into organising your own youth exchange.

Objectives:

  • To provide an introduction to the Erasmus+ Youth programme, focusing on the project type called Youth Exchanges  
  • To demonstrate how young people themselves can be involved in planning and running such projects
  • To offer an individual and group learning experience through a simulated process on setting up a Youth Exchange project
  • To develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to organise a Youth Exchange, based on the non-formal learning practice, principles, and quality standards of the EU youth programmes
  • To enable participants to reflect on their learning by using a Youthpass – the strategy on the recognition of non-formal learning in the youth field
  • To offer the opportunity to meet possible partner groups and to make contacts in other countries

Description

This training course is for voluntary and/or professional youth workers working directly with young people. It offers support in developing  and applying for your first international Youth Exchange in the framework of the Erasmus+: Youth Programme.

Costs

Coverage of participation fee

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Coverage of travel costs

Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Coverage of visa costs

Visa costs covered by NA FI

Coverage of other costs

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Trainers

Additional documents

Accessibility info

This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities

Sign language interpretation

This activity and venue place DOES NOT support sign language

Number of participants

29

Open to participants from

Erasmus +, All Erasmus+ Programme countries, Austria, Belgium, Belgium, Flemish Community, Belgium, French Community, Belgium, German-speaking Community, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Norway, European Solidarity Corps

Best for

Youth leaders, Youth workers

Working language(s)

English

Organiser

Opetushallitus (National Agency)

Coorganiser

Opetushallitus (National Agency)

Contact for questions

Organised by

Opetushallitus (National Agency)

Coorganised by

Opetushallitus (National Agency)

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