On 3rd to 15th May, 2022, Abba’s House Anguilla in partnership with Anguilla National Youth Council, and the Department of Youth and Culture, facilitated the attendance of Youth Workers/Leaders to attend an Erasmus+ training course in Oranjestad, Aruba. The Training Course, entitled: ‘Meet the Method’, was designed to address the needs of ‘youth workers’ by providing them with methods and techniques for non-formal education, as well as to help youth workers better understand non-formal education, and its characteristics and purpose for life-long learning, especially in countries where inter-culturalism is prominent.
The Training Course included international partnering countries from Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, St. Maarten and Anguilla. Together, youth workers from these countries adopted the motto: ‘Sharing is Caring’, where a number of methods were shared and experienced. Some methods learnt were; molecules, speed dating, robot, world café, spiritual animal and many more.
‘Meet the Method’, training course, also aimed to develop the professionalism of youth workers in the field of non-formal education (NFE) in hopes of fostering civic engagement and responsible citizenship. They further aimed to promote European co-operation in the field of youth by creating equal opportunities for education through intercultural sharing and exchange of best practices, experiences and expertise while promoting a more democratic and civic society. The purpose was to strengthen the confidence of youth workers in NFE, through developing their creativity, and empowering their cognitive, and practical skills, in order to deliver quality NFE programmes in a manner that encourages participation, ownership, and creativity by everyone involved.
For further information, about the Erasmust+ sending Organisations, Abba’s House and the Anguilla National Youth Council, please contact Mr. Kasseem Forde and Mr. Neil Gumbs, at; kassem.forde@gmail.com or neilgumbs@hotmail.com or via telephone at; 584-6353 or 584-3434.
– Press Release
