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Call for Participants YTA 2024

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# Do forward to members within and friends outside your organisation if you find it relevant
# DL to apply 16th of October 2024 23:00 CEST
# Dates: 30th of November – 9th of December
# Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
# Send motivation letter to: yta@zerogeneration.org

Here is a call to you, our future educators, learning designers and community leaders!

Where learning never stops, career growth knows no bounds!

We’re thrilled to introduce the next edition of our Train-the-Trainer Program, a perfect fusion of career development and educational excellence: Youth Trainers Academy 2024. Imagine a program that doesn’t just teach you – it propels you into the role of an inspiring educator and a leader in professional development. If your heart beats for endless personal growth and empowering others, this is where your exciting journey begins.

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 and networks.

👉 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!

🌟🌟🌟Where, when and how much?🌟🌟🌟

Dates of YTA 2024: 30th of November – 9th December 2024.

Participants are expecting to reach Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday 30th of November 2024 by 16:00 (local time).

The organisers: Zero Generation

We will be hosted at Bed&Blues in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The fee to be paid for the YTA 2024 will be:
– 375 EUR for students
– 700 EUR for professionals.

It includes accommodation, catering, travel cost in Vilnius, training materials and other event related expenses. The catering will be provided throughout the event (3 meals per day + coffee breaks).

A non-refundable fee (**) of 250 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: mid October 2024). An email will be sent to selected participants with additional practical information.

🌟🌟🌟Who can apply?🌟🌟🌟

Any person involved in a 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 30 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.

🌟🌟🌟 How to apply?🌟🌟🌟

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* A motivation letter stating why you are the right person to attend YTA (2 A4 pages maximum)
* Clearly state whether Student (it’s compulsory to provide a copy of a valid, at the time of the event, student ID/card, picture or scan) or Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Professional fee by default.
* CV pointing out all the activities, initiatives, international projects you’ve been involved within and/or outside your organisation
* To be ready to transfer 250 EUR as confirmation of your selection when that time will come.

Moreover,

* A support letter from a Trainer, aka Angel, willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till December 2025) (***) (****). Make sure that we have her/his/their email address.
This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one who will be provided among our volunteers. We use this piece of information to be more acquainted to applicants.

Be aware that only complete applications will be considered for selection (motivation letter, status info & CV).

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

🌟🌟🌟 Selection criteria 🌟🌟🌟

  • Self presentation
  • Experience in your organisation
  • Participated in at least 1 training event (3 working days minimum)
  • Diversity (organisation, gender, country, etc)
  • Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

NOTE: Next to the elements mentioned above, there is a part of subjectivity also from the trainers involved in the project. Whatever the result of the selection, we are ready and willing to provide some feedback to the applications; this might take some time though, depending on the number of requests.

🌟🌟🌟 Application DL🌟🌟🌟

All the requested materials for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before the 16th of October 2024, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to start working on your application right away as collecting everything may take more time than you expect, especially choosing your future Angel, if you have any specific person in mind.

A group of YTA 2023 participants engaged in a discussion

🌟🌟🌟 Other Questions?🌟🌟🌟

We find it important for you to get acquainted to YTA Code Of Conduct we created for all parties directly involved in the YTA program. It aims to formulate the parameters of behaviour:

  • to be in accordance with the principles and values of the program;
  • to create a comfortable and safe learning environment, and atmosphere for all participants of every cultural background;
  • to achieve the best outcomes for the learning experience.

Still here… If you have questions about submitting your application or just a chat about how it’s like to be a trainer, send them to us using yta@zerogeneration.org.

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?

A learning activity at YTA

(*) Even if your NGO may be a YTA partner, you may be requested extra credentials to be recognised as a Trainer in some of them. Contact your NGO Training Coordination for details.
(**) You’ll be refunded in such a case as Lithuania, or your country, restricts movement, not allowing you to attend the event.
(***) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(****) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.

Call for Participants YTA 2024 Spring

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# Do forward to members within and friends outside your organisation if you find it relevant
# Extended DL to apply 25th of March 2024 23:00 CEST
# Dates: 11th of May – 20th May
# Place: Sofia, Bulgaria
# Send motivation letter to: yta@zerogeneration.org

Here is a call to you, our future educators, learning designers and community leaders!

In our world where learning never stops and career growth knows no bounds, we’re thrilled to introduce our Train-the-Trainer Program, a perfect fusion of career development and educational excellence: Youth Trainers Academy 2024 Spring edition. Imagine a program that doesn’t just teach you – it propels you into the role of an inspiring educator and a leader in professional development. If your heart beats for endless personal growth and empowering others, this is where your exciting journey begins.

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 and networks.

👉 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!

🌟🌟🌟Where, when and how much?🌟🌟🌟

Dates of YTA 2024 Spring: 11th-20th May 2024.

Participants are expecting to reach Sofia, Bulgaria, on Saturday 11th of May 2024 by 16:00 (local time).

The organisers: Zero Generation

We will be hosted at Guest House 32 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The fee to be paid for the YTA 2024 will be:
– 375 EUR for students
– 650 EUR for professionals.

It includes accommodation, catering, travel cost in Sofia, training materials and other event related expenses. The catering will be provided throughout the event (3 meals per day + coffee breaks).

