What is Appetiser?

As you might have understood already, ‘ Appetiser ’ is a training seminar, where we will provide you with an opportunity to learn what to consider when organizing an international youth project.

Shortly, topics written in the ‘ice cream’ are the ones we are going to work on during our seminar. As you can see, we will very much focus on non - formal education/learning and intercultural learning. They are two big pillars of international youth work. You might be questioning yourself, what exactly do they mean, but this is exactly the reason you are coming to ‘ Appetiser ’! There are more interesting things to say about this “ice cream”, but we will reveal the whole secret in our meeting!

PROGRAMME OF ‘APPETISER’

Above is the day-to-day program of our training seminar. As you can see, it will be quite intensive: 3 full working days with not so much free time. But we will do our best to make it interesting and motivating for you. During the programme we will not just provide you with information; we will invite you to get substantially involved through interactive exercises, simulation games, visual presentations etc.

Make sure that you are able to actively participate during all 3 days.

As the programme will be intensive, we will not provide you with possibility to visit famous places. If you want to see more, please arrange your travel so you can have extra days to see the country. Board and lodging will not be provided for your extra “tourist” days, you will have to take care of it yourself.

All ‘Appetiser’ participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate (for more, visit: https://www.salto-youth.net/youthpass/ or www.youthpass.eu) for which they will be supported by the trainers in going through a process of self-assessment on their learning outcomes according to the framework of 8 Key Competences (see ‘ Useful links ’at the end of this documentor find more information also in the web sites mentioned above) during the “Appetiser” seminar itself. Each day, you will have some time, space, tools and support to reflect on your learning, assess it and make it relevant to your personal, social and professional context.

We would like to draw your attention to the intercultural evening, which might be your first experience. Please see the ‘ List of things to bring ’ further in this info - pack.

INFORMATION ABOUT ‘Youth in Action’ and the new ‘Erasmus+ | Youth in Action’ Programme.

It is a European Union Programme for the promotion of non-formal education/learning and it is a great chance for young people, youth organisations and youth workers to participate in and organise international youth activities. As said before, the current programme is coming to an end, end of this year, but the new programme will have most of the same features and so called actions.

‘ Youth in Action ’ consists of 5 Actions as follows:

v Action 1 - Youth for Europe: supporting exchanges and youth initiatives and encouraging young people's participation in democratic life;

v Action 2 - European Voluntary Service: encouraging young people to take part in a voluntary activity abroad that benefits the general public;

v Action 3 - Youth in the World: encouraging cooperation with Partner Countries by building networks, promoting the exchange of information and assisting with cross-border activities;

v Action 4 - Youth Support Systems: promoting the development of exchange, training and information schemes;

v Action 5 - European Cooperation in the youth field contributing to the development of policy cooperation in the youth field.

This programme is administrated by so-called National Agencies in each programme country (see “Useful links” at the end of this document for the List of National Agencies). You have been accepted and sent to this ‘ Appetiser ’ by the National Agency that is coordinating the ‘Youth in Action’ programme in your country.

Not the whole story of ‘Youth in Action’ programme and its successor (‘Erasmus+ | Youth in Action’ Programme) will be told in detail in our seminar. You will have the chance to contact your National Agency and they will provide you with information in your own language. In “Appetiser” you will have the possibility to come across examples of successful ‘Youth in Action’ programme projects.

If you can’t wait and are already hungry for information, please visit the official site of ‘Youth in Action’ programme, https://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm, where you will be able to read more. Or you can visit the web site of your National Agency, where all the relevant information will be presented in your language.

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