Are you an educator or do you work with young people in the mobility projects of the Erasmus+ programme?

Discover the “COMPETENCES MANUAL”, written by “Mobility+“, in which you can find useful tips and guidance on how to enhance the 8 useful key skills to find employment during international mobility projects!

The eight competences

In this online manual you will find all the indications to develop and promote the “8 key competences” identified by the European Union:

1. Literacy competence
2. Multilingual competence
3. Personal, social, and learning to learn competence
4. Citizenship competence
5. Cultural awareness and expression competence
6. Entrepreneurship competence
7. Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology, and engineering
8. Digital competence

These skills are essential to enable young people to find employment.

Studies have shown that young people who take part in international mobility experiences or who have studied for a period in a foreign country find work more easily, because, thanks to these experiences, they adapt more quickly to new situations and are better problem solvers.

The manual

The handbook will introduce the development of these key competences into youth mobility projects and will provide educators and youth workers with useful tools.

For each of the 8 competences the following information will be provided:

• The official EU definition.
• A summary of the definition.
• The use of the competence within the workplace.
• Concrete examples at 4 levels.
• How to validate the competences by looking at activities.
• Mini test about the competences.
• Keywords to express each competence.
• Testimonies of mobility participants and adult education workers where the competences were acquired.

Where to get it

The manual is available online for free and can be downloaded in PDF format from the official website.

It is available in the following translations:

• English
• German
• French
• Estonian

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Discover “Youthpass journey: Youthpass islands & captain’s log“, a board game created by Juan Ratto-Nielsen, to explain what is the Youthpass and why it is useful to young people.

The aim of this tool is to introduce Youthpass and its competences as a tool for self-assessment of the learning process.

The board game

In this game you are the captain of your own ship and you will have a diary to write down what you are learning everyday.
You will also have a “Youthpass Compass” that will help you navigate during the trip and arrive to your final destination.
By visiting different ports of call you will arrive to your final destination and will be able to see the whole learning process and results.

The objective of the game is to complete your “Youthpass-port” visiting each island and fulfilling certain tasks.

Through the tasks carried out in the islands, the participants will be learning the utilities this tool.

Who is this game for?

This board game is directed to youth workers, young people, youth leaders, EVS volunteers or any person doing an activity that entitles them to receive a Youthpass certificate. It is also useful to promote Youthpass and raise awareness of what it is and how it can be used.

Materials needed

To play this board game you need the following materials:

• Task cards (competences)
• Coloured markers
• Cardboard
• Deck of cards
• Paper
• Glue
• Rubber stamp (to validate the passport)
• Scissors

Materials are available to download online and are free.

You can find more information about this board game on the official website. We also suggest you to explore Salto-Youth portal for more free tools like this

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The Project

The course offered space for learning and practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC), as a powerful tool for understanding ourselves and others, building empathy and resolving conflicts.
The tools and methods combined verbal activities with a wide range of practical exercises inspired by Contact Improvisation technique so that participants fully embodied the whole learning experience.
Embodying could be simply defined as integrated with your body. This means that apart from intellectual inputs and practicing the language of NVC, the youth workers also moved a lot and learned how to connect with and express our needs and feelings in an authentic way. They learnt the basics of Contact Improvisation as a way to understand better themselves, to relate to others and to communicate nonverbally.

The Tool

This toolbox was developed at the end of the Training Course and summarizes the main results of the activity. It can be a source of inspiration for the youth workers and the organizations that want to go deeper in the topics of Non-violent communication and Contact Improvisation, developing projects with the organizations involved in this training course.

Download the toolbox.

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Partners of the project
Fundacja Artystyczna PERFORM, Poland (coordinator)
Associazione Joint, Italy
Asociación Cultural Células Durmientes, Spain
Active Bulgarian Society (ABS), Bulgaria
NGO Youth Club Active, Estonia
Donum Animus, Latvia
Organization for Reconciliation (OR), France
Animepaf, Portugal
Friends of Children in Romania, Romania

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It’s true that nowadays young people spend less time outdoors and cannot integrate with nature. Very often youngsters prefer to dedicate themselves to activities they can do inside. Outdoor games and activities are important for the physical and cognitive development of children and teenagers. 

About the project

“Outdoor Activities for Inclusion” is a multi-stage project that aims to expand the use of outdoor activities that support inclusion in youth work.

The project improves the level of key competencies and skills of youth workers, young people, and also promotes social inclusion. With this, the project contributes to the first of the specific objectives pursued by the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of youth. 

The result of the project is a TOOLBOX where you can find examples of National Games from the participant’s countries, that can be used for inclusion. The toolbox includes also examples of games/activities developed by participants.

Partners:
Nouriso-ja luontomatkakailukeskus Oivanki – Finland
Armenian Youth League – Armenia
Arbeitskreis Noah – Austria
Unistudy – Azerbaijan
EUROCIRCLE – France
PECO – Italy
Academy of innovation – Russia
Matadero Lab – Spain
Vzayemopomich – Ukraine
Modern Youth Academy – Turkey 

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