A non-refundable fee (**) of 250 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: end of March 2024). An email will be sent to selected participants with additional practical information.

🌟🌟🌟Who can apply?🌟🌟🌟

Any person involved in a 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 30 participants.

Side note: In case you need a VISA to reach Sofia, Bulgaria, please be proactive with the information we need to have to issue an invitation.

🌟🌟🌟 How to apply?🌟🌟🌟

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* A motivation letter stating why you are the right person to attend YTA (2 A4 pages maximum)
* Clearly state whether Student (it’s compulsory to provide a copy of a valid, at the time of the event, student ID/card, picture or scan) or Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Professional fee by default.
* CV pointing out all the activities, initiatives, international projects you’ve been involved within and/or outside your organisation
* To be ready to transfer 250 EUR as confirmation of your selection when that time will come.

Moreover,

* A support letter from a Trainer, aka Angel, willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till December 2025) (***) (****). Make sure that we have her/his/their email address.
This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one who will be provided among our volunteers. We use this piece of information to be more acquainted to applicants.

Be aware that only complete applications will be considered for selection (motivation letter, status info & CV).

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

🌟🌟🌟 Selection criteria 🌟🌟🌟

  • Self presentation
  • Experience in your organisation
  • Participated in at least 1 training event (3 working days minimum)
  • Diversity (organisation, gender, country, etc)
  • Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

NOTE: Next to the elements mentioned above, there is a part of subjectivity also from the trainers involved in the project. Whatever the result of the selection, we are ready and willing to provide some feedback to the applications; this might take some time though, depending on the number of requests.

🌟🌟🌟 Application DL🌟🌟🌟

All the requested materials for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before 15th of March 2024, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to start working on your application right away as collecting everything may take more time than you expect, especially choosing your future Angel, if you have any specific person in mind.

A group of YTA 2023 participants engaged in a discussion

🌟🌟🌟 Other Questions?🌟🌟🌟

We find it important for you to get acquainted to YTA Code Of Conduct we created for all parties directly involved in the YTA program. It aims to formulate the parameters of behaviour:

  • to be in accordance with the principles and values of the program;
  • to create a comfortable and safe learning environment, and atmosphere for all participants of every cultural background;
  • to achieve the best outcomes for the learning experience.

Still here… If you have questions about submitting your application or just a chat about how it’s like to be a trainer, send them to us using yta@zerogeneration.org.

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?

A learning activity at YTA

(*) Even if your NGO may be a YTA partner, you may be requested extra credentials to be recognised as a Trainer in some of them. Contact your NGO Training Coordination for details.
(**) You’ll be refunded in such a case as Lithuania, or your country, restricts movement, not allowing you to attend the event.
(***) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(****) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.

YTA 2023 – Complementary Information

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This page gathers the program overview, the learning objectives of the sessions and workshops held during the event.

Program Overview

Here is the program overview:

SESSIONS DURATION SESSIONS DURATION
Onboarding 6H Design Academy 4H
Trainer’s Attitude 2H Activity Management 4H
Adult Learning 2H Emotions in Learning 4H
Building Inclusive Experiences 4H Immersive Learning Experience 4H
Process Facilitation 4H Training Delivery 8H
Group Dynamics for Trainers 4H Delivery Practice 3H
Learning Space Design 4H Training Follow-up 4H
Training Design 8H Trainer’s Career Path 4H
WORKSHOPS DURATION    
Amusement in Training 2nd Edition – D&D 2H
Introduction to Calligraphy 2H
Everyday Coaching 2H
IMPROV your style 2H
Shoulder Massage 101 2H
Wake Your Creativity Up 2H

Event Sessions

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES
YTA Onboarding By the end of the session participants are expected to :
– develop a sense of community;
– actively engage in the YTA experience;
– reflect on YTA onboarding process.
Trainers Attitude By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– infer the role of a trainer in an organisation;
– provide a framework that helps build professional and ethical trainers’ attitude;
– engage in a self-development path from a trainer’s perspective.
Adult Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– associate the adult learning principles with their own life experiences;
– describe fundamentals of experiential learning to their peers;
– illustrate a learning cycle scenario from a learner perspective.
Building Inclusive Experiences By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– develop practical strategies for designing training programs that cater to diverse learning, cultural backgrounds, and preferences.
– implement strategies for addressing challenging situations related to diversity and inclusion in learning event.
Process Facilitation By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– understand and accept the importance of planned facilitation in various processes through self-reflection;
– adapt collected practical knowledge to the future situations where facilitation will be needed;
– create own processes.
Group Dynamics By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand the importance of space and process facilitation from a perspective of relationship management;
– understand a 2-level relationship management in a training program;
– analyse relationship development in a training program through a group dynamic model.
Learning Space Design By the end of the session participants are expected to:
– recognise the space design categories of an existing location that foster collaboration;
– illustrate concepts that uses the environment to support learning;
– design a learning space supporting the objectives of a training program.
Training Design By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– analyse the development of training from an idea to a program;
– create training sessions’ out-line;
– design a learning experience that engages all kind of learners.
Design Academy By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– design a learning program;
– develop a learning flow for that event;
– collaborate in a team of trainers.
Activity Management By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– create a learning activity;
– fully engage their audience into the activity;
– run a complete debriefing activity;
– connect their activity as part of a learning session.
Emotions in Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– become aware of the variety of emotions experienced in training;
– understand how different emotions affect the learning process and knowledge retention;
– create a learning activity that opens space for emotions;
– fully engage their audience into the activity.
Immersive Learning Experience By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– describe the key characteristics of an immersive experience to third parties;
– analyse existing ILEs to discern their immersive elements and structure;
– design and run a YTA closing experience using ILE principles.
Training Delivery By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– discover principles of training delivery;
– understand how active participation impact educational experience;
– explore training delivery methods;
– refine a training plan;
– practice training delivery.
Training Follow-Up By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– acknowledge the role of follow-up in an educational process;
– understand the composing elements of a follow-up;
– collect a personal toolkit for their follow-up strategy.
YTA Career Path & Call for Action By the end of the session participants are expected to:
– collect applicable knowledge about various opportunities that exist from YTA and other organisations (Institutions, companies, NGOS…) towards trainers;
– develop their vision as a “professional-under-constant-development” in the training field, based and connected with the YTA follow-up plan;
– produce a contract for the first 3 years towards self-development in a field of non-formal education;
– initiate their own support network and utilize it during all phases of their development as trainers.

