Looking at current events in the EU and especially issues like Scotland becoming independent, the UK considering leaving the EU, the economic crisis in the EU and other factors that influence our daily lives, our training course will look at how these impact youth in the EU. We will see how these important issues impact the EU and its stability and our standing as EU Citizens. An important factor with regard to the UK and the possibility that it might leave the EU will be discussed in details and especially the impact something like this will have on the EU. Looking at these problems allows us to understand the fundamental principles of the EU and how youth are affected by these outcomes and how young people can influence these outcomes or changes in the EU.The objective of the training course is to give youth workers and staff the tools to develop activities and workshops in their communities for young people to better understand the EU, their role in the EU and to become more active citizens. Giving them the tools to help young people plan a more active role in their society and in the EU, to support their beliefs, uphold their principles and their cultures in a unified EU that respects our individuality.Young people believe that they are insignificant in the EU and that they play no role in policy reform or any change. This has become more apparent with the degree of difficulty seen when trying to approach policy makers and stakeholders. The system is almost designed to exclude the input of youth. This training course will give youth workers the tools to develop methodologies to help young people to be more active in the fields of youth policy, to understand how events in the EU affect their lives and how to make the changes that our policies need on a local and European level. The project will teach how we can access information and EU laws and how these laws are created. We will see how youth can be more active in policy reform. The training course will outline the principals of democracy and evaluate the democratic standing of EU countries and the EU as a union. Elaborating on the impact smaller countries can have on EU policy and the impact and changes that the EU implements in smaller EU member countries and the effect of this on youth.In order to achieve these goals the activities foreseen for the project are vital, non-formal and informal methodologies are used to achieve these goals. Discussions are used to allow participants to share knowledge, ideas and experiences with each other. Discussions will give the participants more confidence, especially when seeing that participants from other countries are facing the same problems. Open debates will allow participants to express their personal viewpoints of different matters and to justify them through discussions. This will also allow for others to gain knowledge based on the experiences of others.Workshops will be designed to maintain a European dimension as all groups will be made up of at least one person from each country allowing for inter-cultural learning during the workshops. Workshops are designed around the various subjects allowing the different participants to discuss the issues and work together to solve problems and share experiences.Role playing will also be used to allow the participants to get another perspective of different problems. This has proven to be very successful as it allows for the youth to see common problems from the viewer’s point of view rather than the actor. This also allows for innovative ways of showing problems. This also allows people to take on the role of other people allowing them to better understand problems from different perspectives.Simulations are also done during the project, allowing people to take on roles which are often opposite to their real roles. During the simulations the participants will take on roles to re-enact a real situation based or events and problems in the real world. The participants will work together in their different roles to solve problems and to find solutions to these problems. Important here is that the participants take on random roles which add additional learning tools as they need to think and act as the person they are simulating. Using all the above tools and methodologies the participants learn through non-formal and informal activities which are real, but are within a safe environment allowing them to learn from each other, make mistakes which can be corrected through discussions and not put themselves at risk. In real life when making these choices the results could be dangerous but these activities simulate reality and allow for learning in a safe and secure environment.As a result we will give the participants the tools to be able to help more young people understand the principles of the EU, democracy and the role of young people in policy reform and the idea of active citizenship.They will also be able to identify

The environment is a concern for all people. Many people are unaware of the problems our planet faces and even more chose to simply ignore the problems. Our project created awareness of environmental concerns and encouraged active participating of people in the environment by starting to make changes at home.The project was designed to allow the participants to understand that making small changes can be made by many people and these changes together make a global change. Similar to building blocks, if we start making changes in our homes and then in our towns and cities we will eventually have change in the EU supporting environmental conservation and a healthier more ecological way of living.Our project will explored the different ways that we as young people can start building eco-cities though the exchange of good practices and learning from each other, by sharing the knowledge and finding solutions for common problems and concerns. We looked at EU policy on the environment, especially the 2020 strategy, and how these policies are upheld on a European and on a local or national level. We questioned why these laws are not upheld and how we as youth we can help make policy reform. We saw that policy reform would be the greatest challenge as access to policy makers was close to impossible for young people, but we learned about the European democratic system, and how we can get the attention of policy makers when we work together. Our project explored all the resources available to our young people in each of their countries and also the possibilities available to us to help us create ecologically friendly habitats starting from our homes and expanding to our town, cities, countries and eventually all of Europe.We learned the importance of making the correct ecological choices in every aspects of our lives from minimising our waste, to reusing items and even upcycling. We learned how small changes at home like saving water, using eco-friendly appliances and much more could have a great impact on our environment. We learned that conservations started with us, and that together we can make a huge difference.We took what we learned and we shared it with our peers and friend, making sure we see a difference in our towns and cities.

