SP - Youth worker training: Nordic approach

The KA2 project “Youth worker training: Nordic approach” (Project no. 2018-1-NO02-KA205-001233) was implemented by “Medvirkningsagentene” (Norway) in cooperation with international partners: “Politikos tyrimu ir analizes institutas” (Lithuania), “Youth Society for Peace and Development of the Balkans” (Bulgaria), “Creative minds for Culture” (Latvia). The project was implemented from beginning of June, 2018 till end of May 2019. The project provided access to quality youth worker training methodologies, youth work practices and approaches from Norway to 3 countries which are on their path of youth work development and creating the understanding of quality in this field. The project also created space to share Bulgarian, Latvian and Lithuanian youth work practices. In the frame of the project we have organized:- 2 partner meetings, one in Latvia in 2018 and one in Bulgaria in 2019;- a study visit on youth work practices in Tonsberg, Norway, September, 2019. The study visit broth 19 participants from the 4 project countries;- 2 training courses for youth workers in Lithuania in January and March 2019. Each of the training courses brought 28 participants from the 4 project countries; The project partnership together developed:- 3 reports of the educational activities of the project;- an online publication to share methodologies used in the educational activities;- a research report on the impact of youth worker training courses on the participants;- partners together initiated Youth.Work.Matters campaign to advocate for youth work and youth worker professional recognition. The campaign will continue after the end of the project. Aim of the project was:To share Norwegian youth work training methodologies with youth work communities in Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania, provide youth workers with competencies needed for daily youth work activities. Objectives of the training course were:1. To show unique features of Norwegian youth traditions: youth work through cultural heritage, cultural expression, leisure time activities, dealing with social issues and mental health, participation.2. To develop competencies, defined in Norwegian youth worker training programs of participants taking part in the training courses.3. Develop understanding of quality youth work integral with European youth work values.4. To create youth work support system for quality international youth work in the project countries.5. To create space for cooperation of participants and ensure quality of future Erasmus + projects through developing common understanding of Youth project quality criteria: non-formal education, intercultural learning, active participation and etc.6. Contribute to the systemic recognition of youth worker competencies gained in non-formal way in Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania.7. Share various Norwegian methodologies used in youth worker training programs.8. To prepare multipliers to promote youth worker training programs and create guidelines and proposals for future youth worker training programs. Target groups of the project were:- youth workers;- youth work trainers;- civil servants dealing with youth issues;- managers of youth centers: project managers;- social workers and psychologist;- youth leaders and volunteers. The project was implemented transnationally aiming to use the benefits of different experience of partners, asses existing methodologies through international perspective.