Workshops

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

WORKSHOP LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Amusement in Training 2nd Edition – D&D By the end of the workshop, participants are expected to deduce potential skills that can be practiced through a game
Introduction to Calligraphy Tools and techniques for lasting improvements
Everyday Coaching Practice some coaching in real life situations
IMPROV your style Learn how the improvisation theater mindset can improve your training style
Shoulder Massage 101 Learn some basics about massage and what one can do to relax tensed shoulders.
Wake Your Creativity Up Theater physical contact games

Call for Participants YTA 2023

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# Do forward to members within and friends outside your organisation if you find it relevant
# DL to apply 10th of October 2023 23:00 CEST
# Dates:  18th of November – 27th November
# Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
# Send motivation letter to: yta@zerogeneration.org

After a very crowded late summer, here is our open call!

The 21st century brought an education concept to maturation: learner-centred education which focuses on 3 key aspects about the learner:
– First, each learner is seen as being unique in meaningful ways;
– Second, each learner is seen as having unbounded potential that will unfold at its own pace and in its own way;
– And, finally, each learner is seen as having an innate desire to learn.

Coupled with technological advances, this innovation makes learner-centred 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.

We are convinced that 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!

🌟🌟🌟Where, when and how much?🌟🌟🌟

Dates of YTA 2023: 18th-27th November 2023.

Participants are expecting to reach Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday 18th November 2023 by 16:00 (local time).

The organisers: Zero Generation

We will be hosted at Rock’n’Hostel in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The fee to be paid for the YTA 2023 will be:
– 350 EUR for students
– 600 EUR for professionals.

It includes accommodation, catering, travel cost in Vilnius, training materials and other event related expenses. The catering will be provided throughout the event (3 meals per day + coffee breaks).

A non-refundable fee (**) of 250 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: end of mid October 2023). An email will be sent to selected participants with additional practical information.

🌟🌟🌟Who can apply?🌟🌟🌟

Any person involved in a 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 30 participants.

Training Delivery

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.

🌟🌟🌟 How to apply?🌟🌟🌟

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* A motivation letter stating why you are the right person to attend YTA 2023 (2 A4 pages maximum)
* Clearly state whether Student (it’s compulsory to provide a copy of a valid, at the time of the event, student ID/card, picture or scan) or Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Professional fee by default.
* CV pointing out all the activities, initiatives, international projects you’ve been involved within and/or outside your organisation
* To be ready to transfer 250 EUR as confirmation of your selection when that time will come.

Moreover,

* A support letter from a Trainer, aka Angel, willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till December 2024) (***) (****). Make sure that we have her/his/their email address.
This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one who will be provided among our volunteers. We use this piece of information to be more acquainted to applicants.

Be aware that only complete applications will be considered for selection (motivation letter, status info & CV).

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

🌟🌟🌟 Selection criteria 🌟🌟🌟

* Self presentation
* Experience in your organisation
* Participated in at least 1 training event (3 working days minimum)
* Diversity (organisation, gender, country, etc)
* Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

NOTE: Next to the elements mentioned above, there is a part of subjectivity also from the trainers involved in the project. Whatever the result of the selection, we are ready and willing to provide some feedback to the applications; this might take some time though, depending on the number of requests.

🌟🌟🌟 Application DL🌟🌟🌟

All the requested materials for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before 10th of October 2023, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to start working on your application right away as collecting everything may take more time than you expect, especially choosing your future Angel, if you have any specific person in mind.

A group of YTA 2023 participants engaged in a discussion

🌟🌟🌟 Other Questions?🌟🌟🌟

We find it important for you to get acquainted to YTA Code Of Conduct we created for all parties directly involved in the YTA program. It aims to formulate the parameters of behaviour:

  • to be in accordance with the principles and values of the program;
  • to create a comfortable and safe learning environment, and atmosphere for all participants of every cultural background;
  • to achieve the best outcomes for the learning experience.

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 aka Milda Latakaite (milda@zerogeneration.org) & Herve Tunga (herve@zerogeneration.org).

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?

