Training Courses on European Citizenship (2006)

Aim and objectives

The aim for these training Modules on European citizenship was to develop a sense of space and place in contemporary Europe, the skills required to be active agents of change and development, and the knowledge required to make choices within this context.

The objectives of the Modules were:

• To support the professional development of youth workers and youth leaders by extending their competencies to integrate elements of European citizenship within their projects and practice and support their role as multipliers with young people; 
• To provide participants with knowledge and information about the historical role and present function of European institutions and the concepts and formal meanings and expressions of European citizenship; 
• To enable participants to reflect about European citizenship and European identity and key values and concepts associated with it, such as safeguarding human rights, participation in the development of democracy and respect for cultural diversity; 
• To develop participants’ knowledge and motivation to critically understand the European youth programmes and their potential to support the European citizenship dimension of youth work.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS (The registration deadline is over)

Some facts and figures

Each training Module gathered on average 25 participants from all over Europe for five full training days.
With approximately 700 applications and 150 participants in total, the six training Modules organised in 2006 undoubtly raised a high interest among European youth workers and youth leaders. These trainings provided European youth workers and youth leaders with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and to discuss on European citizenship and other matters of interest for young people.
Through the Modules, these youth workers and youth leaders also learned to prepare themselves to actively participate in democratic life at the European level.
The six Modules were evaluated individually by each educational team and collectively during a common Evaluation Seminar (Bonn, 1-2 November 2006).

Evaluation Report
(European Citizenship Training Modules 2006)
by Florian Cescon [119k]

You may find more informations about the past and on-going training activities on European Citizenship below:

• Training Courses on European Citizenship 2008-2009
• Training courses on European Citizenship 2007-2008
• Training courses on European Citizenship 2004-2005
• Training courses on European Citizenship 2001-2003