International formations

What are international formations?
International formations are part of the European Youth Programme. They aim to offer opportunities to applicants to develop new Youth projects, improve their skills in non-formal education and inform others about the Youth programme.
There are nine types of activities:
1. Practical training experience (job shadowing)
This activity allows youth workers to acquire the skills for organising a transnational project by working in a partner organisation for a limited period of time.
2. Feasibility visits
These allow project managers to discuss a project idea before submitting an application for an exchange or EVS.
3. Contact-making seminars
These bring together potential partners for youth projects.
4. Study visits
These provide an opportunity to learn about youth work provisions in other countries.
5. Seminars
These are a tool for the exchange of experience and good practice, consultations or policy development etc. with regard to the Youth programme and youth policy.
6. Training courses
These help those involved in youth work and non-formal education to acquire advanced skills and knowledge for their activities.
7. Youth information
This activity supports the production and dissemination of information and training material relating to the Youth programme.
8. Transnational partnerships and networks
Their objective is to create new networks under the Youth programme.
9. Support for quality and innovation
This activity aims at involving young people with less opportunities in the Youth programme at national, regional and local levels.

For whom?

youth workers
trainers
support persons
mentors
project managers
youth leaders
groups of young people
other actors involved or interested in non-formal education

Interested?

Are you interested in setting up an international activity? Have a look at this website: http://www.salto-youth.net/ or contact us by e-mail (see 'about me' in the column on the right)

Do you like to come to Mantova as an EVS volunteer?

Besides being an EVS sending organisation for Italian youngsters, we are also an EVS hosting organisation for people outside Italy.

We've got a lot of interesting projects for young people who are living outside Italy and who are wanting to experience the Italian culture!

All the projects we coordinate

A...different creativity: 2005-IT-99
AnimAction: 2005-IT-91
At the right rhythm: 2003-IT-161
Come home: 2005-IT-37
Differently together: 2003-IT-16
Integra: 2005-IT-60
InternActional Desk: 2005-IT-93
True time: 2003-IT-15

Do you want to go abroad with the European Voluntary Service (EVS)?

• Are you between 18 and 25 years old?
• Do you want to do individual volunteer work within Europe?
• Do you like to learn another language, do you like to meet new people, but you don't want to spend a lot of money?
• Go abroad with EVS!

What is EVS?

You can do EVS for a minimum of 6 months and for a maximum of 12 months. You can choose between a lot of projects which can take place, for example, in the field of the environment, arts and culture, activities with children, young people or the elderly, heritage, or sports and leisure. An EVS project gives you a lot of opportunities and costs almost nothing. It involves a partnership between three actors:

1) you, as a (future) volunteer
2) a sending organisation
3) a host organisation

Together with the sending and host organisation, a subsidy for all the costs (travel, insurance, appartment rent, money for food, pocket money) will be arranged.

Interested?

Are you interested to go abroad with EVS? Don't hesitate to contact us for further information. You can find our contact information in the 'about me' colomn on the right. You might also have a look at: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/program/sos/vh_evs_en.html for more details about EVS.

Intercultural Exchanges

Why?
Intercultural exchanges are a part of the youth programme set up by the European Union. They are meant to bring young people from different countries together. In this way they can learn from each other and are able to discover and explore similarities and differences between their cultures. Such an experience can help combat negative prejudices and stereotypes. Moreover, the effect of a youth exchange on the local population can give rise to more positive awareness of other cultures and have an impact not only on the young people themselves and their associations’ activities, but also on the local communities.

What is it?
A youth exchange brings together groups of young people from different backgrounds from two or more countries, providing them with an opportunity to discuss and confront various themes.

Who can participate?
If you're between 15 and 25 years old and living in a EU country. We'll keep you informed about new exchanges coming up. In the meantime you might have a look at former exchanges.

Are you into something new?

Have you ever dreamt of going abroad for a while? Are you interested in other cultures? Do you like to speak another language besides your mother tongue? Well, this is your chance! Attività Internazionali is a desk in Mantova (Italy) which stimulates intercultural awareness and international mobility of students and youngsters all over Europe. Our main activities are:

• Intercultural exchanges
• European Volunteer Service (EVS)
• International formation

  

Just have a look at the links above and find out about your possibilities!