{"id":53634,"date":"2017-11-16T16:01:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/youth\/youthmetre-more-than-20-non-formal-education-activities-for-youth-participation-to-european-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:47:38","slug":"youthmetre-more-than-20-non-formal-education-activities-for-youth-participation-to-european-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/en\/youth\/youthmetre-more-than-20-non-formal-education-activities-for-youth-participation-to-european-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"YouthMetre: More than 20 non-formal education activities for youth participation to European politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to encourage young people to actively and incisively participate in the European politics? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How to support public authorities and political decision-makers<\/strong> in the realisation of political reforms <\/strong>and more effective initiatives in the field of youth<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

The YouthMetre<\/strong><\/a> Training Course<\/strong> was developed to help young Europeans understanding and influencing youth policy<\/strong>. The resources are online, and are available for free through the Training page<\/a> of the project website.<\/p>\n

This is a training course developed around the special YouthMetre digital platform: six modules<\/strong> designed to stimulate youth participation and the use of digital tools for structured dialogue. The training package contains more than twenty non-formal activities collected in an easy-to-use e-Toolkit<\/strong> with detailed instructions on how to use them in practice to work with youth groups.<\/p>\n

Download YouthMetre Toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources for youth workers<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/em>If you are a teacher, a youth worker or an educator<\/em><\/strong>, the YouthMetre training material provides you with basic knowledge and practical tools to use in everyday work to engage young people and introduce them in a fun way to the European youth policies and mechanisms that lead to their formation, help them communicate with politicians and design projects and advocacy campaigns in simple steps.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Resources for policy makers<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/em>If you are a policy maker<\/em><\/strong>, YouthMetre resources will guide you in the consultation and use of important information on the situation of young people in Europe and will provide you with good practices at European level that have improved the lives of young people.<\/em><\/p>\n

Modules<\/h1>\n

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The training course, in English, consists of six modules that address the following topics:<\/p>\n

Introduction to the course and the role of trainer<\/p>\n

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  1. Youth participation and the YouthMetre approach<\/li>\n
  2. Inside the EU Youth Policy<\/li>\n
  3. Good practices and youth perceptions<\/li>\n
  4. How to advocate and engage with policy makers<\/li>\n
  5. Using information in your policy campaign<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    YouthMetre training is available in three forms:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Open Moodle course.<\/strong> Access the course it\u2019s easy, log in as guest <\/a>and use the password\u00a0YouthMetre<\/strong>\u00a0(capital Y and M). The Moodle training course can be attended in a flexible way, gives access to external resources (videos, websites, presentations) and extra material, and proposes auto-reflection activities on your role as trainer.<\/li>\n
    2. E-toolkit<\/strong><\/a> available on youthmetre.eu, it contains non-formal education methods organized in Modules, with step-by-step instructions on how to use them with groups of young people.<\/li>\n
    3. D<\/strong>ownloadable version<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>YouthMetre training package includes:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n