My pathway to an international training course

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Welcome to your exciting journey through our online course, your gateway to an international training opportunity tailored just for you! This comprehensive learning playlist is designed to guide you step by step toward the ideal training course that aligns perfectly with your needs and aspirations.
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﻿The value of international youth-work: 
In the first segment, delve into the significance of youth work and understand how a training course can be a transformative experience for youth workers.
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﻿Training course experience: What is that? 
The second activity provides a closer look at what a training course entails, offering insights into the world of volunteering experiences and their impact.
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﻿Is it the right track? 
In the third activity, evaluate whether a training course is the right path for you. Explore your own motivations and aspirations to ensure alignment with your goals.
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﻿Find your perfect match! 
Activity four is dedicated to helping you discover the training course of your dreams. Uncover opportunities that resonate with your interests and passion.
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﻿Tips and tricks to your application: 
Gain valuable insights in the fifth activity as we share tips and tricks to boost the success of your application. Learn how to present yourself effectively to stand out.
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﻿My application: 
Feeling ready to take the plunge? Earn a badge by applying for your chosen training course in the sixth activity. Take the next step toward your international adventure!
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﻿My successful participation:In the final activity, share your unique story of training course experience and successful participation. Reflect on your journey and inspire others with your accomplishments.
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With this playlist we want to empower you, to discover the significance of international youth work, explore your opportunities, assess your readiness for a training course, find and apply for your ideal program, and culminate with success stories—motivating you to embark on a transformative journey in the world of youth development. So sit back, relax and go for it. Enjoy :)
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Who are we? 
This playlist is created by Cities of Learning, an international network of youth organizations. We want to encourage people to use the many opportunities that are out there. 
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Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

The value of international youth-work

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20 minutes

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Training course experience: What is that?

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15 minutes

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Training course experience: Is it the right track?

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20 minutes

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Training course experience: Find your perfect match!

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20 minutes

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Content

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While the previous activity was about figuring out, whether the format of a training course is something for you, we want to focus now on helping you to find an concrete actualy opportunity. There are many international training courses happening every year across Europe and beyond. The topics vary a lot and depend on the organisation and partners, who are involved in implementing the activity. One thing you can be sure about: They are all focussing on learning and on developping certain skills and competences. 
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So yes, among all the opportunities which are waiting to be found by you, most probably most of the topics and questions in those activities seem to be interesting and can potentially become a great learning experience for yourself. However some of them are more suitable to you than others. Take your time to find just the right one! This activity will help you knowing what you need to look for: 
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1. Understand what you are looking for: 
To identify a concrete opportunity, it is important that you are aware, what you are actually are looking for. But this sounds maybe harder then it actually is. We prepared a small worksheet for you. It will help you to better understand which learning experience you are looking for. 
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2. Find concrete opprotunities based on your needs: 
There are many ways to find a youth worker mobility project such as an international training course. Since those activities are not organised on a centralised level, but actually organised and implemented by organisation who are active in the field of international youth work, there is no central platform or acces point, which would list all opportunities. Sometimes those activities are organised by rather small organisations and usually just advertised in their bubble and peer groups. So here is what you can do: 
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A) Check with an organisation from the field of international youth work, which you know. Maybe they have some opportunities coming up, or maybe they have partners, who are implementing training activities. 
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B) Search for opportunities on the internet and in social networks. Make sure you pay attention on the frame and concept on the training course and that it actually is a learning experience. We recommend you to look for projects, which are funded by the ERASMUS+ programme, as they are structured and designed in that matter and have (due to the funding) to follow some quality standards. In social networks such as Facebook, you can look for groups which post opportunities regulary. Look for ERASMUS+ projects, or ERASMUS+ training courses. Additionally you can connect or follow youth work organisations, which are active in the field of youth work, to stay up to date. 
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C) Check out the European training calender from the SALTO-YOUTH portal. The portal lists some (but not all) training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education. You can apply several filters, which will easily help you to find a matching opportunity. 
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Match finder (Training course) Get this badge

Earners of this badge evaluated their indvidual, work-based and professional need or competence and skill development within the field of international youth work. They identified, which topics and questions do matter for individual devleopment and what they want to tackle in a training course as their individual learning experience. Additionally they learned, how they can find training opportunities, which are matching there needs and are ready to go for such learning experiences. 

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Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Use the worksheet form the activity to evaluate your needs and interests when choosing a training course opportunity.  Upload your worksheet or summarize your findings here in the textbox

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

How did you check for opportunities? Did you use our tipps, or know maybe additional ways to find opportunities.  Share your tipps by commenting in the forum. To get the badge, upload a screenshot from your forum post here.

Training course experience: Tips and tricks to your application

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Training course experience: My application

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Training course experience: My succesful participation

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Skills

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Activities: 7

Started: 5

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 2 hours 10 minutes

Organisers

Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

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