Places: 3 participants
Venue:  Rites (Latvia)
Project Dates: 27.06.2022-10.07.2022

Description

“The Essence” is an intense training for beginner and intermediate level youth workers, facilitators and trainers, in which they will be provided with the most essential tools and skills to successfully facilitate programmes for group and individuals development.

The goal of this project is to train and equip youth workers with skills, tools and methods to develop and provide effective, evidence-based outdoor and experiential education trainings.

During this training we will cover:

  • Coaching and group facilitation techniques.
  • Process evaluation methods and tools.
  • Creating self-sufficient and sustainable organization and offer to society. Applying social
    entrepreneurship principles.
  • Youth organization cooperation with educational institutions and entrepreneurs.
  • Value-based leadership principles and techniques.
  • Group dynamics and human behaviour.
  • Program designing.
  • Personal development.

Participant’s profile

  • You are or want to be youth worker/volunteer/social worker/educator/trainer;
  • You want to know the basics of group development processes and how to apply them to a specific group, and – eventually – how to design an experiental training/outdoor programme;
  • You have some experience in facilitation (such as facilitating games, being an instructor, conducting trainings and workshops);
  • You are ready to participate to whole training in Latvia as well to create your own follow-up activity at your home country;
  • You are 18+ years old;
  • You are ready to explore possibilities of adventure and experiental education in practice and are ready for outdoor challenges;
  • You value highly idea of cooperation, sharing and power of contribution.

Application and deadline

If you would like to participate in this project, please read the infopack thoroughly and fill in the application form before 10th of June 2022.