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How To Make Training Sessions Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly

Do you want to learn how to make training sessions sustainable and environmentally-friendly? As the world continues to face environmental challenges such as climate change, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity, it has become increasingly important to raise awareness among the youth about sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices. One of the best ways to do this is through youth training events that emphasise the importance of sustainability and provide practical tips for living an eco-friendly lifestyle. The benefits of a sustainable and environmentally-friendly youth training event are numerous. First and foremost, it helps to instil in the youth a sense of responsibility towards the planet and its natural resources. By teaching them the impact that human actions have on the environment, the youth can better understand their role in preserving the planet for future generations. Furthermore, by learning about sustainable practices, the youth will be empowered to make changes in their own lives that will contribute to a healthier, greener world. A sustainable and environmentally-friendly youth training event should start by setting an example of sustainability in its own organisation and execution. From the selection of the venue, transportation, and accommodation to the food and drinks provided, every aspect of the event should align with sustainable and eco-friendly principles. For example, the venue should be accessible by public transportation and equipped with energy-efficient lighting, heating and cooling systems. The food and drinks should be locally sourced and organic, and disposable items such as plastic cups and plates should be avoided. Additionally, waste management should be a top priority, with recycling and composting bins placed in prominent locations. The training sessions themselves should focus on a variety of topics related to sustainability, such as: In order to make the training sessions engaging and interactive, a variety of teaching methods should be employed, such as group discussions, role-playing, case studies, and hands-on activities. By involving the youth in these activities, they will be more likely to retain the information and be motivated to apply it in their daily lives. Finally, it is important to involve experts in sustainability and environmental protection to provide additional insights and guidance on how to live a sustainable lifestyle. These experts can also answer questions from the youth and provide additional resources for further learning and engagement. In conclusion, learning how to make training sessions sustainable and environmentally-friendly is an important step towards raising awareness among the youth about the importance of sustainability and the role they play in preserving the planet. By providing practical tips and guidance, the youth can learn how to live a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle, and become active participants in creating a healthier and greener future. Are you a teacher interested in learning how to make your classrooms or school more sustainable and environmentally-friendly? Take a look at our Erasmus+ Teacher Training Course on Sustainability and Environmentally-Friendly Approaches To Teaching.

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EmpowerED Teachers – CLIL Methodology

Course Description Did you know that you can teach two things at the same time? Our CLIL Methodology Teacher Training Course will show you how! CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning, and it’s a powerful way to help your students learn both the subject and the language together. In this course, you’ll discover effective strategies and techniques to integrate language learning into your subject lessons. As an educator, you play a crucial role in your students’ language development. With CLIL, you can make language learning fun and meaningful while ensuring your students grasp the subject content. Our course will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to successfully implement CLIL in your classroom. Course Content What is CLIL and why is it important? Benefits and challenges of CLIL Exploring real-life CLIL examples Enhancing listening and speaking skills in the subject Reading strategies for content comprehension Writing activities to reinforce subject knowledge Planning effective CLIL lessons Connecting subject concepts with language learning Engaging activities for content and language integration Creating assessments that measure subject knowledge and language skills Providing effective feedback on both content and language development Tracking students’ progress in CLIL Sample CLIL lesson plans and materials Designing your own CLIL lesson Classroom management techniques for successful CLIL implementation Learning Outcomes At the end of the course delegates will be able to: Understand the principles and importance of CLIL methodology Integrate language learning seamlessly into their subject lessons Create engaging and effective CLIL lesson plans Assess and evaluate students’ progress in both content and language Confidently implement CLIL strategies in their classrooms Assessment and Certificates Assessment of performance will be through delegate-completed portfolio of work. The final course certification for successful completion is a college-issued “Course Certificate of Completion”, for each module studied. In addition, where applicable, delegates will receive relevant EuroPass certificates.

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‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ Project Approved!

