InfoPack TC - Digital Competences

Info pack training COURSE 14.12.2022 - 19.12.2022 krusevo, north macedonia

PROJECT DESCRIPTION ‘ Youth Alliance Krusevo [YAK] in 2021/2022 as an accredited Erasmus Organization by the National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility of Republic of North Macedonia, we get the chance to implement the Training Course ‘Learn to Deliver a High-Quality Digital Experience to Young People’ Main goal of ‘YAK’ within our strategy is to support young people to build their skills and capacities for the usage of the digital tools and digital platforms to enhance the youth position and to make the young voices visible and heard .

The Erasmus + accreditation will provide ‘YAK’ the opportunity to integrate Erasmus + supported activities into the organization's long-term planning and fully use the opportunities that the Programme.

With the goal to increase capacities of ‘YAK’ (stuff, youth workers, trainers, young people involved in organization’s activities, volunteers) essential to deliver quality activities in the key areas of the work: using digital tools and digital content for making young voices heard.

This training course will take place from 14th till 19th of December, in Krusevo, North Macedonia and includes four partnerships organizations representing four different countries: Greece, Serbia, Croatia Czech Republic as well as North Macedonia. The goal of this training course is young people, participants, to actively contribute for development of digital content and platform focusing youth information, engagement, training and networking in order to actively involve them in the society. Focusing on capacity building, preparing young people on how to create digital content such as videos, podcasts and other different digital products and how to promote and disseminate the products to diverse digital platforms.

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS Each partner will select 3 the participants from its country respecting in the selection process the principles of offering equal changes to all candidates and do not make discrimination on base of gender, religion, social status etc.

In the selection process of the partners representatives please take into consideration the following participants’ profile: • to know English (this will be the language used within the training); • to be over 18 years old; • to have interest to develop its own skills digital tools; • to have a strong motivation and interest to participate at the training; • to have openness for working in an intercultural background and to respect other cultures; • to participate on the whole duration of the TC; • to assume the responsibility of initiating locale/international activities according to the competences; • developed within the training and with the support of the project partner; • to be actively involved in the disseminate process and follow-up.

We inform you that are not eligible as participants at the training persons who are doing in the same time of the training also the European Solidarity Corp or who are involved in other projects with European funds or any other types of funds.

IMPORTANT: We kindly ask all the partners to finish the selection process until 5th

of

December, 2022 and to invite the selected participants to fill the following application form.

The deadline for selecting the participants is 5th of December 2022.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION TRAVELING: There are different options to travel in order to arrive in Krushevo, but the best way for traveling is by bus or by car. Krushevo is about 170 kilometers away from Skopje the capital city.

By Bus: The bus for Krushevo leaves from the same bus station that you will arrive in Skopje. The best route if you are going through Skopje and want to arrive fast and easy is a bus leaving from Skopje Bus Station at 15:00 o’clock and arriving in Krushevo at 18:00. The price for a return bus ticket SkopjeKrushevo-Skopje is about 900 denars and it can be purchased at the Skopje Bus Station. The second option is to arrive in Prilep from Skopje and then catch a bus to Krushevo. Here are all the lines that have buses to Prilep. The schedule for Prilep – Krushevo is 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 14:30, 16:30, 19:30 for workdays (Mon-Fri).

The bus station in Krushevo is about 10 minutes away by foot from the accommodation.

We highly recommend Erasmus green Travel - choosing the most sustainable way of transport to & from your destination, as a value for your travels.

FOOD AND VENUE: It will be provided three meals per day at a local restaurant. If you have specific requirements, please let us know in advance in your application form.

However, please keep in mind that it is traditional Macedonian food within the constraints of the budget and only minimal changes can be made.

Regarding the venue, you will be accommodated in double or triple rooms in the center of the town, in the beautiful St. Nikola Hotel.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND COSTS: Travel costs will be reimbursed during the TC on condition that participant was present in all activities and has used cheapest means of transportation. Taxi and first-class tickets will not be reimbursed.

Please save original invoices, boarding pass and tickets!

Please do not buy any tickets without our approval.

The costs for the accommodation, food, travel and working materials will be covered. The travel costs will be reimbursed according to the Erasmus+ rules for each partner country.

WEATHER: As Krusevo is the highest town on the Balkans, during the period of the training in Krusevo the temperatures will be very low and maybe there will be snow. We reccomend to take your winter clothes and boots. Before going, please check the

weather

forecast

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prepare

accordingly.

(https://www.accuweather.com/en/mk/krusevo/228556/novemberweather/228556)

ABOUT KRUSEVO Kruševo is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an altitude of over 1350 m above sea level. The town of Kruševo is the seat of Kruševo Municipality. It is located in the western part of the country, overlooking the region of Pelagonia, 33 and 53 km from the nearby cities of Prilep and Bitola, respectively.

Kruševo is known for its 19th-century domestic architecture. The town has old and more recent houses built in the style of old Macedonian architecture.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Contact: Anelija Mitrova anelija@youthalliance.org.mk +389 72 809 444

Hosting organization info: https://www.youthalliance.org.mk/ contact@youthalliance.org.mk @Youth Alliance