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Q. ATO. CALL FOR HOSTING NAs 2009-2010. A dvanced T raining O n Q uality. Add quality to your next youth exchange. A few figures. Initiated by NA FR & NA UK in 2004 1 4 TCs took place from 2004 till the end of 200 8 9 NAs involved in 2004 to 31 NAs now
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Q ATO CALL FOR HOSTING NAs2009-2010 AdvancedTrainingOnQuality Add quality to your next youth exchange
A few figures... • Initiated by NA FR & NA UK in 2004 • 14TCs took place from 2004 till the end of 2008 • 9NAs involved in 2004 to 31 NAs now • 338 (very) satisfied participants • An ATOQ trainers’ pool of 5experienced trainers
Aim To offer methods and tools in non-formal learning in order to improve the QUALITY of future youth exchanges
Objectives • To deepen knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to better set up a youth exchange • To evaluate the youth workers’ previous international youth exchange experience and its impact on participants • To reflect on the content of a youth exchange: intercultural learning, active participation of young people, impact, partnerships, evaluation and follow up • To promote the concept of citizenship in a youth exchange • To find ways how to use the methods learned in the daily reality and youth work in general • ATOQ also provides an opportunity to meet possible partners to share good quality methods in future exchanges and spread the quality on to others
Q ATO The Participants • Profile • Voluntary and professional youth workers, working directly with youngsters • Experience as a team-member in, at least, 1international youth exchange and plan to organise another • At least 18years old • Good level of English • The Group • Approx. 30 participants • Multilateral (min. 8 countries) The ATOQ trainerspool Each ATOQ is delivered by 3 trainers from the ATOQ pool: Clement Dupuis FR http://trainers.salto-youth.net/ClementDupuis/ Elizabeth Kasa RO/EE http://trainers.salto-youth.net/ElizabethKasa/ Marta Piszczek PL Wim Vogelaere BE Sylvain Abrial FR
The programme This programme can be adapted when needed. It is evaluated on a yearly basis.
The impact « ATOQ is an excellent tool for youth workers concerned with quality in youth exchanges. » Ana Videira Action 4.3 Project officer in the Portuguese National Agency « This training course is a great opportunity for youth workers to reflect on their practice in leading European youth exchanges. For the French National Agency, developing ATOQ was very important in order to have a training course which targets more experienced youth workers, beside offers more appropriate for beginners (like BTM). » Agnès Erhmann Action 4.3 Project officer in the French National Agency « The ATOQ has now made a strong reputation for itself, with both NA representatives and participating youth workers recommending the course to their colleagues. » Marie-Noëlle Ouellet Action 1.1 Project officer in the UK National Agency « Turkish participants have already started to use the knowledge, skills and techniques that they gained in ATOQ, in training courses given at national level and in Action 1.1 projects that they work as promoters. We will continue to send participants to ATOQs to provide a domino effect to increase the quality of the youth exchanges that will take place in future »Handan Boyar Action 1.1 Project officer in the Turkish National Agency
The support • A clear documentation • Documents, with all information needed about the course, have been created to make the communication easy and the cooperation fruitful : • Host NA Pack • Trainers’ Pack • Participants’ Pack • Handout Pack • Letter for sending NA’s • Youthpass • Pre-activity for participants ATOQ Coordination In order to facilitate the organisation of the different ATOQs and the planning of future ATOQs, both NA and trainers side have created a coordinator. For 2008: From NA side: Paavo Pyykkonen (NA FI) Paavo.Pyykkonen@cimo.fi From Trainers’ side: Wim Vogelaere wim.vogelaere@skynet.be ATOQ is supported by a steering group of NAs who follows and evaluates the TC : Estonia, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom
ATOQ in 2008-2009 • ATOQ Netherlands: 13-18 Feb 2008 • ATOQ Estonia /France: 7-13 Apr2008 • ATOQ Belgium-FR / UK: Sept 30–Oct 5 2008 • ATOQ Germany: February 2009 We are looking for hosts for 2009-2010. Please contact paavo.pyykkonen@cimo.fi