Skill Up
Leadership skills training project for volunteers
SKILL-UPis a 12-day international training program for youth leaders from Poland and Portugal, which took place in Braga (Portugal)
in the period of August 24 - September 6, 2022
The aim of the project was to develop their professional competences with an emphasis on leadership and soft skills, including exploring methods focused on integrating young people with fewer opportunities (experiencing socio-economic and geographical obstacles).
The project participants were volunteersMy Future Foundationwho have developed the skills of public speaking, project management, negotiation and team building that are important on the labor market. They gained this knowledge through group work, role play, outdoor activities and oxford debates. Participants were also encouraged to share their experience in their organizations and working on existing projects.
The program was also intended to encourage young people to be actively involved in social life and inspire them to act in local communities.
How did the youth leaders contribute to the project?
They were involved at different stages of the project, of which five main ones can be identified:
1) Planning - youth leaders during the meeting with the project manager
made an analysis of their skills in the foundation, in particular those they would like to acquire and the areas in which they would like to work in the future. They also had to indicate one working method they used in Poland that they would like to share with Portuguese youth leaders - on this basis they created goals
and an action plan.
2) Preparation - youth leaders were divided into five groups, each of which was given a specific task (marketing activities, practical aspects, writing applications, conducting workshops, logistic aspects) - this allowed to plan the management of the project.
3) Implementation - most activities were based on peer learning methods
and experience sharing. This means that young people worked together to share their experiences and develop their ideas further.
4) Evaluation - each day the youth leaders had time to reflect. It made it possible
it is for the team to evaluate the activities and make sure that the expected results have been achieved. With the help of a moderator, the young people assessed their knowledge
and will receive a YouthPass certificate confirming the acquired skills and achieved results.
The project was created in cooperation with:
Financed by EU funds. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA are responsible for them.
Implementation: 4.08-06.09.2022, Braga, Portugal.
Project number: 2021-2-PL01-KA153-YOU-000040965
Partners: EduPlus - Portugal
contact
My Future
hello@my-future.info
NIP: 7962973270
Address: Radomska 49,
26-630 Jedlnia-Letnisko, Poland
REGON: 365070733
KRS: 0000630090
Registration confirmation here.