Estonian Erasmus+ National Agency is looking for 2 moderator, 8 facilitator/ rapporteur, one graphic facilitator for a Forum “BECOMING A YOUTH WORKER” on youth workers education which will take place in central Tallinn on 19-20. October 2022.
Aim of the event: A two day forum brings together practitioners, policy makers and researchers from the field of education and training of youth workers across Europe to discuss what is and could be the position of education and training in ensuring youth work quality.
The intention of the Forum is:
- to create space for discussing the position of education and training in supporting youth workers in their role and professional development in times of changes, addressing the existing and emerging challenges of the young people;
- to explore the interconnections within broader youth worker education and training systems across Europe
- to map qualification systems in the field of youth work, their connections with education and training and social recognition of the field, including the impact on the identity, professionalism and sustainability of the youth work
- to identify gaps and formulate recommendations on how to improve and strengthen the field of education and training of youth workers in national as well as international level
Background: Discussions at European (and global) level about youth work, including the European Strategy for Youth Work and the related Bonn Process, have highlighted the need to pay even more attention to developing quality youth work, by also supporting the professionalism of youth workers. Essential herewith is to create flexible and diverse learning opportunities for practitioners, both in terms of formal and continuing education as well through non-formal learning. The Forum will continue the discussions of the 3rd European Convention on Youth Work on the development of the quality of youth work and the recognition of the field, with a broader focus on youth work education and learning.
The intention of the Forum is:
- to create space for discussing the position of education and training in supporting youth workers in their role and professional development in times of changes, addressing the existing and emerging challenges of the young people;
- to explore the interconnections within broader youth worker education and training systems across Europe
- to map qualification systems in the field of youth work, their connections with education and training and social recognition of the field, including the impact on the identity, professionalism and sustainability of the youth work
- to identify gaps and formulate recommendations on how to improve and strengthen the field of education and training of youth workers in national as well as international level
PRACTICALITIES
A forum will take place in central Tallinn on 19-20. October. Moderators, facilitators and graphic facilitator are asked to arrive on the afternoon of 18th of October, to have a prep meeting. We also offer dinner in the 18th of October. Commodation will be
Accommodation and conferences will be held in the Hestia hotel Europa in Tallinn.
Preliminary programme
| 18th October |
19th October |
20th October |
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10.00 welcome |
Intro of the day |
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Opening of a forum |
Opening a discussion theme:
Learning to become a youth worker – educational pathways |
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Setting a scene:
Youth work as a praxis (moving beyond methodisation). What does it mean in terms of education and training? |
Workshops on predefined topics and on questions proposed by participants |
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Conversations: What is the role of the youth worker in changing times. |
Sharing & harvesting in roundtable Feedback and insights from the workshops-facilitator/ rapporteur |
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Lunch |
| Prep meeting -Moderators, facilitators and graphic facilitator, speakers, organiser |
Opening a discussion theme: Professional youth worker – a quality assurance of the youth work |
Opening a discussion theme:
Bridges between the education and the training of the youth worker – realities and opportunities |
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Workshops on predefined topics and on questions proposed by participants |
Workshops on predefined topics and on questions proposed by participants |
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break |
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Sharing & harvesting in roundtable
Feedback and insights from the workshops- facilitator/ rapporteur |
Sharing & harvesting in roundtable – conclusions & recommendations
Feedback and insights from the workshops- facilitator/ rapporteur |
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Insights from the day |
Closure of the forum |
| dinner for the moderators, facilitators and graphic facilitator, speakers and organiser |
dinner |
Celebration dinner – 25 years of EU youth programmes in Estonia! |
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Role of the moderator (Expected amount of work – 12 working days):
- Preparation and convening of preparatory meetings
- Fixing structure, timeline and content of the event
- Leading the team responsible for the content of the forum (speakers; 8 facilitator/ rapporteur, one graphic facilitator) before, during and after the forum when compiling a summary of the results of the forum.
- Discussing preparations and possible raised issues with organiser
- Full presence throughout the event
- Carrying through the opening, introduction and closure of the event
- Making sure that different parts of the event create a logical whole and participants questions are addressed
Requirements for the moderator:
- Good understanding about youth workers formal and non-formal education
- Understanding about civic society/EU Youth programmes
- Experience in moderating and creating logic and target group-based seminar,confereces/forums
- Good command of English language
- Communicative, cooperative, proactive
- Independent, reliable, and structured
Role of the facilitator/ rapporteur (expected amount of work – 5 working days)
- Full presence throughout the event
- Presence during preparatory meetings
- Within the framework of the Forum, 4 workshops will be held three times in parallel (15-20 participants in each workshop). 3 x 45 min participation in the workshop either as a facilitator or rapporteur
- Presentation of the workshop summary for all Forum participants (max 15 min per workshop)
- Formalizing the summaries of the workshops and sending them to the moderator at least one week after the forum.
Requirements for the facilitator/rapporteur:
- Good understanding about youth workers formal and non-formal education
- Understanding about civic society/EU Youth programmes
- Experience as a facilitator/rapporteur in the workshop and creating logic and target group-based workshops.
- Good command of English language
- Communicative, cooperative, proactive
- Independent, reliable, and structured
Role of a visual facilitator (Expected amount of work – 5 working days)
- Creates together with moderators the system on how to consolidate the value established from forum discussions, so that the ideas that arise are gathered into a perceptible whole and could be provided as input for future developments.
- Full presence throughout the event
- Presence during preparatory meetings
- Creation of a consolidated simplified overview of the forum at least within a week after the end of the forum
Requirements for the visual facilitator:
- Understanding about youth workers formal and non-formal education
- Understanding about civic society/EU Youth programmes
- Experience as a visual facilitator in the seminar, conferec, forum.
- Good command of English language
- Communicative, cooperative, proactive
- Independent, reliable, and structured
Please apply by sending your CV (Curriculum Vitae) in English, fee proposal and role preference to ingrid.evert@harno.ee by August 17th, 2022, 16.00 PM CET time.
Please calculate your fee proposal by using standard SALTO fee 320 EUR salary per full working day. VAT will be paid additionally by Estonian Agency for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps.