A learning activity at YTA

(*) Even if your NGO may be a YTA partner, you may be requested extra credentials to be recognised as a Trainer in some of them. Contact your NGO Training Coordination for details.
(**) You’ll be refunded in such a case as Lithuania, or your country, restricts movement, not allowing you to attend the event.
(***) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(****) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.

YTA’s Code of Conduct

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Preamble

This code of conduct has been created for all parties directly involved in YTA program. It aims to formulate the parameters of behaviour:

  • to be in accordance with the principles and values of the program;
  • to create a comfortable and safe learning environment, and atmosphere for all participants of every cultural background;
  • to achieve the best outcomes for the learning experience.

Each participant to the YTA program is expected to take responsibility for themselves, and to act in accordance with principles and values presented bellow.

Values of Youth Trainers Academy

At YTA we value:

  • Mastery: whether one becomes a learning expert today or in three years, one should never stop learning and improve their practices;
  • Respect: one should value oneself and other persons and their ideas, appreciate their uniqueness, and their right to be different from self;
  • Open-mindedness: it’s an invitation to be receptive to a wide variety of ideas, arguments, and information;
  • Tinkering: the program develops open-ended exploration with different materials, to develop the capacity for problem solving skills, as group or individual;
  • Playfulness: one is invited to engage with the program, and other actors, in a spirit of lightheartedness and freedom. Even though we agree the outcome from learning are important, one is invited to get involved on activities with a positive mental attitude;
  • Community: We develop learning designers interested in creating experiences for people to grow and develop. Taking part in the program, one will have the opportunity to create and join various active and engaged communities of practices in the learning and training field, starting from YTA graduates.

In order to ensure productive and inclusive meetings, all parties should foster cooperation and show appreciation of each other’s contributions.

Educational Principles

According to Bruce Weinstein, there are five basic principles of ethics, common to all faiths and disciples;

  • Do not harm: try not to hurt others with your actions;
  • Make things better: helping people and knowing the difference between helping and hurting, acting as a community wherever you stand;
  • Respect others: always speak the truth and keep your promises, if someone trusts you with information keep it to yourself but report the wrongdoings;
  • Be fair: keep a balance on your emotions and do not punish people unnecessarily;
  • Be loving: compassion for others, show that you care.

Encouraged attitude and behaviours

The list below should be seen as a starting point for quality interactions. 😊

Positive Mental Attitude – Taking part in YTA should be a meaningful, fun, and safe learning experience for everyone directly involved with the programme. We encourage everyone to have an optimistic disposition in every situation in one’s life, which can attract positive changes and increase achievement. We want to make sure everyone feels respected and empowered during YTA, both in our physical and our virtual spaces. Our behaviour ought to reflect PMA!

Take care of your needs – In order to gain the most from the sessions and rich intercultural environment, it is important that each participant has sufficient energy. Be mindful of your needs (food, sleep,…) so you can benefit and contribute the most from and to the whole event. 

Be social at your pace – Social program attendance should not affect the participant’s involvement in the event. All participants must remember and respect that there are participants who do not drink alcohol, particularly at social events.

Speak up – We’re all invited to notice, clearly communicate, and respect whenever we’re not operating in our optimal state or that a personally important line is or is about to be crossed without consent. If you seem to notice another person in such situation, gently enquire and take their response into consideration.

Harassment-free – YTA live meeting, Discord server, and Youth Trainers’ Communities are intended to be 100% harassment-free spaces and there will be no toleration of harassment in any form.

Substance abuse

Every participant should promote safe behaviour for the sake of health and wellbeing of themselves and others.

All kinds of smoking (e.g. cigarettes, vapes, e-shisha) shall be prohibited indoors within all public areas of the facilities hosting YTA regardless of the facilities’ smoking policy. Smoking is only allowed in the designated areas.

Consumption of alcohol should be done in moderation and upon free will.

The use of illicit substances (subject to domestic laws) are prohibited.

Laws and other restrictions

Every participant must respect and comply with all applicable International, National, Federal, State, and local laws. Any illegal activity will be reported to the proper authorities and subject to the applicable jurisdictional actions.

The following actions or behaviours are forbidden at all during the event:

  • Use of illegal drugs;
  • Damage of property;
  • Underaged drinking (defined by local legislation);
  • Violence or threat of violence, intimidation or harassment to any party;
  • Discrimination towards any other person, sexual harassment, SOGI based discrimination or racist slur;
  • Smoking inside any formal or informal meeting room (including during all social programs).

Financial Liability

Everyone directly involved with YTA will be individually financially liable for any damage to equipment, facilities, constructions and environment at the event’s venues that should result from their actions.

Raising concerns

Please approach, at any time, the event coordinators if you do not feel safe, welcome, or enabled to fully participate in the event. We will help you regain your sense of safety, balance and optimal performance (including by helping contact local law enforcement or support services). YTA Coordinators will address all violations and enforce this agreement according to their best judgement and discretion in proportion to harm caused as outlined below.

