It was very beneficial for me to participate in the training course”Upgrade”, which took place in May in Tbilsi, Georgia. The project gathered different specialists in the field of youth work coming from Estonia, Sweden, Poland, Ukrain and Georgia. We were actively learning and sharing our knowledge & experience during the whole week. It was both interesting and useful to discover similarities and differences of youth work in countries-participants as well as to learn new methods from each other which we can apply back home.
We shared our experience and visions using Human Library method, presented our organisations, had a simulation of international youth work conference and cultural evening, had a study visit in youth centre and a meeting with municipality (that was definitely one of my favourite parts, I appreciate that the representatives of municipality joined our TC). At the end we worked on development plan and reflected on the project.
I am grateful for this experience, cant wait for implementation of follow – up activities as well as the next stages of the project.
What exactly did I learn?
- Youth work competences, key aspects and core principles (the most interesting was “to have a holistic perspective on young people”.
- Identification of target group (we created very interesting collective images of youngsters who visit our youth centres from available materials – that was the most creative session, I am gonna use this method in future).
- Youth work policy & needs & quality indicators (and effects of quality youth work, for sure!).
- Youth work outcomes (skills, knowledge, attitudes, behaviour.
- Criteria for participation.
- Phases of youth work.
Ella
Participant, youth worker and Shokkin member