Why ‘Appetiser’?

An introduction to international youth work

Training seminar

Dear participant of ‘Appetiser’,

First of all we would like to congratulate you for being selected to take part in this unique seminar

‘ Appetiser’

An introduction to international youth work

We hope that you are motivated and looking forward to meet with the others that will join this seminar.

We would like to provide you with some information that will guide you in your preparation for the seminar. In this document you will find:

ü some background information about ‘ Appetiser ’

ü daily programme of Appetiser ”

ü the latest information on the new " Erasmus+ | Youth in Action" Programme

ü list of things to bring with you

All this information should help you understand what Appetiser ” is all about! Still, in case you have any questions, please contact the organisers of this seminar.

For now we say:

“See you soon! ”

Yours,

The ‘ Appetiser ’ trainers’ team

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT ‘APPETISER’

Why ‘Appetiser’?

At first you might have a thought that it is a culinary seminar we are inviting you to!

No, it is not! But you might feel hungry after our ‘ Appetiser ’! Hungry for new activities, new possibilities; hungry for more!

Specific aims and objectives were set for ‘ Appetiser ’:

· To give a strong positive first experience of international youth work and motivate you to use the upcoming programme for youth (within Erasmus+).

· To taste non-formal and intercultural learning

· To enjoy the first intercultural youth project experience

· To exchange local youth activities in the international context

· To explore possibilities of support available for international youth activities offered ‘Erasmus+ | Youth in Action’ Programme.

· To analyse examples of successful international youth projects

· To see how to benefit from international context in participants' local work practice.

First ‘ Appetiser ’ was held in Malta, in 2004. Since then appetisers too place in more than half of the current EU member states and Turkey and Norway. In feedback on the previous ‘ Appetisers ’ from National Agencies of the current Youth in Action programme, it truly showed that participants were appetised, as these agencies saw that most participants indeed got active with the programme, by applying grants of that programme.

The current ‘Youth’ in Action programme runs to an end this year, but most features and actions will be returning in the new ‘Erasmus+ | Youth in Action’ Programme, which will run for seven years more!