Code violation

We would like to preemptively point out some situations and forms of behaviour that can be a source of – sometimes unintentional – violations such as, but not limited to:

  • Violence: Expressions of unprovoked and/or disproportional violence will not be tolerated in any form, be it physical (e.g. limitation of movement, groping, assault, stealing of possessions), verbal (e.g. inconsiderate or unjustified insults, threats, shaming or humiliation), or relational (e.g. false or derogatory gossiping, incitement of violence or exclusion, mobbing);
  • Harassment: imposing one’s will on someone against their consent or despite their requests to stop (e.g. unsolicited physical contact, taking photos or videos without permission, intimidation, disrespectful disruption of speech, violation of agreements, unwanted sexual advances or imagery);
  • Discrimination: persisting in behaviour that disparages any individual based on unjustified prejudicial intolerance for an inherent or chosen trait (e.g.: sex, gender, sexual orientation, body shape or size, visible or invisible disability, skin colour, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, personality, religion, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, personal appearance, fashion style);
  • Allergies: placing people at risk due to imposing substances that may trigger allergic conditions (e.g. towards animals, food, excessive amounts of perfume).

If a violation does occur, you are strongly encouraged to take good care of yourself immediately and approach the organisers and/or other trusted people for support. In addition to approaching YTA Coordinators or trainers in person (physical or virtual), you can also do so anonymously, through a means provided to those officially involved with the event and request a specific response from the organisers.

Severity Behaviour and impact Organiser response
1) Correction A single instance of a violation, resulting in minimal harm. Highlighting the violation and suggesting a better response.
2) Private warning Multiple instances of violation, resulting in minimal harm. Personal warning and inquiry into motivations behind violation.
3) Cease and desist notice Repeated instances of violation, or causing significant harm. Request to stop specific behaviour (and possibly a public apology to the harmed party).
4) Distancing request Sustained instances of violation, or causing significant harm. Request to leave parts of the program or venue and support with restoring harm caused.
5) Expulsion from event Sustained violation, disregard
for organisers’ warnings,
or causing severe harm.		 Escort from the event and removal from virtual spaces, revoking the right to a refund.

We wish everyone at YTA the best possible experience. We kindly ask you to bear the content of this Code of Conduct in mind at all times to help achieve this goal.

YTA 2019 Group Picture

YTA 2021 – Complementary Information

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This page gathers the program overview, the learning objectives of the sessions and workshops held during the event.

Program Overview

Here is the program overview:

SESSIONS DURATION SESSIONS DURATION
Onboarding 6H Design Academy 4H
Trainer’s Attitude 2H Activity Management 4H
Adult Learning 2H Emotions in Learning 4H
Public Narrative 4H Immersive Learning Experience 4H
Process Facilitation 4H Training Delivery 8H
Group Dynamics for Trainers 4H Delivery Practice 3H
Learning Space Design 4H Training Follow-up 4H
Training Design 8H Trainer’s Career Path 4H
WORKSHOPS DURATION    
Asking Powerfull Questions 2H
Effective Meetings 2H
Getting Comfortable with Sketching 2H
Improvisation 2H
Inclusion in Training 2H
Non-Violent Communication 101 2H
World of Professional Training 2H

Event Sessions

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES
YTA Onboarding By the end of the session participants are expected to :
– develop a sense of community and reflect on the teambuilding process;
– actively engage in the YTA experience;
– discuss about at least 1 distinctive trait of at least 10 people they never met before YTA, from other houses;
– be familiar with general character and interest of people from their own house.
Trainers Attitude By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– know their motivation of becoming a trainer;
– know the characteristics of a good trainer and the fields for improvement;
– set a clear goal for self-improvement on Attitude during YTA.
Adult Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:

– understand the adult learning principles;
– discover the principles behind experiential learning;
– understand the value of learning from experience.
Public Narrative By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– break down a story into its key components;
– experiment with different storytelling plot;
– tell and create stories that evoke actions.
Process Facilitation By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– understand and accept the importance of planned facilitation in various processes through self-reflection;
– adapt collected practical knowledge to the future situations where facilitation will be needed;
– create own processes.
Group Dynamics By the end of the session, participants are expected:
– to understand the importance of space and process facilitation from a perspective of relationship management;
– to understand a 2-level relationship management in a training program;
– to analyse relationship development in a training program through a group dynamic model.
Learning Space Design By the end of the session participants are expected to:
– discover principles linked to learning and use of space in learning;
– analyse several types of environments and how they can influence learning;
– design a space supporting the objective of a learning program.
Training Design By the end of the session, participants are expected:
– To analyse the development of training: from an idea to a program;
– To create training sessions’ out-line;
– To design a learning experience that engages all kind of learners.
Design Academy By the end of the session, participants are expected:
– to design a learning program;
– to develop a learning flow for that event;
– to collaborate in a team of trainers.
Activity Management By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand the role of organized activities in their lifes;
– collect the elements of engaging activities;
– practice activity design & management.
Emotions in Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– become aware of the variety of emotions experienced in training;
– understand how different emotions affect the learning process and knowledge retention;
– create a learning activity that opens space for emotions;
– fully engage their audience into the activity.
Immersive Learning Experience By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand what makes an experience immersive;
– analyse an experience and extract immersive elements;
– to create an experience following immersive learning architecture;
– to fully engage their audience into a learning experience.
Training Delivery By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– discover principles of training delivery;
– understand how active participation impact educational experience;
– explore training delivery methods;
– refine a training plan;
– practice training delivery.
Training Follow-Up By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand the importance of follow-up after training;
– have an overview about what makes part of a follow-up;
– get introduced to tools and practices so that they can make follow-up a systematic part of their sessions/events.
YTA Career Path & Call for Action By the end of the session participants will:
– have gathered extensive applicable knowledge about various provided opportunities towards training profession;
– have developed first steps of the plan towards self-mastery in a field of non-formal education;
– have strongly developed vision for the first 3 years as a professional-under-constant-development in the training field and connected with the YTA follow-up plan;
– learn how to create their own support network and utilize it during their journey as a new trainer.

