Training Course "Enter the net - Digital competences of organizations"

Dear friends, More than two billion people make the global online population. In other words, around 30% of the total population of the earth uses internet, the vast majority of which is young people. In order to use it consciously don’t hesitate to take part to the new Training course supported by YEU, this November in Spain. Dates: 20-27 of September 2015 (travel days INCLUDED) Venue: Mollina, Spain Coutries involved: Belgium, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Cyprus, Egypt, FYROM/Macedonia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Serbia, Portugal, Poland and Spain. Number of Participants: 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS ON YEU INTRANET: http://intranet.yeu-international.org/events/details/event/69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Target groups The project targets youth workers and particularly 2 main groups of youth workers - youth trainers (people who facilitate the learning process of young people). - youth organizers/managers (people who are responsible for the coordination of the activities of the organization, the communication, the daily tasks, the practical arrangements, etc). Participant’s profile - Between 18 and 30 years old; - Have an interest in the topic; -Willingness to learn - Able to work in English; - Committed to attend for the full duration of the event. - readiness to be involved in self-directed learning process - the motivation to take part in the project - the commitment to continue with follow-up activities after their participation in the activity - The participation of young people with fewer opportunities will be encouraged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Objectives of this activity are: • To underline the importance of using ICT and OER on a daily basis in the work of the youth organization (when attracting new members, when coordinating projects, when managing logistical and practical issues, when networking and communicating) • To raise awareness about ICT, OER and Internet Governance • To encourage the use of ICT and OER in the daily work of the organization • To develop tools/methods/tips to work with ICT and OER in the daily life of the organization -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology During all the activities, non-formal education methods will be used in order to ensure the active participation of the youth workers involved. The use of non-formal education will enable participants to get the chance to know each other, cooperate and share information. The working methods will stimulate participants’ personal, socio-educational and professional growth. In this way, participants of the “Enter the net!” will acquire different competences. Below, the specific skills, knowledge and attitudes participants will gain are indicated. Knowledge: - Knowledge related to the shortages in using ICT and OER in youth organizations - Understanding what ICT and OER are - Conceptualizing what internet governance is - Knowledge related to use ICT and OER from a human rights perspective - Exploring ways of using ICT and OER in youth organizations - Sharing practises in using ICT and OER in different partner countries and in Europe - Identifying potential challenges when using ICT and OER, especially under the internet governance spectrum and relevant solutions Skills: - Digital skills related to using ICT and OER in the educational activities and the rest of administrative activities of the youth organizations - Skills related to using ICT and OER taking into consideration the online human rights - Skills related to adjusting the activities of the organization with the current context and the needs of young people - Active listening and Communication through the interaction with other participants: ability to listen to different opinions and to express their own - Cooperation in group, shared responsibility and working together with others for common benefit - Democratic participation in activities with their peers Attitudes: - Motivation to use ICT and OER in their activities as youth workers - Desire to contribute to the improvement of youth work by using ICT and OER - Sense of responsibility to share with others the competences they gained - Respect to other people despite gender, cultural or other diversity - Appreciation of diversity and empathy for others - cultural awareness (due to the interaction with many people from diverse cultural backgrounds) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !!!! Enter the net as part of University on Youth and Development !!!! Enter the net training course will be held in the scope of University on Youth and Development (UYD) which is gathering around 300 participants from all parts of the world to discuss different, youth related issues together. The UYD is an activity organised by the North - South Centre of the Council of Europe (NSC) in partnership with the Spanish Government (INJUVE), the European Youth Forum (YFJ), the Spanish Youth Council (CJE), the Latin American Youth Forum (FLAJ) and other international youth organisations and youth serving organisations. Since its first edition in 2000, the University takes place once a year bringing together representatives of youth organisations and youth movements from all over the world who gather in CEULAJ (Euro-Latin-American Youth Centre) to discuss, train and be trained as well as to take political action around the main issues on the global agenda. The University is the oldest sister of the Network of Universities on Youth and Global Citizenship (together with the 3 others that have been organised in Tunisia, Cape Verde and Uruguay) that is facilitated by NSC. In 2015, the University on Youth and Development will celebrate its 16th edition, under the joint theme “Youth.org: Actors for Change!” and renewed hopes and aspirations, objectives and challenges are shared between partners to reinforce this space as the home of the Global Education and of the Global Youth Movement. The overall objectives of the UYD are to promote youth work development and youth participation as well as political mainstreaming of the youth related issues and youth policy development; to reinforce capacity-building of civil society organisations; to foster youth cooperation and Global Youth Work; and to promote human rights, intercultural dialogue and democratic citizenship as essential dimensions of global education.