On the morning of the final day Buzz informed the participants that the agenda had been slighted changed. The morning would be given over to conversations about the draft strategic plan for the Guild which is in development, with the afternoon being for open space discussions and time for reflection on the week as whole. Discussing […]
Getting into business with DHL
Day four the group were joined by Greg and Marek from DHL Supply Chain who would be facilitating the day and giving an insight into training practices from the world of business. This day had been designed to see the similarities and differences and to give a brief taste of the approaches being used. Greg and Marek introduced […]
Revisiting the 360
Following on from Leary’s Rose Snez gave the group the background to the development of the 360 and trios which were developed over the previous Guild meetings in Budapest and Ireland. She explained that the process is still under development and that the members who are working on this are keen to get feedback from […]
The bus stop and Leary’s Rose
Sunday morning the group came back together and to begin Sandra introduced the model Leary’s Rose. Leary was a psychologist from the 1950s who developed this model which helps to categorised observed behaviour and provide a way of interacting to help influence the behaviour of others. To begin the session Sandra gave each participant a […]
Enabling failing
Yesterday afternoon the group began with a webinar input from Thomas A Gilliford entitled “Give permission, not forgiveness”. The webinar focused on the idea of enabling people to be comfortable with failure and take calculated risks in order to achieve innovation in their work. Thomas spoke about the approaches used widely in the technology industry […]
Trending topics and GROW
This morning the group began by exploring the trends and challenges which are affecting youth work and youth trainers. Nerijus led the session and began by introducing himself and giving some background about himself. He went on to explain that everyone comes with their own biography (or bias) which influences the way that they work, and […]
Exploring the realities
The second part of day one was focused on exploring the realities for young people, youth work and youth work trainers and finally, what is needed to build a community of trainers. The picture for young people Yuliya introduced the session and the participants split into six groups to discuss what, based on their experience […]
A supportive network and preparations for departure
This morning the group came together for to connect ahead of the programme week. MarCus welcomed the participants, gave a short introduction and introduced members of the seminar team who will be facilitating, documenting and supporting with technical requirements. Yuliya then shared the three objectives for the seminar which are… Strengthening the capacities of trainers Deal with […]
Youth Trainers Reboot
The International Youth Work Trainers Guild are coming together for the next five days in Payerbach (Austria) for Youth Trainers Reboot. This new seminar is multi-purpose and brings together participants from 16 partner countries, funded through Erasmus+ and hosted by coobra – cooperativa braccianti. The expert seminar aims to gather international youth work trainers together in […]
Survey results: how do trainers review their performance?
118 trainers from 38 countries During January 2017, we have conducted an online survey among trainers to identify practices, needs and interests of how trainers review their performance and assess their competences. The survey gathered 118 answers from trainers coming from more than 38 countries. You can download slides which summarise the main findings based […]