Workshops

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Asking Powerfull Questions Building deeper connections
Effective Meetings This workshop focus on the most important do’s and dont’s one should consider when one wants to run an effective meeting.
Getting Comfortable with Sketching If a picture can be worth a thousand words, what about learning a new language to communicate? Let’s start crafting our “vizctionary”
Improvisation To improvise is not about NOT having a plan. It’s about adaptation, flexibility and FUN FUN FUN!
Inclusion in Training Are you and your training inclusive? Spoiler alert: no. Come and find out why and how to fix that…
Non-Violent Communication 101 In this workshop participants are going to discover what Non Violent Communication is and share some ideas about how one could use it in one’s life.
World of Professional Training By the end of the session pax are expected to:
– understand the deeper meaning of training;
– open themselves to the curiosity of growing in the training field;
– explore the world of professional training.

 

YTA 2022 – Complementary Information

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This page gathers the program overview, the learning objectives of the sessions and workshops held during the event.

Program Overview

Here is the program overview:

SESSIONS DURATION SESSIONS DURATION
Onboarding 6H Design Academy 4H
Trainer’s Attitude 2H Activity Management 4H
Adult Learning 2H Emotions in Learning 4H
Inclusive Training 4H Immersive Learning Experience 4H
Process Facilitation 4H Training Delivery 8H
Group Dynamics for Trainers 4H Delivery Practice 3H
Learning Space Design 4H Training Follow-up 4H
Training Design 8H Trainer’s Career Path 4H
WORKSHOPS DURATION    
Amusement in Training 2H
Introduction to Sketching 2H
Networking 101 2H
Training cultures in NGOs 2H
Outdoor Education 2H

Event Sessions

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES
YTA Onboarding By the end of the session participants are expected to :
– develop a sense of community;
– actively engage in the YTA experience;
– reflect on YTA onboarding process.
Trainers Attitude By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– infer the role of a trainer in an organisation;
– provide a framework that helps build professional and ethical trainers’ attitude;
– engage in a self-development path from a trainer’s perspective.
Adult Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– understand the adult learning principles;
– discover the principles behind experiential learning;
– understand the value of learning from experience.
Inclusive Training By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– comprehend the main aspects of inclusion and diversity and its importance in the training environment;
– apply an inclusive mindset in their upcoming sessions to overcome limitations and exlcusions in training;
– distinguish if a training event is inlcusive to all participants.
Process Facilitation By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
– understand and accept the importance of planned facilitation in various processes through self-reflection;
– adapt collected practical knowledge to the future situations where facilitation will be needed;
– create own processes.
Group Dynamics By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand the importance of space and process facilitation from a perspective of relationship management;
– understand a 2-level relationship management in a training program;
– analyse relationship development in a training program through a group dynamic model.
Learning Space Design By the end of the session participants are expected to:
– discover principles linked to learning and use of space in facilitation;
– analyse several types of environments and how they can influence learning;
– design a space supporting the objective of a learning program.
Training Design By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– analyse the development of training: from an idea to a program;
– create training sessions’ out-line;
– design a learning experience that engages all kind of learners.
Design Academy By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– design a learning program;
– develop a learning flow for that event;
– collaborate in a team of trainers.
Activity Management By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– create a learning activity;
– fully engage their audience into the activity;
– run a complete debriefing activity;
– connect their activity as part of a learning session.
Emotions in Learning By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– become aware of the variety of emotions experienced in training;
– understand how different emotions affect the learning process and knowledge retention;
– create a learning activity that opens space for emotions;
– fully engage their audience into the activity.
Immersive Learning Experience By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– understand what makes an experience immersive;
– analyse an experience and extract immersive elements;
– create an experience following immersive learning architecture;
– fully engage their audience into a learning experience.
Training Delivery By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– discover principles of training delivery;
– understand how active participation impact educational experience;
– explore training delivery methods;
– refine a training plan;
– practice training delivery.
Training Follow-Up By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– acknowledge the role of follow-up in an educational process;
– understand the composing elements of a follow-up;
– collect a personal toolkit for their follow-up strategy.
YTA Career Path & Call for Action By the end of the session participants are expected to:
– collect applicable knowledge about various opportunities that exist from YTA and other organizations (Institutions, companies, NGOS…) towards trainers;
– develop their vision as a “professional-under-constant-development” in the training field, based and connected with the YTA follow-up plan;
– produce a contract for the first 3 years towards self-development in a field of non-formal education;
– initiate their own support network and utilize it during all phases of their development as trainers.