We are proud to announce that the Erasmus+ project ‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ has been approved! About The Project Partner organisations, driven by the aspirations of young people to foster entrepreneurship projects and initiatives in their local areas and beyond, developed a project to enhance entrepreneurship skills in youth across Europe. This project was motivated by the desire to reduce unemployment issues, thus promoting better career opportunities and more productive job prospects for the youth of today, as well as for future generations. To gain further insight into these worrying issues, a survey was conducted among 600 young people from six countries – Ireland, Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Ukraine, and Moldova – with 100 participants from each country. The survey results unveiled that an alarming 68.6% of the respondents were unemployed due to incompatible work schedules, 56.7% had never been employed, and an overwhelming 72.4% were still jobless. These results emphasised the need to raise knowledge of entrepreneurship and stimulate young people to become employers rather than subordinates. Aims and Objectives The main objective of the project is to improve entrepreneurship skills, increase willingness to develop, organise, and manage a business venture with associated risks to make a profit among 18-30 year olds. Additionally, the project aims to:  Desired Outcomes:  Project Activities ‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ features a Youth Exchange, hosted by HESL in Ireland. During this 10-day activity, 36 participants will come together to take part in a range of sessions, workshops and presentations geared towards improving employment prospects and entrepreneurial capabilities of young people. The Partners The project partners are made up of 5 organisations, including: Project Duration ⏱ 12 months 📆 Start date: 5th January 2023 📆 End date: 4th January 2024 Programme Details Programme: Erasmus+ Project Reference: 2022-3-IE01-KA152-YOU-000098139 Key Action: KA152-YOU – Mobility of young people National Agency: IE01 – Léargas the Exchange Bureau Learn more about our Erasmus Plus projects, training courses and activities.

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Employability Training Course Shape Your Future

Online Employability Training Course

Learn the skills you need to become job ready & succeed in the workplace with our employability training course! Do you have a job interview coming up and you’re looking for tips and activities to get prepared? Or have you just started a new job and want to improve your communication and job skills? We got you covered!  Our course is completely free and organised as part of the Erasmus+ Shape Your Future Project! The project The Shape Your Future project is designed to help disadvantaged young people find opportunities in the labour market and develop entrepreneurial skills. The project also targets youth workers and its resources help them work with youth more effectively both in-person and online.The project involves 5 partner countries: Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania & Spain.It includes the organisation of 5 mobilities for youth workers and young people as well as the creation of 3 resources: the platform, the mobile app and a booklet. The Employability Training Course Our workshop is tailored to help young people improve their communication and job skills, so they can ace job interviews, stand out as a strong candidate, and make a great impression on potential employers in the workplace! From CV writing to marketing, you will take an active role in different practical activities that will: Each day will be led by different experts and will focus on different topics, including: We’ll help you build confidence, hone your networking & communication skills & become job ready.  You will also have the chance to meet with peers from all over Europe and exchange experiences and ideas on the labour market and job skills! When and Where? Dates: from the 30th January to the 3rd February Start & End time: 3pm (GMT) – 6pm (GMT) Place: online on Zoom Who can participate? The training course is open to all people aged 18+ who live in Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Romania and Spain! Participants will be required to participate for the full duration of the course to receive a certificate of attendance. How can I register? The training course is completely free and funded by the Erasmus+ Programme. To register, click on the link here and download your Eventbrite ticket! If you know someone who is interested in the course or you are a youth worker and wants to involve your young people, share the link and contact us to get more information!

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Increasing Digital Reach Giveaway

Increasing Digital Reach Giveaway – EPALE Ireland

This winter, EPALE Ireland are giving away IT equipment to make digital life easier for entities within the Adult Learning or Further Education and Training sector. Part of the Increasing Digital Reach Giveaway, they have teamed up with Rehab Recycle to provide EPALE Ireland members with machinery for personal and professional use. What is EPALE? PALE is a European, multilingual, open membership community of adult learning professionals. This includes adult educators and trainers, guidance and support staff, researchers and academics, and policymakers. EPALE is funded by the Erasmus+ programme. It is part of the European Union’s strategy to promote more and better learning opportunities for all adults. What you can win Those who enter could win: i7 processors in the form of laptops and computers and rechargeable wireless keyboards! How to Enter To enter the Increasing Digital Reach Giveaway, comment on the giveaway page sharing HOW EPALE HAS ENABLED YOUR WORK. The winner will be chosen at random from the comments in the comment section through a random name selection generator. How to Claim Winners will be announced on the EPALE platform, and on EPALE Ireland’s Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. Prizes will be sent out after the announcement is made! For more information visit the official giveaway page here. Have you read about our Equipping Educators Scheme? Click here to find out more.

