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“A Training Course on Personal Development and its impact on Employability"
Start date: Jul 1, 2014,
End date: Nov 30, 2014
PROJECT
FINISHED
The Context:
The proposed project explores entrepreneurship in today's society as a tool tailored for youth workers, youth leaders, volunteers and multipliers who want to support within their young people. This training course offers methods, tools and practices, based on the principles of non-formal education, that people involved with the youth and their employability can use and being inspired by them. The participants will be encouraged to build on the experiences gained from the project and adapt them according to the demanded standards back in their countries.
Participants:
The main issues covered by the project relate to young people and their personal development. Nevertheless, the very training
activity is aimed at those who see themselves as potential multipliers of methods learnt and hence wish to act as the facilitators
of change. In particular, the course is targeting those working (volunteers and/or employed staff) actively with young people,
preferably unemployed, coming from rural or less developed areas. These could be youth workers, youth leaders, trainers,
facilitators, etc.
Aim
The aim of the project is to create a safe environment where youth workers, educators and those working with young people will explore methods and tools for personal development and their application in the process of finding a job or setting up in innovative businesses in order to support young people.
Objectives:
• To improve participants’ knowledge, skills and attitudes with regards to personal development of young people
• To provide space for sharing of experiences and good practices in the given topics
• To encourage the development of employability skills, as well as to foster the spirit of initiative, creativity and active participation of young people in society.
• To demonstrate how volunteering can be a major part in the development of a young person’s life, encourage cross-community working and support active citizenship.
• To stimulate unemployed young people's mobility and active participation in society
• to share information about and gain first-hand experience in various personal and professional development tools
Methodology:
WORKING METHODS
Methodology used during the course will be based on the principles of non-formal education (e.g. experiential learning,
cooperative learning, shared responsibility, etc.) and will be enriched with numerous practical examples of projects that have
brought about change and success in this area.
In brief, the following working methods will be devised:
- Plenary discussions for sharing and exchange of views, thoughts, ideas, etc.
- Multimedia presentations, for information transmission and theoretical analysis.
- Simulation exercises for skills development.
- Work in small groups for the sake of sharing and developing cooperation.
- Workshops for detailed exploration of specific issues (such as learning styles, personal development plan, job interview, tools
etc).
The planned activities and working methods have been selected according to the principles of non formal learning. Therefore
they are highly participative, cooperative and rather self reflective. Several learning opportunities have been predicted and designed and surely incalculable others will occur through interaction, co-existence and cooperation.