Technology is found at our fingertips with technological advancement being developed each day to make us completely dependent on technology almost to the point where the inability to use technology leaves us lost. We have seen that young people grow more and more dependent on technology and in many cases even addicted to it. With technology becoming second nature very few young people try to develop their skills in these fields to increase their employment.Our project will look at methods to enhance or develop ICT skills for youth to increase their employability. We aim to help young people identify jobs and even create jobs in the technological fields and also help them find sources of information to help them develop these skills further.The objectives of the training course are to exchange good and bad practices with youth workers in different countries and to create a common system to help young people find employment in the technological fields more easily. Additionally creating awareness of technology based jobs and allowing young people to utilise and enhance their ICT skills to increase their employability. The main issues addressed in this training course are youth unemployment. With increasing youth unemployment rates in the EU we need to develop systems that allow young people to utilise their skills and enhance their skills to create new employment opportunities and also to make them more employable. We will also look at methods that young people can increase their digital competences in order to increase their employability. The training course will also examine and explore different national and EU tools available to youth and youth workers to help them increase their competences and also to find employment.By working together and exploring all these avenues we believe that we can help young people in all of our communities to be more employable and also help them create employment opportunities. We will be able to help them develop their skills and also utilise their current skills to find employment. We will look at the ICT needs of our society and help to create the tools and methodologies to ensure that our youth have the needed skills.In order to achieve these goals the activities foreseen for the project are vital, non-formal and informal methodologies are used to achieve these goals. Discussions are used to allow participants to share knowledge, ideas and experiences with each other. Discussions will give the participants more confidence, especially when seeing that participants from other countries are facing the same problems. Open debates will allow participants to express their personal viewpoints of different matters and to justify them through discussions. This will also allow for others to gain knowledge based on the experiences of others.Workshops will be designed to maintain a European dimension as all groups will be made up of at least one person from each country allowing for inter-cultural learning during the workshops. Workshops are designed around the various subjects allowing the different participants to discuss the issues and work together to solve problems and share experiences.Role playing will also be used to allow the participants to get another perspective of different problems. This has proven to be very successful as it allows for the youth to see common problems from the viewer’s point of view rather than the actor. This also allows for innovative ways of showing problems. This also allows people to take on the role of other people allowing them to better understand problems from different perspectives.Simulations are also done during the project, allowing people to take on roles which are often opposite to their real roles. During the simulations the participants will take on roles to re-enact a real situation based or events and problems in the real world. The participants will work together in their different roles to solve problems and to find solutions to these problems. Important here is that the participants take on random roles which add additional learning tools as they need to think and act as the person they are simulating. Using all the above tools and methodologies the participants learn through non-formal and informal activities which are real, but are within a safe environment allowing them to learn from each other, make mistakes which can be corrected through discussions and not put themselves at risk. In real life when making these choices the results could be dangerous but these activities simulate reality and allow for learning in a safe and secure environment.As a result we will give the participants the tools to youth workers to be able to help more young people enhance and develop their ICT skills and also allow them to develop their skills and improve their employability and create new jobs in the ICT field.They will also be able to identify problems with their peers and help them by giving t

This training course was designed for youth workers and staff working with young people with particular emphasis on young people who have left school early or did not have the opportunity to get tertiary education. Many young people feel that without a degree their chances of employment are extremely limited and feel they do not have a chance to get any employment. The project evaluated the needs of young people and the labour market of each of the partner communities and also those in the EU and developed ways to help young people enhance their skills, education and competences to increase their employability. We aimed to exchange good and bad practices with the participants and to develop methodologies to help young people who have not obtained an education or skills to either obtain new skills or gain some education to make them more employable. We looked at different tools and opportunities available to youth on a local and EU level to help them gain an education or skills. We gave a lot of focus on the existing knowledge of young people on the tools available to them and focused on finding ways to keep them informed of the opportunities available to them.We need to identify the problems in each of the communities and also understand the opportunities available so that we can help youth in these fields and help them increase their employability. By giving the youth the tools to gain an education and increase their skills we are also helping them to find employment in an overly competitive market. In addition to enhancing education and skills we will also look at employment opportunities in each community and in the EU giving the youth the needed information to find the jobs which are right for them, allowing them to better understand the labour markets and how they fit into these. The project successfully created a better understand of the labour market showing the diverse needs of the market and how each person can find employment. The youth workers and staff are now better able to assist young people in these fields more readily as a result of this training course.

We see an increase in diseases like obesity, diabetes and even cancer in youth. We even see young people suffering from heart disease and disorders normally associated with adults. Most of the causes of these diseases in youth are as a direct result of unhealthy lifestyle choices. We created greater awareness of the problems and gave youth workers the tools to help more young people make healthier diet choices and also include some form of physical activity into their lifestyle choices.We examined the dietary choices that young people make and the factors that influence these choices. We examined cultural elements associated with diet and also economical and habits. We also looked into the daily routines of young people to establish how young people could incorporate some physical activity into their lives. Together with a healthier diet and some physical activity we hope to shape the lives of young people to include a healthy lifestyle and therefore allow young people to live healthier lives and reduce the amount of diseases and illness seen in young people today.The main issues addressed in this project is to examine the reason for the lifestyle choices that youth make and to explore ways to make changes in these choices to reflect a healthier lifestyle without making drastic changes in their lives or making the process difficult resulting in young people opting for the easier unhealthy options. The main idea is to inform young people of the choices allowing them to understand the short and long term effects of the wrong choices and to give them the knowledge and information to make the correct choices. We will look at healthier alternatives to junk food and also allow for traditional foods and customs to be upheld while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We had experts at the project speaking about health and safety with regard to food preparation and storing and also about economic ways of storing and reusing food. The professionals spoke about the food industry offering advice and tips for the participants and also allowed for a questions and answers session.We believe the project gave the youth workers and participants the tools to be able to share the knowledge with youth in each of their communities to allow young people to make the correct lifestyle choices for a healthier life.