YOUTH EXCHANGE
Jan 05, 2016
YOUTH EXCHANGE
DATA
Receiving organization: Outward Bound Croatia
Location: Samobor, Croatia
Dates: 2nd – 10th November 2015
18 participants from 3 countries: Croatia, Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
MAIN GOAL
The main goal of the project is to enrich the participants with a highly valuable experience for their future steps in getting a job through different
non-formal methods of learning and interactive workshops, practical real life examples, role plays,
simulations, personal action plan, every day reflections and intercultural learning.
OBJECTIVES
to develop and improve participants key competences and skills
to give them basic competences necessary in searching for a job and getting a job
to improve their communication and presentation skills, how to write a quality CV, how to act on a job interview
to learn about virtual communication tools most common in business/NGO/project management
to see real life examples, through interaction with representatives of companies/handicrafts/factory manager/free artist
to stay in an international environment that contributes to the enhancement of the international dimension of youth activities
PARTICIPANTS
6 participants + 1 team leader from each country
18 – 30 years old
youth leaders 18+
interested in the topic of the project
young people that are not in employment, education or training (NEET)
we will include 2/3 of participants that fit in the category of fewer opportunities – that will be economical difficulties like unemployment, educational difficulties like no opportunities or difficulties in education
and geographical difficulties – coming from underprivileged regions like rural areas
LOCATION AND ACCOMODATION
Samobor is a small town 25 kilometres from Zagreb. It’s known for a number of successful small companies and young entrepreneur initiatives
We will be accomodated in a hostel “Samobor”, located in the historicalcity center: .
http://www.hostel-samobor.hr/eng/gallery.html
DAILY PROGRAM
DAY 1Arrival and intro day
DAY 2
Introduction to YouthExchange and Outward
Bound Croatia
Interactive presentation about the youth unemployment
Citybound
Interactive morning
DAY 3
Visit of a local successfull entrepreneur company
and handicrafts
Visit of a free artist
DAILY PROGRAM
DAY 4
Interactive visit to aninternational company
Youth unemploymentin Europe (workshop)
DAY 5 DAY 6
Communication skills (workshops)
Job interview roleplay
Traditional Croatian evening
How to write a CV (workshop)
Intercultural evening
DAILY PROGRAM
DAY 7 DAY 8
Reflection and evaluation
Erasmus + opportunities
Closing ceremony
Personal project and
personal action plan
TRAVEL COST REIMBURSEMENT
We ask you to keep all your tickets, boarding passes and receipts (originals).
We will only reimburse your travel cost if you participate in the whole project.
Travel costs are reimbursed to account of organization by 2nd December 2015.
CountryNo. Of
participantsTravel grant per participant (€)
Travel grant per organization
Croatia 7 20 140
Romania 7 170 1190
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 80 560
PRATICAL INFORMATION
Deadline for application: 22nd September 2015
Arrival: 2nd November by 3 p.m.
Departure: 10th November after breakfast
Bring with you:
passport or other official identification
personal medications (if you need it)
personal things (towels)
invoices and travel tickets
European Health Insurance Card (http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=559)
currency in Croatia is Croatian kunas – make sure to change yourmoney
HOW TO APPLY?
We ask you to fill in the application form and answer all the questions in it. If you have any physical limitations, disease
and/or use medicine we need to know about, indicate it on the application form.
After we get applications, we will send you back the confirmation letter after which you arrange your travel.
If you are a vegetarian or have special diet, also let us know, indicate on your application form what you cannot or don’t
want to eat and what you can so that we can arrange suitable food.
HOW TO APPLY?
For any questions and informations about the project and application process contact the sending organizations:
Romania – Asociatia Tineri Parteneri Pentru DezvoltareaSocietatii Civile; contact: Iulian Nicolae Ghinoiu
[email protected] and Herzegovina – Udruzenje Snaga Mladih
Youth Power; contact: Armin Čerzek [email protected] – Outward Bound Croatia; contact: Alessandra
Morciano [email protected]
ENRICH AND PAINT YOUR
FUTURE!