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MOOC: Erasmus Funding Opportunities

Editorial Staff — Tue, 04 May 2021 09:18:00 +0000

A new online course on Erasmus Funding Opportunities is available for free.

Meaning “massive open online course”, the MOOC is an online course available on S.A.L.T.O. Youth. It provides an e-learning process on a canvas platform, upon enrollment. Its development comes from the collaboration of S.A.L.T.O. Youth with the National Agencies.

The currently available MOOC is on the Erasmus Plus funding opportunities for youth. And it covers the 3 Key Actions of the Erasmus Programme.

Open Online Course

After enrollment, the applicant can freely use the learning resources at any time from any device. The access is open to an unlimited number of participants and provides interactive course materials such as videos, online forums, quizzes, reading lists and publication references.

Not to forget that it is also an opportunity for organsiations to build networks and partnerships.

The ideal participants for the MOOC on Erasmus Plus funding opportunities for youth are: project managers, youth workers, youth leaders, plus anybody with an interest in the youth field, from Erasmus+ Programme and Partner countries.

Course’s Contents

The course goes through the basics of youth work and gives an overview of youth work practices and policies across Europe. The organisations can learn about the best practices in the field, share their own experience and get to know others’ experiences in the field.

It provides 6 thematic modules:

Introduction to Erasmus+: Youth in Action;
KA1 Youth Exchanges;
KA1 Mobility of youth Workers;
KA2 Strategic partnership;
KA3 Structured Dialogue Projects;
Erasmus+ Youth in Action Application procedures.

The creators keep the contents up-to-date, allowing participants to get the best knowledge possible on Erasmus Plus for youth, together with the changes that come along. Each module sees from 7 to 9 sessions, offering different interactive learning content.

Enroll To the Erasmus Funding Course

Everything is available on a Canvas Platform. It necessary to register upon application.

The course has a potential commitment of around 3-4 hours per week, for 5-6 weeks duration. To start off, please register or log-in to the Canvas platform.

Online Course (MOOC) on Digital Youth Work

Editorial Staff — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:34:00 +0000

As the time goes by, it is clear the importance of digitalisation in the everyday life, as in the work field. Not for nothing, the European Union has included digitalisation in its core strategies, including it among the main focuses of 2021-2027 program. The pandemic has taught us that in order to move with the times, organisations and NGOs have to digitalise themselves too. One of the most successful ways experienced since the pandemic started is the online training. Online courses have spread widely, especially in the youth work.

On S.A.L.T.O. Youth, the Agency for International Youth Cooperation (Lithuania) has launched a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). The course focuses on Digital Youth Work.

The Online Course

The e-learning event will take place on 1st-19th April 2021. Its objectives are:

Provide knowledge about digital youth work in Europe;
Support the development of digital youth work by providing good practice examples and practical tools;
Support sharing of good practices of digital youth work;
Connect organisations and people interested in digital youth work development.

It is a comprehensive course on essentials of digital youth work in Europe. The learning process goes through videos, practical tools, examples and discussions. It’s a free, open and flexible course for any kind of learner.

The target audience for this Online MOOC is youth workers and non-formal educators from Europe willing to learn about digital youth work, although it is open to anyone willing to participate.

Schedule

On the Canvas online learning platform, the participant can go through the following modules:

1st Module: General introduction to digital youth work
2nd Module: Digitalisation of society and impact on youth work
3rd Module: Planning and designing digital youth work
4th Module: Information and data literacy in youth work
5th Module: Online communication
6th Module: Digital creativity
7th Module: Safety online
8th Module: Reflection and evaluation for digital youth work development

Everyone completing the online course on Digital Youth Work will receive open digital badges for each module and a Youthpass certificate for completing at least one module of the course.

Registration

To register, please go to the platform website and enter your email. If you are new to the Canvas platform, click ‘Canvas Free for Teachers’ user, register and access the course. You can join the course at any time, and it is free of charge, without a selection process.

MOOC Online Course for Youth Organisations

Editorial Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:53:56 +0000

Since 2015, SALTO-YOUTH.net in cooperation with several Erasmus+ National Agencies offers an online course about Erasmus+ funding opportunities for youth. Given the success of the past editions, S.A.L.T.O. Youth has released a new online course for youth organisations. The course covers all the 3-Key Actions of Erasmus+ and it is available on S.A.L.T.O. website. The focus of it lies on the funding opportunities for youth organisations.

