SALTO European Citizenship Training Course, Italy

Deadline: 10 January 2012
Open to: Youth workers, Youth leaders, Project managers
Venue: Italy, 19-25 March 2012

Description

This training course was developed to encourage the development of a critical, democratic and European Citizenship and in doing so, to support the implementation and quality of the «Youth in Action» Programme.

Aim of 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, Democracy and ICL and the underlying values.

The training will take place in Italy on 19-25 March 2012.

Costs

This project is financed by the Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country. Please contact your NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses. If you come from a country other than Programme Countries: The host NA will cover your travel and accommodation costs.

Eligibility

This Training course is for 25 participants from Czech Republic, EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Norway, SOUTH-EAST EUROPE, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey. It is recommended for Youth workers, Youth leaders, Project managers and others.

How to apply?

In order to apply, please click to the following link. The application deadline is 10. January 2012 and the date of selection of participants will be on 30. January 2012.

If you wish to download the info-pack of this conference, please click here.

Contacts

In case of any questions, please contact Serena Angioli via e-mail to s.angioli@agenziagiovani.it.

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