The application deadline is August 25th, 2021.

The Quality Bonus Conference

The Quality Bonus conference wants to boost and support stakeholders of education and training of youth workers, and to contribute to the development of quality youth work in Europe and beyond. The conference will focus on systems and new opportunities for youth workers education and training by exploring topics related to the European Training Strategy (ETS), taking into account other strategic developments connected to it.

The conference will see inputs, debates, peer-learning moments, workshops and meetings in national and/or thematic groups.

It will take place on 1-3 March 2022 in Berlin, with 120 participants. 

Call for Facilitators

The facilitators and trainers should have the following characteristics:

• Considerable experience with and understanding of the field of European/International youth work and, in particular, education and training of youth workers;
• Experience in facilitating large-scale and international events;
• Experience in working with a diversity of stakeholders, especially at the European level and including trainers, youth workers, educators, National Agencies;
• Good knowledge of the European Training Strategy;
• For the digital facilitator: experience with digital tools that can be used to support the dynamic and learning process in such an event;
• One of the two facilitators is expected to take on a more coordinating role (similar to a project manager): experience with such role is necessary.
• Able to work in English (the language of the event);
• Knowledge of the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes (context and overall content);
• Good understanding of youth policy developments is a plus.

Working Conditions and Terms

Each facilitator will receive a fee for a minimum of 9 days*320 Euro. Travel costs and accommodation will be covered.

The event foresees at least two (in principle face-to-face) preparatory meetings: one in October 2021 and the other one in January 2022, plus an earlier arrival before the event itself.

How to Apply

To apply for the position it is necessary to fill out the online form. The deadline for application is August 25th 2021. You will get information about the selection by 5th September 2021.

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¨Make it Visible¨

– approaches and activities on how to work with young people the topic of (invisible) racism –

When: 5-30 of April 2021
Where: ZOOM and Youth-MOOC.eu platform
Nº of participants: 50
Eligible countries: 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, and Turkey
Working language: English
Application deadline: 12th of March 2021
Date of selection: 19th of March 2021

About the Course

This course is implemented in the framework of the STAR project – Stand Together Against Racism, which is a 3-year collaboration among 4 partners from Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, and Poland, with the aim to counter invisible racism and other forms of intolerance in the everyday lives of young people, including hate speech, through preventive measures, youth work, and non-formal education. Within 2 years of the project, the partner organisations worked with young people on the local level testing and upscaling approaches and tools, and in the last year of the project, we aim to share them with youth work practitioners. More information about the project here.

With this training, we aim to develop trainers´ competences as well as competencies for using and adapting tools and approaches developed within STAR project and to enable participants to run antiracist activities with young people.

Objectives

• Develop/improve trainers’ competencies especially connected with understanding and facilitating individual and group learning processes and designing educational programmes
• Build comprehensive understanding of invisible racism and how it needs to be tackled in the overall framework of antiracist work
• Explore main topics connected with antiracist work – hate speech, microaggressions, power relations, prejudices and stereotypes, emotional awareness and good treatment
• Learn how to use the manual CONSTELLATIONS in training and youth work.
• Empower participants to run antiracist activities with young people and encourage cooperation and develop common antiracist actions in their local environment/communities together with “racialized” people

How the Training Will Be Organized

The course is composed of two parts – 20 hours will be implemented in the form of ZOOM meetings in real time, and 20 hours will be done on a self-paced basis via the www.youth-mooc.eu platform. For the ZOOM meetings there will be two alternative groups created: one with  training sessions in the mornings, and second with training sessions in the afternoons. In the application form you can specify which slot works better for you, but once you are assigned to a group there will be no possibility of changing your timetable. 

Timetable

Week 1

Week 2

10 hours of self-paced work through the youth-mooc.eu platform

Week 3

Week 4

10 hours of individual work through the youth-mooc.eu platform.

Moreover, once selected you will receive a package (by post) with the manual CONSTELLATIONS and a small surprise. 

Target Group

The course is meant for  junior trainers and educators interested in doing antiracist education. The requirement is to have at least some practical experience in planning and running a training process. In order to participate you need to have a stable internet connection and possibility to participate in the meetings with camera and microphone on. We encourage applications from people from minority communities, including, but not limited to ethnic minorities (particularly Roma), people with immigrant background, LGBTI people.

Selection Criteria

• Motivation to take part in the training
• Availability to take part in the full duration of the course
• Capacity to multiply and use the results in their daily work with young people
• Having experience as a trainer in at least one training course
• Being over 18 years old
• Being able to communicate in English

We will try to ensure balance in terms of countries and experiences of participants.

Certification

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organisers, for recognition of their competencies development during the activity. The certificates will be issued upon completion of all the tasks in the platform and participation in at least 80% of real-time ZOOM meetings. 

Costs:

The training course is co-financed by Erasmus+ and therefore free of charge for the participants. 

Link to application form: https://forms.gle/5SF7G3iaZQcA3UwbA

Organizers

Cazalla Intercultural, Spain
Pro European Network, Bulgaria
Rete educare ai diritti umani, Italy
Association for Children and Young People CHANCE, Poland

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