Eastern Partnership Youth Workers Academy Erasmus Project

Project Title

Eastern Partnership Youth Workers Academy

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building for youth in neighbouring and enlargement countries

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The aim of the project is to increase the quality of youth work in partner countries by preparing a pool of trainers who will provide national trainings for youth workers in their countries based on ETS Competence Model for youth workers to work internationally and European local best practices. The objectives of the project are:1) To analyze the youth workers’ education opportunities in partner country and how they cover the competences named in ETS Competence Model;2) To train 24 trainers for developing national youth work educational training for youth workers based on ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers;3) To educate 120 youth workers in partner countries by implementing national training for youth workers based on ETS Competence Model;4) To bring awareness on quality youth work and ETS Competence Model for youth workers in partner countries;5) To exchange good youth work practices between Baltic States and Eastern Partnership region.In order to reach the aim, the partners will implement such activities:1) research mapping the realities of youth work quality and youth worker education system, challenges and learning needs in each partner countries;2) international long-term training course for trainers based on ETS competence model for youth workers to work internationally (includes 3 international residential seminars, online working phase in between them, local information events for youth workers on ETS competence model and local training program development);3) 3 study visits in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on youth work realities and best practices;4) 6 national training courses for youth workers (one in each partner country);5) 6 dissemination activities and information campaigns (one in each partner country based on local reality and resources);6) 2 international project coordinators’ meetings (kick-off and evaluation).The project will start with Kick-off project team’s meeting in January 2020 for project partners to get to know each other personally and develop a project team for the implementation of the project, confirm duties and responsibilities of each partner organization and agree about all elements of the project. On this meeting project will be presented to national and international medias. After Kick Off Meeting, the implementation of the project will start. The meeting will take place in Moldova and 1 coordinator X 6 organizations = 6 people will attend it. From February 2020 until May 2020 the National Research about Youth Work System and Youth Workers’ Education in each partner country will take place mapping the current situation of youth work and youth work education (legal framework, profession standard, recognition, youth workers’ education programs etc.). The research will analyze how they are related to ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers. Also learning needs of youth workers in each country will be learned during this research. The research will be done by 6 researchers (1 in each country).

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 150000 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSTITUTUL DE INSTRUIRE IN DEZVOLTARE MILLENIUM & Country: MD

Project Partners

• RED – RADOSU EFEKTU DARBNICA
• VSEUKRAJINSBKA ASOCIACIJA MOLODIZNOHO SPIVROBITNYCTVA ALTERNATYVA-V
• ACADEMY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
• EESTI NOORSOOTOOTAJATE KOGU
• POLITIKOS TYRIMU IR ANALIZES INSTITUTAS