24/07-01/08/2016 - Training Course: “inFormal – integration of non-formal education approach to the formal education system for youth empowerment at local level” (Russian Federation)

The long-term training course “inFormal – integration of non-formal education approach to the formal education system for youth empowerment at local level” is an attempt to use non-formal education as a tool for youth empowerment in order to address all the mentioned issues and to build a stable and productive co-working platform for educators coming from formal education and youth field (NGOs and other youth authorities).

LONG-TERM TRAINING COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To unite efforts of youth workers coming from formal and other youth field backgrounds for youth empowerment at local level by using non-formal education
- To build a necessary set of competences for proficient use of non-formal education instruments and tools for youth empowerment at local level
- To introduce the values, principles of non-formal educations
- To discuss the recognition of competences gained by non-formal education
- To provide the possibility to plan, experiment and to get feedback to the non-formal education activities
- To discuss and introduces the ways of integration of non-formal education activities to the system of formal education
- To provide the opportunity to assess the quality of non-formal education activities and youth empowerment process at local level
- To build a network and to create joined actions in order to address current challenges.

OUTCOMES:
As a general outcome, we expect our participants to improve their competences in non-formal education and in the topic of youth empowerment as well as other competences linked to their professional profile; to broader understanding of non-formal education as the most effective tool for youth empowerment, to better understand the interconnections between formal and non-formal education, training and labor market respectively and to improve quality of their work at local, national and international levels.

ACTIVITIES:
This project has two main Activities and three stages. First Activity and stage is aimed on training participants about non-formal methods of learning and their practical use. Second stage is “homework” stage where participants will apply the gained information at their home countries/organizations/contexts. And finally, the last Activity and stage is aimed on reflection, perfection of gained competences of participants which will lead to sustainable dissemination and follow up. This concept seems to us as the best way to really “educate” educators and to allow them to obtain new competences which they will use to improve their teaching approaches.

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