YES is a TC aimed to empower organisations (especially newcomers) and Youth workers in planning and developing quality Youth Exchanges. It is planned in order to provide learnings and tips on quality system in each phase, from planning idea to implementation to dissemination of results. At the end it will support participants in developing their own project Application forms and creating partnerships. It offers 1 month of mentoring by the Trainers on the Project idea and Application form.

DATE: 20th – 26th June 2017

VENUE: Vinci, (Tuscany)- Italy

PARTNER COMPOSITION: 10 partner organisations from EU (newcomers in Erasmus+ or willing to improve quality in their Youth Exchange projects): Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia (FYRM), Croatia and Bulgaria.

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE AND NUMBER: Youth workers, Project managers and coordinators, Responsible of Organisations.

Requested 2 motivated participants with high decisional capacity in their organisation, from each organisation

AIMS:

• Provide youth workers with know-how on planning and developing Youth exchanges, focusing on each phase of the project life, partnership and communication;
• Support participants in putting in practice the learnings gained, submitting quality application forms to their NAs (through planning project ideas in partnership during one TC session and offering a mentoring support after the TC);
• Facilitate the creation of partnership for further projects among the organisations;
• Strenghten participants and organisations competences and capability in youth work and international dimension and cooperation.
• Enhancing Non Formal education methods and recognition of NFE learnings.

METHODOLOGIES: We will use non-formal and interactive tools, exercises and games. Teamwork, simulation games, and evaluation tools for self-assessment.