Tuning In: Learning in Youth Work

Tuning In: Learning in Youth Work is a training course for professional and/or voluntary youth workers working directly with young people on a regular basis.

The aim of the course is to increase youth workers’ competences in facilitating learning of young people during youth work activities.

Objectives:

1. To explore and exchange about the potential for learning within youth work activities;

2. To provide knowledge regarding tools to support individual and group learning;

3. To practice self-reflection as a youth worker who facilitates learning of others;

4. To develop practical skills in expressing learning in writing and how to support it;

5. To inspire and motivate youth workers to put these methods and approaches in practice while supporting young people in their learning.

Target group:

The invitation to apply to this training course is for you if you are:

• a professional and/or voluntary youth worker working directly with young people on a regular basis; 
• facilitating learning process of young people individually or in groups within youth work activities;
• ready to look at your youth workers’ competences,
• at least 18 years old;
• able to communicate and learn in English;
• to be able to organise a youth work activity with a learning element after the course (local / international).

Venue:

The training course will be hosted in a youth hostel in Oslo, Norway. The place is partially accessible to people with disabilities. Please contact the organisers to receive specific information. 

Programme:

The training course lasts for 4 full working days + arrival day and departure day. The course focuses on learning, reflection and youth work. The programme is built on a variety of methods and tools around learning, reflection, peer-learning, competence development and formulating learning outcomes.

The Network of National Agencies for Erasmus+: Youth organises this training course each year. You can find more information about this course and other courses that are related with learning and Youthpass here: https://www.youthpass.eu/en/help/youthpass-trainings/

The selected participants will be informed by 16th September 2022 by e-mail.

*****Disclaimer: The training course will be implemented in line with updated health and safety regulations. All participants will be hosted in single rooms. In case the pandemic makes a physical training course impossible, the course will be postponed.*****