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Are you …

… an adult or community educator, youth worker, trainer or volunteer working in the field of education, migrant support, and civic and social integration?

… interested in the topic of integration and social inclusion and in exchanging ideas with other like-minded people?

Do you …

… want to enhance your skills in intercultural awareness and Emotional Intelligence and deepen your understanding of social integration and engagement so as to empower young migrants to become integration leaders?

… want to develop your communication and presentation skills in order to support your continuous professional development?

… want to get inspired by innovative ideas, methods and best practices on how to work in demanding learning environments and creating engaging and inclusive learning experiences?

Then, Jugend- & Kulturprojekt e.V., a non-profit association that designs and implements educational activities based on non-formal learning methods, digital tools and online learning gives you the unique opportunity through the 2-year Erasmus+ project “EXEMPLAR – Young Migrant Integration Leaders” to join an innovative and intensive online train the trainers course focused on integration, youth empowerment and on developing trainers’ skills.

This in-service training provides you practical insights in in order to develop the necessary skills and awareness to deliver the Integration Leaders Curriculum to young migrants, to utilise fully the digital toolbox of civic and social competence acquisition resources and to build your own self-confidence to work in interactive and blended learning environments.

The topics on which you are going to get trained, are the following:

• Integration and Me: the meaning and importance of integration
• How to be a good educator: qualities and competences a trainer should possess in the 21^st century
• Empowering young people: enabling young people to participate through developing collective action and learning
• Success stories, case studies: examples of successful integration of the young migrants in different countries

 

The EXEMPLAR in-service training programme includes 36 hours of training made up of:

• 21 hours of face-to-face workshop

and

• 15 hours of self-directed learning supported by the project’s e-learning platform.

 

Cost

This online in-service training is free of charge as it is part of the Erasmus+ strategic partnership project Exemplar funded by the European Commission.

 

Participants

The number of participants is limited. Only 10 selected front-line adult and community education staff have the unique opportunity to join this training.

 

Location & Time of the online training:

The in-service training will take place in the premises of the Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung on 19 Hamburger str. in Dresden on the 5th, 6th and 7th of May 2021 (7 hours/day, from 9.00 to 17.00) and is divided into guided workshops and tasks to be worked on individually and/or in groups. The final programme will be sent to you after your online registration.

 

What is the EXEMPLAR – Young Migrant Integration Leaders project about?

EXEMPLAR – Young Migrant Integration Leaders is a two-year Erasmus+ strategic partnership project aiming to support migrants to develop an appreciation of their own heritage and of the cultural heritage of their host countries in Europe. By developing this keen awareness of the cultural heritage and values of Europe, the consortium will contribute to achieving greater social cohesion between migrant and host communities.

Training front-line adult and community education staff, and especially those working in migrant support organisations, is one of the crucial steps towards fulfilling EXEMPLAR’s vision.

 

What do we expect from you?

• Commitment and active participation during the training
• Devote time to studying the self-directed learning resources available on the project’s e-learning platform

 

CHALLENGE! Upon the completion of the in-service training (training & self-directed learning), the participants who wish to put into practice their skills, are heartily welcome to join JKPeV’s Team of Trainers and co-facilitate face-to-face and online workshops addressing young migrants who wish to become young migrant integration leaders.

 

Interested?

If you are interested to participate, please apply on-line by the 1st of May 2021.

If you have any questions, you can contact us via email: claudio.orlacchio@jkpev.de or via phone +49 351 899 605 45.