Call for training course 'SENSE', Palermo (Italy).
SENSE “Social Entrepreneurship and Social media for youth Employability”
Place and Dates for the TC: Palermo (Italy) from the 6th(arrival day) to the 14th(departure day) of June 2015.
Themes:
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Social entrepreneurship as a new trend in response to youth unemployment,
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Social media potential and practical use to boost employability, as a tool for employment and in promotion of social enterprise,
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Exchange of good practices, tools among EuroMed countries in the area of youth work, social entrepreneurship and social media usage.
Project description:
TC “SENSE” is planned as a 8-days training course
with participants from European Union and South Mediterranean partner
countries. It will involve 40 participants from EU and Southern
Mediterranean countries, and it will be implemented in Palermo, Italy,
from the 6th (arrival day) to the 14th (departure day) of June 2015.
The TC aims to give inspiration, tools and new
methodologies to youth workers by providing ideas on how to create a
social business and bring a positive impact on society, ensuring social
inclusion and economic development through social entrepreneurship, as
well as exploiting and exploring the opportunities offered by social
media in promotion of their own social enterprise, as well as give
knowledge on the use of social media in getting employed. Participants
will learn about social entrepreneurship and its value, and will acquire
new skills through an innovative methodology combining non-formal
activities and practical training using virtual tools.
Through the exchange of good practices and case
studies among the participants from EU and South Mediterranean
countries, the participants will learn how to encourage and promote
social entrepreneurship initiatives among young people in their local
communities. The training course will also allow participants to
establish networks for further joint collaboration.
Objectives:
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Promote and encourage social entrepreneurship as a response to youth unemployment,
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Raise awareness about opportunities offered by social networks to facilitate the employability and to promote own social business,
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Provide youth workers with new tools and innovative methodologies, to be transferred to youth in their local communities,
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Exchange best practices in the field of social entrepreneurship and use of social media in Euromed countries,
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Foster the intercultural, intergenerational dialogue and understanding, economic development and social inclusion of youth,
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Deeper knowledge about European programmes and funding opportunities for youth and social entrepreneurs for the EuroMed area,
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Foster the establishment of new networks at Euro-Med level.
Main Activities:
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Workshops on Social entrepreneurship: development of social business idea,
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Virtual lab: building professional profiles and promoting social business through social media,
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Information sessions and exchange of good practices and case studies,
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Use of new tools and methodologies in the work of youth in the field of social entrepreneurship, social media, non-formal education, digital skills, etc...
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Networking space to develop further joint collaboration,
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Follow-up activities.
Final Results:
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Increased knowledge, skills in the field of the social entrepreneurship to be transferred onto the young unemployed young people in local communities,
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Enhanced sense of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit in young people,
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Better awareness of the opportunities offered by social networks as tools to facilitate employability and promote own business enterprise,
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Acquisition of new non-formal tools and innovative methodologies, to be transferred to youth in local communities,
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Increased knowledge about European programmes and funding opportunities for youth and social entrepreneurs for the EuroMed area,
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Establishment of new networks at EuroMed level.
Participant's profile:
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Youth workers.
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Project leaders.
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Youth and career advisers and other professionals working for or with young people (without age limit).
Contacts:
Mr. Sahim JAAFAR, Manager padil@ong-tn.org
