European Citizenship in Youth Work Training Course, Portugal

Deadline: 3 February, 2013
Open to: youth workers, youth leaders, project managers from Europe and Caucasus
Venue: Portugal, 13 – 19 May, 2013

About the training course

The training course on European Citizenship aims to support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders by extending their critical understanding of European Citizenship, exploring and experiencing its potential and by enabling them to recognise and integrate European Citizenship in their youth work.

Objectives

The training course puts into practice priority 1 (European Citizenship) of the Youth in Action programme, by aiming to:

• To critically explore the meaning, relevance and implications of European citizenship in youth work in all its dimensions;
• To promote and facilitate the active use of programmes and structures in support of youth work on European Citizenship, including Youth in Action;
• To experiment and explore the potential of European Citizenship for active democratic change in society;
• To associate the participants with the current discourse on European Citizenship (its concepts, formal meanings and expressions)
• To exemplify the connection between European Citizenship, Human Rights and Democracy.

Eligibility

The training course is open to 25 participants  (youth workers, youth leaders, project managers) from the following countries and regions: Belgium – FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine), Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, SOUTH-EAST EUROPE (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo), Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Costs

This project is financed by the Youth in Action Programme. All costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs (National Agencies) or SALTO (Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within the European YOUTH programme) involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country.

How to apply?

You can apply for this training via SALTO Online Applications, but you should check with your National Agency before you apply: if it is involved in this particular project and would be ready to support any candidate (incl. to cover travel costs of selected participant(s) from your country). The NA of your country will pre-select the applicants from your country; the hosting NA will fine-tune the list of participants and inform all applicants about the selection result. SALTO and/or the host NA select the applicants from countries other than Programme Countries. For more information, also consider checking this WEBPAGE.
Apply online
The deadline for applications is 3 February, 2013.

Contact for questions:
Branca Pimenta
E-Mail: branca.pimenta@juventude.pt