Youth Trainers Academy (YTA)
Training Course
19-28 November 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania
Probably one of the strongest Train The Trainer experiences in Europe is inviting again to grow together and become a strong and impactful Trainer. Its a mind blowing week. Re-invented again, updated, better, unexpected. Even more…
# Do forward to members within and friends outside your NGO if you find it relevant
# DL to apply 14th September 2021 23:00 CEST
# Dates: 19th of November – 28th November
# Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
# Send motivation letter to: yta@zerogeneration.org
The 21st century brought an education concept to maturation: learner-centered learning. Coupled with technological advances, this innovation makes learner-centered learning possible on an unprecedented scale. At the same time, these advances create new demands that make this fresher approach increasingly necessary, as we all witnessed throughout the Covid acute crisis. Educators, trainers, learning designers can play a key role to support the development of more skillful professionals and more accomplished persons.
As a Train The Trainer learning program, Youth Trainers Academy is a unique opportunity to develop yourself along like-minded fellow trainers’, from various backgrounds, and connected with communities from several organisations.
Would you like to learn the craft which will engage your participants in sustainable personal growth?
Would you want to become a Learning Designer, an Educator, a Trainer(*)?
What if this call was the opportunity you were looking for?
Keep on reading and let’s find out!
=== Who can apply? ===
Any person involved in learning oriented position, initiatives, projects, organisation, corporation with “youth“ as main or regular public and for which transferring knowledge, experiences and best practices are key factors for individuals’ and/or organisational development.
For many, becoming a trainer is a call, a wish to give back and/or a path towards self development. You can have a look at some elements about what it takes to be a trainer, that will illustrate some of the elements expected from you.
As you noticed, it requires a lot of dedication and next to the elements mentioned in the article above, we are expecting applicants who will demonstrate being:
– positive
– open-minded
– flexible
– hard workers
– responsible
– patient
– supportive
– team players
At Zero Generation, we tend to believe that what one gives is almost as important as what they can get from our events. If you think and feel that this event can benefit you, then keep on reading because this call is to host 24 participants.
Side note: In case you need a VISA to reach Vilnius, Lithuania, please be proactive with the information we need to have to issue an invitation.
=== What about COViD-19? ===
We have several options, contingency plans, as no one can predict how the situation will be in 3 months’ time.
We choose to have the event live. Which leads us to some changes related to how we operate the event:
– We will follow the evolutions of Lithuanian Covid related rules and communicate any change to participants;
– There will be less participants than previous years, in a space which will be fully ours (we have a better control of any externals joining in) and where we are autonomous;
– The catering is brought to us by our long term local partner;
– The event will happen in Vilnius and the social program will adapt to local policies that will be in place at the time of the event.
If selected, you may be subjected to obligations requested by event organisers and/or local authorities at the time of the event. The details will be communicated in due time.
=== Other Questions? ===
Still here… If you have questions about submitting your application or just a chat about how it’s like to be a trainer, reach out to the people responsible for YTA 2022 aka Milda Latakaite (milda@zerogeneration.org) & Herve Tunga (herve@zerogeneration.org).
We are planning to host live meetings on Saturdays 21st of August and 4th of September. Check our YTA page on facebook for details.
We highly recommend you to take the needed time to read all the materials, ask questions or clarifications and start preparing your application ASAP.
The choice is yours to make… Are you joining?
(*) Even if your NGO may be a YTA partner, you may be requested extra credentials to be recognised as Trainer in some of them. Contact your NGO Training Coordination for details.
(**) You’ll be refunded in such case as Lithuania, or your country, restricts movement, not allowing you to attend the event.
More information at: SALTO