Η ΕΛΙΞ, εταίρος του προγράμματος με θέμα "Entrepreneurship School for Youth Workers - Empowering for Combating Unemployment of Youth in Local Communities" που συντονίζει η οργάνωση Forum for Freedom in Education, έχει εξασφαλίσει για εσάς 7 θέσεις και αναζητά άτομα (άνω των 18 χρονών) που επιθυμούν να συμμετέχουν στο Εκπαιδευτικό Σεμινάριο που διοργανώνεται στο Njivice, της Κροατίας, από τις 25 Σεπτεμβρίου έως τις 7 Οκτωβρίου 2015.

Στο training course θα συμμετέχουν άτομα από την Ελλάδα, Κροατία, Βόρεια Ιρλανδία και Πορτογαλία.

Λίγα λόγια για το πρόγραμμα:
Youth unemployment is a pre-existing issue to the economic crises. Even before the economic crises, the youth unemployment was much higher than with adults (Youth Unemployment in Europe - Appraisal and Policy Options, Robert Bosch Stiftung, 2014.). Especially alarming situation is with the young people who completed the formal education and remain unemployed and without the possibility of continuing formal or non-formal education.

Surveys indicate far more difficult situation for young people without working experience to find employment and especially for young people with long-term unemployment status. This long-term status eventually leads to loss of self-confidence and motivation, which leads to even less possibility for finding work. Also, these young people usually have less possibility to gain and/or improve competences that could benefit them in finding work and usually have no opportunity of getting introduced to the possibilities of starting up their own business initiatives and ideas thus creating the self-employment opportunities.

Entrepreneurship school for youth workers - empowering for combating unemployment of youth in local communities aims to introduce young people and those working with young people, youth workers, with the concepts of entrepreneurship and how to promote it among youth they work with. The participants will gain competences in the following themes: Introduction to the Communication Skills, Communication Skills for Better Employability, Basics of the Project Management and Introduction to StartUps, Co-working Spaces and Social Enterprise (theory, practical work and study visit). Thus the training course will support better chances for youth employment, taking initiative in local community and combating negative social and economic trends.

The training course will be implemented through the use of non-formal methodology and it will be adapted to the participants. Methods to be used are discussions, role playing, case studies, simulations, group work, workshops, peer education, and other methods which are crucial for non-formal learning. Furthermore, during the training, the participants will have opportunity to visit successful startups and social enterprise business in the area of Primorsko-Goranska County (city of Rijeka). The training will be focused on experiential learning, meaning that participants will be put in the situations of unemployed young people and will learn from their own experiences (e.g. job interview, writing resume and cover letter).

Participants profile:
The training course participants need to be experienced youth workers, volunteers in youth organizations and other experts working with young people (psychologist, sociologist, pedagogues, and trainers working with youth). Participants must be fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing) hence the official language of the training is English. Participants should be minimum 18 years of age, with emphasis that there is no upper age limit.

Participants should also:
- be highly motivated in learning new skills (especially regarding to the topic of the TC), meeting new people and exchanging their experiences;
- be able to communicate and work fluently and independently in English during the whole training course;
- be open-minded, enthusiastic and ready to work in challenging situations.

Dates and venue
September 28th - ARRIVAL DAY until 16.00 latest
September 29th - First day of the TC
October 6th - Last day of the TC
October 7th - DEPARTURE DAY

Participants will be accommodated in Camp Njivice, in Njivice town on Croatian island Krk, in wooden houses equipped with small kitchen, bathroom, free Wi-Fi and 4 beds. For more details visit the official camp web - site http://www.kampnjivice.com/en/mobile-homes.aspx

Οικονομικά στοιχεία:
Accommodation, food and travel expenses are covered from the Erasmus + programme. Once the selection of participants is completed, those selected will be contacted regarding details of their travel. If the travel expenses exceed the amount of the maximum price for the tickets, we’ll contact the partners and try to find the best possible solution.

Forum for Freedom in Education will be responsible for buying the airplane tickets and organizing the travel to and from Krk, Njivice. We will be in direct contact with contact persons and selected participants in order to organize your travel.

HEALTH INSURANCE & SAFETY
Health insurance is not provided by the organizers. We will however make sure you are absolutely safe and sound during the whole event.
It is recommended for all the participants to purchase health insurance individually, which can be helpful in case of any inconvenience.

PREPARATION
It is mandatory to bring:
- Some kind of representation of your country (it can be materials, food, drink and others you find appropriate) for the Intercultural evening;
- Information and data about unemployment in your country (number of young people unemployed, share of unemployed young people in general population, other problems in labor market);
- Materials about your organization you wish to present.

Για να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή συμπληρώστε στα αγγλικά την παρακάτω φόρμα συμμετοχής μέχρι τις 29 Ιουλίου 2015 έως τις 12:00!!!