🌟 Personal Sustainability – Resources as the Key to Youth Work 🌿

📍 Location: Berlin, Germany (Grunewald Forest Area, 45 minutes from city center)
📅 Dates: 3–13 March 2025 (Program + free day in Berlin)
📌 Application Deadline: 22 January 2025
📋 Selection Date: 3 February 2025

✨ About the Training Course
This interactive training course is designed to enhance youth workers’ personal sustainability and resilience in alignment with the ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers to Work Internationally. It provides tools and strategies for self-care, stress management, and long-term professional engagement.

🌟 Objectives

1. Recognize and Sustain Personal Resources: Manage physical, emotional, and mental well-being for personal and professional growth.
2. Enhance Professional Resilience: Foster long-term engagement in youth work through strategies for self-care and stress management.
3. Develop Skills for Sustainable Practices: Design programs emphasizing positive psychology and sustainability in youth work.
4. Promote Intercultural Networking: Share best practices in personal sustainability through collaborative, multicultural exchanges.
5. Empower Community Building: Strengthen teamwork and shared learning through group activities and reflection exercises.

🎯 Key Program Features

• Alignment with ETS Competence Model: Focus on facilitating learning, managing resources, designing programs, and networking.
• Innovative Methods: Explore tools from positive psychology and sustainability tailored for youth work.
• Practical Skill Development: Design, present, and receive feedback on sustainable youth work projects.
• Intercultural Exchange: Experience diverse perspectives on sustainability in a multicultural setting.
• Certified Training: Participants will receive certificates, including Youthpass, validating competence development.

🏠 Venue and Accommodation

• Location: Youth center in Grunewald Forest, Berlin.
• Accommodation: All costs for lodging, meals, and program materials are covered (except costs for personal activities during the free day in Berlin).

✈️ Travel Reimbursement

• Participants must book travel in advance and choose economical transportation options (no taxis).
• Reimbursement Limits by Distance:
  • Germany:
    • 10–99 km: €56 (green travel mandatory)
    • 100–499 km: €285 (green travel mandatory)
  • Italy/Slovakia/Ukraine/Bulgaria:
    • 500–1999 km: €309 (€417 with green travel)
  • Türkiye/Portugal:
    • 2000–2999 km: €395 (€535 with green travel)
• Reimbursement is capped at actual expenses and will be provided within two months of the event.

🌍 Eligible Countries:
🇩🇪 Germany | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 🇵🇹 Portugal

👤 Who Should Apply?

• Target Group: 35 youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, project managers, and coaches.
• Open to those eager to enhance self-care, resilience, and sustainable practices.
• Must be proficient in English.

📌 Costs

• Participation Fee: None.
• Accommodation and Food: Covered by the program.

⏳ How to Apply?

1. Application Form: Apply Here
2. Contact Information:
   • Steffi Pardella
   • E-mail: steffi.pardella@abenteuerzentrum.berlin