Workshops

Here bellow the learning objectives of all the sessions in the program:

WORKSHOP LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Amusement in Training By the end of the workshop, participants are expected to deduce potential skills that can be practiced through a game
Introduction to Sketching By the end of the session, participants are expected to:
– know their motivation of becoming a trainer;
– know the characteristics of a good trainer and the fields for improvement;
– set a clear goal for self-improvement on Attitude during YTA.
Networking 101 By the end of the session, the learners are expected to:
– understand the adult learning principles;
– discover the principles behind experiential learning;
– understand the value of learning from experience.
Training cultures in NGOs The idea is to share experiences and unwrap the very extensive world of different Training Teams around students’ NGOs in order to understand them and make a positive impact.
Outdoor Education By the end of this session, you are expected to:
– list specific characteristics of outdoor education;
– understand how to use the outdoor environment to enhance a learning experience
– experience an outdoor learning activity

Call for Participants YTA 2022

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# Do forward to members within and friends outside your NGO if you find it relevant
# DL to apply 14th September 2022 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!

✨✨✨ Where, when and how much?✨✨✨

Dates of YTA 2022: 19th-28th November 2022.

Participants are expecting to reach Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday 19th November 2022 by 16:00 (local time).

The organisers: Zero Generation

We will be hosted at Rock’n’Hostel in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The fee to be paid for the YTA 2022 will be:
– 350 EUR for students
– 600 EUR for professionals.

It includes accommodation, catering, travel cost in Vilnius, training materials and other event related expenses. The catering will be provided throughout the event (3 meals per day + coffee breaks).

A non-refundable fee (**) of 250 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: end of September 2022). An email will be sent to selected participants with additional practical information.

✨✨✨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.

Training Delivery

✨✨✨ How to apply?✨✨✨

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* A motivation letter stating why you are the right person to attend YTA 2022 (2 A4 pages maximum)
* Clearly state whether Student (it’s compulsory to provide a copy of a valid, at the time of the event, student ID/card, picture or scan) or Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Professional fee by default.
* CV pointing out all the activities, initiatives, international projects you’ve been involved within and/or outside your organisation
* To be ready to transfer 250 EUR as confirmation of your selection when that time will come.

Moreover,

* A support letter from a Trainer, aka Angel, willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till December 2023) (***) (****). Make sure that we have her/his/their email address.
This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one who will be provided among our volunteers.

Be aware that only complete applications will be considered for selection.

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

✨✨✨ Selection criteria✨✨✨

* Self presentation
* Experience in your organisation
* Participated in at least 1 training event (3 working days minimum)
* Diversity (organisation, gender, country, etc)
* Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

NOTE: Next to the elements mentioned above, there is a part of subjectivity also from the trainers involved in the project. Whatever the result of the selection, we are ready and willing to provide some feedback to the applications; this might take some time though, depending on the number of requests.

✨✨✨ Application DL✨✨✨

All the requested materials for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before 14th September 2022, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to start working on your application right away as collecting everything may take more time than you expect, especially choosing your future Angel, if you have any specific person in mind.

✨✨✨ 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.

masked_sessionYTA session with some masked participants

 

✨✨✨ 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?

Learning activity at YTA

(*) 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.
(***) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(****) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.

Call for Participants YTA 2021

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# Do forward to members within and friends outside your NGO if you find it relevant
# DL to apply 12th September 2021 23:00 CEST
# Dates:  27th of November – 6th December
# Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
# Send motivation letter to: yta@zerogeneration.org

2021 onward, the new normal! From the pandemic, we learnt that we had to find alternative ways to engage with learners when face-to-face encounters are not possible.  Connection is what we all craved for; connection to self, to others, to our surrounding and our crafts. Trainers can play a key roles as connectors to a more rooted self, a more skill full professional, a more accomplished person.

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(*)?
Would you join us?

Keep on reading! ^^

The 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.

=== Where, when and how much? ===

Dates of YTA 2021: 27th November – 6th December 2021.

Participants are expecting to reach Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday 27th November 2021 by 16:00 (local time).

The organisers: Zero Generation

We will be hosted at Hostel Fabrika in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The fee to be paid for the YTA 2021 will be:
– 300 EUR for students
– 500 EUR for professionals.

It includes accommodation, catering, travel cost in Vilnius, training materials and other event related expenses. The catering will be provided throughout the event (3 meals per day + coffee breaks).

A non-refundable fee (**) of 200 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: end of September 2021). A mail will be sent to selected participants with additional practical information.

=== Who can apply? ===

Any youth worker involved in corporation, initiatives, projects, organisation 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 worker
– 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.

Training Delivery

=== How to apply? ===

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* A motivation letter stating why you are the right person to attend YTA 2021 (2 A4 pages maximum)
* Clearly state whether Student (it’s compulsory to provide a copy of a valid, at the time of the event, student ID/card, picture or scan) or Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Professional fee by default.
* CV pointing out all the activities, initiatives, international projects you’ve been involved within and/or outside your organisation
* To be ready to transfer 200 EUR as confirmation of your selection when that time will come.

Moreover,

* A support letter from a Trainer, aka Angel, willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till December 2022) (***) (****). Make sure that we have her/his email address.
This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one who will accepted among our volunteers.

Be aware that only complete applications will be considered for selection.

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

=== Selection criteria ===

* Self presentation
* Experience in your organisation
* Participated in at least 1 training event (3 working days minimum)
* Diversity (organisation, gender, country, etc)
* Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

NOTE: Next to the elements mentioned above, there is a part of subjectivity also from the trainers involved in the project. Whatever the result of the selection, we are ready and willing to provide some feedback to the applications; this might take some time though, depending on number of requests.