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Erasmus+ 2023 Deadlines

2023 Erasmus+ Deadlines Announced

The first of the 2023 Erasmus+ deadlines have been announced! Erasmus+ Deadlines Updated: 23/12/2022 Adult Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in adult education (KA121-ADU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) School Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in school education (KA121-SCH) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) VET Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in vocational education and training (KA121-VET) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Higher Education Erasmus accreditation for higher education mobility consortia (KA130-HED) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Accredited projects for youth mobility (KA151-YOU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Adult Short-term projects for mobility of learners and staff in adult education (KA122-ADU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) VET Short-term projects for mobility of learners and staff in vocational education and training (KA122-VET) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) School Short-term projects for mobility of learners and staff in school education (KA122-SCH) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Higher Education Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by internal policy funds (KA131-HED) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Higher Education Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by external policy funds (KA171-HED) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Mobility of young people (KA152-YOU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Mobility of youth workers (KA153-YOU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Youth participation activities (KA154-YOU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth DiscoverEU inclusion action (KA155-YOU) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Sport Mobility of sport staff (KA182-SPO) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) European Solidarity Corps Solidarity projects (ESC30-SOL) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) European Solidarity Corps Quality label decentralised (ESC50-QLA) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering projects (ESC51-VTJ) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Higher Education Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by external policy funds (KA171-HED) 23 February 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Adult Small-scale partnerships in adult education (KA210-ADU) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) School Small-scale partnerships in school education (KA210-SCH) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) VET Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training (KA210-VET) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Small-scale partnerships in youth (KA210-YOU) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Adult Cooperation partnerships in adult education (KA220-ADU) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Higher Education Cooperation partnerships in higher education (KA220-HED) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) School Cooperation partnerships in school education (KA220-SCH) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) VET Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training (KA220-VET) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Youth Cooperation partnerships in youth (KA220-YOU) 22 March 2023 at 12:00 pm (Brussels time) Which Key Action Is For You? Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals Learning mobility opportunities aim to encourage the mobility of students, staff, trainees, apprentices, youth workers and young people. The role of the organisations in this process is to organise these opportunities for individuals. The benefits for the organisations include an increased capacity to operate at an international level, improved management skills, access to more funding opportunities and projects, increased ability to prepare, manage, and follow-up projects, a more attractive portfolio of opportunities for students and staff at participating organisations, the opportunity to develop innovative projects with partners from around the world. Find out more about Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals Key Action 2: Cooperation among organisations and institutions The cooperation among organisations and institutions is expected to result in the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices at organisational, local, regional, national or European levels. Find out more about Key Action 2: Cooperation among organisations and institutions Key Action 3: Support for policy reform Opportunities under this Key Action contribute to supporting the overall EU policy agenda, the Education and Training 2020 cooperation framework, and the Youth Strategy. Organisations will contribute to improving the quality of education, training, and youth systems in Europe, as well as promoting transnational learning and cooperation between authorities. They will also contribute to developing the basis for evidence based policy-making, as well as supporting networks and tools for policy implementation. Organisations will also contribute to improving the involvement of young people in democratic life and their engagement with politicians. Find out more about Key Action 3: Support for policy reform Other Actions Jean Monnet Opportunities for teaching, research, and policy debate on the EU and its policies. Find out more about Jean Monnet Actions Sport Designed to develop and implement joint activities to promote sport and physical activity, identify and implement innovative activities in the field of sport, and manage not-for-profit events to increase participation in sport. Find out more about Sport

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Job Interview Example Videos & Test Exercise 2

Following up the exercises from the Video #1 Office Interview, we have prepared another set of questions related to a second example video. This time, two young people are attending an interview for a customer service role. The first part shows you a bad example of a job interview, the second part shows you how to conduct and answer the interviewer’s questions correctly. The employer’s questions asked in each video are different, so make sure to watch them both!  You can download our free Guidebook on “Effective Communication Skills for Your First Job Interview” to help you with the questions. VIDEO #2 CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERVIEW 1 Watch Interview #1 (starts at 00:44 and ends at 04:19) and answers the questions below. QUESTIONS VIDEO #2 CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERVIEW 2 Watch Interview #2 (starts at 04:20 and ends at 10:05) and answer the questions below. QUESTIONS Did you miss the first part of the exercise series? You can find it here. We hope you find the videos useful and have as much fun watching them as we did making them! These job Interview example videos and the Guidebook were created as part of the Erasmus+ Shape Your Future Project, which is designed to help disadvantaged young people find opportunities in the labour market and develop entrepreneurial skills. We have created many more digital resources for young people and youth workers during the project. Check them out here! If you want to participate in our Erasmus+ projects, check our Facebook and Instagram pages to stay updated on upcoming opportunities!

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