Profile of participants:  

 

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• You are a youth worker* involved directly in organizing activities for young people with fewer opportunities

• You want to learn educational activities in connection with food to use with them to stimulate their soft skills

• You want to learn how to cook balanced and inclusive menus that support the learning needs of your participants

• You are 18+ and you are able to communicate in simple English**

• You are officially resident in one of the following countries: Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

 

* for “youth workers” we mean people who are involved in educational activities with young people in the age frame 14 to 30 on professional or volunteer level regularly over time (ex. every day, once a week, a number of weekend per year, every year during a summer camp)

** In this training we will use an international version of English simple to understand; if you are very fluent in English keep in mind that other participants could not be so, be prepared to simplify your communication in order to get understood

 

 

Needs of the participants:

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• To improve their professional competencies as youth workers

• To gain competences useful for their professional development related to creating balanced and inclusive menus and with cooking for groups

• To learn on a variety of topics related to food, nutrition and cooking

• To gain an international network

• To experience and learn new perspectives and methods of non-formal learning

• To learn new activities, methods and tools to foster soft skills in young people

• To explore the field of cooking and food as a tool to support young people in rising entrepreneurial skills, embracing a healthier lifestyle and developing more inclusive approaches toward cultural differences

• To gain international knowledge and experience related to the topic of employability, nutrition, cooking, food, healthy lifestyle and intercultural sensitivity development

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IMPORTANT TO KNOW:

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Erasmus Plus projects are great opportunities to travel, discover new cultures and countries, meet different people and create international relationships without spending a lot of money.

In order to support the learning process of the participants this project is alcohol-free: drinking alcohol is not allowed during the whole duration of the training course, from the arrival day till the end of the program. The last night after the end of the program you are allowed to taste local wine or have a soft drink. If you cannot stay without drinking for 8 days this project is not for you. Also, the use of any kind of drug or substances that have a psychoactive effect on the brain is not allowed. In case you are taking prescribed medications that affect your functioning let us know in the application form.

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In case you are interested in travelling, discovering new places, meeting new people and creating international relationships in a cheap way but not in the topics of the training, you cannot actively participate in all the phases of the training or you are not willing to go through experiential activities, doesn't matter, it's perfectly fine and we don't get offended. We ask you then not to apply for this program - it may become a not pleasant experience for you - but go for what you really want and make it awesome! In that case, you may find useful tools like Couchsurfing, Blablacar, traditional hitch-hiking, to get inspiration from other travellers through blogs or groups like this one or this one.