=== Application DL ===

All the requested materials for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before 12th September 2021, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to start working on your application right away as collecting everything may take more time than you expect, especially choosing your future Angel.

=== 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 chose to have the event live. Which leads us to some changes related to how we operate the event:
– All YTA 2021 actors (trainers and participants) will have to be fully vaccinated by event’s start.
– 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 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 2021 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.
(***) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(****) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.

Open Call for YTA 2021 Online

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# Please forward to members within, and friends outside of, your organisation if you find it relevant to them
# New DL to apply 16th of May 2021 23:00 CEST
# Dates:  26th of June – 4th July
# Place: Online
# Send questions to: yta@zerogeneration.org

In 2016, we were approached by an international organisation which wanted to train one of its teams. The aim was double: acquire some defined skills and develop their team cohesion. At Zero Generation we already had a lot of experience on learning design and capacity build. The big challenge was that the team was a virtual one, spread across Europe, and the session was to happen online. The training was created with a combination of learning processes and a selection of virtual tools which ensure interactions, reflections and other elements supporting learning. It happened on a Saturday and throughout the day, we had only one person who left due to prior commitment. The organisation and the coordinator of the projects were happy and the team worked efficiently throughout their mandate. We have dozens of similar achievements.

For over 10 years now, Zero Generation has developed learning experience design, training development and group facilitation processes for individual and organisational capacity building. This summer 2021, we are offering an opportunity to become a trainer, creating and developing impactful learning experiences for communities near and far. Moreover, the experience being online, you’ll practice your skills on virtual tools and become digital native trainers.

We worked with students, educators, academics, consultants, psychiatrists, medical doctors and many others professions. Together with us, you will learn how to engage your participants on a personal growth path.  Would you join us and add Learning Designer, Educator, Trainer(*) to your skill set?


YTA 2019 Trainers during a meeting

Keep on reading… ^^

The Youth Trainers Academy is a unique opportunity to develop yourself along like-minded soon-to-become trainers’, from various backgrounds, and connected with communities from several organisations.

=== Where, when and how much? ===

Here are some specifics about the event that could help you appraise the offer.

Dates: 26th June – 4th July 2021.
Participants are expecting to connect on Saturday 26th June 2021 by 16:00.
Here is the plan for the event. We like to make surprises so it’s coded. ^^

The organisers: Zero Generation

You will need good Internet access that easily supports audio, video and some additional interactions. For your comfort, a laptop or computer screen works best.

Some of the tools we will use are: Google Drive, Zoom, Mural, SessionLab and few others.

The fee to be paid for the Summer 2021 YTA Online will be:

– 300 EUR for students
– 500 EUR for young professionals.

It includes access to all the virtual tools, some subscriptions, training materials, individual and group support.

A non-refundable fee of 200 EUR will be expected as a confirmation of participation after acceptance (DL: end of May 2021). A mail will be sent to participants with additional practical information.

=== Who can apply? ===

For many, becoming a trainer is a call, a wish to give back and/or a path towards self development. This event is for any youth worker involved in initiatives, projects, organisation or company, for whom transferring knowledge, experiences and best-practices, is key for individuals’ and/or organisational 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 worker
– responsible
– patient
– supportive
– team players

At Zero Generation, we  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 20 participants MAXIMUM.

=== How to apply? ===

In order to apply to this event, we will ask from you:

* Send us an email (yta@zerogeneration.org) with some time slot proposals for a call (20 minutes long)
* During the call, clearly state whether Student (with a copy of a valid student ID/card, picture or scan) or Young Professional. If not mentioned, you’ll be subjected to Young Professional fee by default.
* To be ready to transfer 200 EUR as confirmation of your participation when that time will come.

Moreover,

* Looking for a Trainer who will be your Angel: a professional willing and ready to follow up on your development and support you for the next year (till June 2022) (**) (***). Make sure that we have her/his email address. This one is not compulsory, as we can provide an “Angel” if you don’t have any or request one among our volunteers.

Do also take into consideration that, once selected, some preparation work will be expected from you before the event.

=== YTA Expectation from you ===

* Make yourself available for event activities
* Bring your PMA (Positive Mental Attitude)
* Be available to deliver training for the next *** 3 years ***

=== Application DL ===

The call request for your application must reach the email address yta@zerogeneration.org before 16th May 2021, 23:00 CEST. We strongly advise you to connect with us ASAP as the preparation for the event might take more time than you expect, and also for choosing your future Angel.

=== Other Questions? ===tr

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 Youth Trainers’ Academy: Milda Latakaite (milda@zerogeneration.org) & Herve Tunga (herve@zerogeneration.org).

We are planning to host live meetings on Saturdays 1st and 8th of May. 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?

Milda Latakaite & Herve Tunga,
Youth Trainers Academy Coordinators
Zero Generation

(*) Even if your NGO is a YTA partner, you may be requested extra credentials to be recognised as Trainer. Contact your NGO Training Coordination for details.
(**) To support the development of YTA graduates, we set up an Angel Program. You can click to find the Angels Guidelines.
(***) If you don’t have a Trainer as Angel, let us know. We do have volunteers willing to take care of you.