Since its launch, more than 10,000 participants have enrolled in this course.

The Online Course in E-Learning

The course is available online at any time, being an e-learning platform where the youth organisations have to register. It is therefore accessible either from a laptop or a mobile device. You can follow it at your own pace, without restrictions in terms of scheduling. The course aims for unlimited participation and provides interactive course materials such as videos, online forums, quizzes, reading lists and publication references. In addition to this, MOOC provides an opportunity for learners to create networks and build partnerships among participants.

The MOOC follows 6 thematic modules:

1st Module: Introduction to Erasmus+: Youth in Actio
2nd Module: Erasmus+ KA1 Youth Exchanges
3rd Module: Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of youth Workers
4th Module: Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic partnership
5th Module: Erasmus+ KA3 Structured Dialogue Projects
6th Module: Erasmus+ Youth in Action Application procedures

Each module comes into 7-9 sessions offering different interactive learning content online. Each content goes through revision and updating according to the occurring changes of the Erasmus+ Programme.

What to Expect and How to Register

The estimated course commitment is around 3-4 hours per week, for 5-6 weeks duration.

The target group of the MOOC course are project managers, youth workers, youth leaders, anybody with an interest in Erasmus+ funding opportunities for the youth field coming from Erasmus+ Programme and Partner countries.

To register, access the Canvas online platform.

Enroll for a 6 weeks MOOC with Essentials of Youth Policy

Editorial Staff — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:21:35 +0000

How can policies enable young people to be active citizens? How can they support young people to be included in society and to realise their potential and aspirations? This MOOC will equip learners with the basic competences to engage in youth policy. A youth policy is a strategy by public authorities, providing young people with opportunities for successful integration in society and enabling them to be active and responsible. Learners will learn about the essential elements of youth policy, the steps of youth policy (development, delivery, evaluation), its impact in the lives of young people, and they will reflect on their future steps in youth policy.

The course included basic information, so it could be of particular interest to those starting off in the field of youth. This course was open and free for anyone interested. It doesn’t have specific requirements, except for intermediate English skills.

Course Date: Oct 8 – Nov 18, 2018
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 4 hrs/week
Course Type: Instructor-led
Credential: Certificate (free)

Objectives
By the end of the course, learners will:
* Understand the “basics” of youth policy (concepts and definitions, scope, objectives, actors, European and national levels).
* Become aware of the relevance of the key elements for youth policy (cross-sectoral, knowledge-based, participation, inclusion, youth work).
* Understand how to build a framework for youth policy (identifying key issues, priority areas and themes).
* Understand the major steps for youth policy development, implementation and delivery, and evaluation.
* Reflect on the future of youth policy and their future engagement in youth policy.
* Gain motivation and information about different ways of getting involved in youth policy.

Target Audience:

Our course is open and free for anyone interested. We encourage in particular youth policy makers from different levels, youth workers and youth leaders, youth NGOs and youth researchers to join the course.

MOOC’s structure

Module 1: Introduction
* It included basic user orientation on the Canvas platform
* Introduced participants to the structure, objectives, methodology of the course
* Included a short self-assessment questionnaire that users fill in to assess their prior knowledge on youth policy

Module 2: Youth policy essentials
* It included information about the main concepts and definitions of youth policy, actors and roles, history, objectives of youth policy
* It included information about the link between the transnational and the national level of youth policy

Module 3: Key elements of youth policy
* It included information about the main elements needed for youth policy to develop
* It included 4 sections with theory and examples on : cross-sectoral co-operation in the field of youth policy, evidence base for youth policy, social inclusion of young people, youth participation and youth policy

Module 4: How to build a youth policy framework
* It included information about practical mechanisms to develop a youth policy strategy

Module 5: Implementation of youth policy
* It included information about the delivery of youth policy, as well as monitoring and evaluation of youth policy

Module 6: Future of youth policy and course closing
* It included information on recent developments, opportunities and future trends in youth policy in Europe
* It included the evaluation of the course by participants.

Course is offered by partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth.

EU-CoE youth partnership

The partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth is meant to create synergies between the commitments and activities of the two partner institutions in the youth field in situations and on issues that justify a common European approach.
Youth policy is an important focus of the work of the EU-CoE youth partnership.

MOOC team
Laimonas Ragauskas – Instructor
Mara Georgescu – Instructor
Sandra Roe – Instructor
Ron Salaj – Instructor

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