Training course “Up&Up”

Training course “Up&Up” The training course „Up&Up” took place from 1st till 9th of September in Giresun, Turkey. Bulgaria, Spain, Serbia, Ukraine, Albania, Italy and Turkey took part in the training. There were 36 participants in total. The project was for youth workers, youth leaders, facilitators, project managers and educators. The objectives of the training course were to raise awareness among youth workers from partner countries about the importance of entrepreneurship; widen the knowledge, equipping with the right skills and competencies for starting a business; exchange knowledge, experience, and good practices in entrepreneurship; encourage youth participation in starting their own business as entrepreneurs; foster creativity, competitiveness, and a sense of initiative toward self-employment; empower youth workers to take initiatives in promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment on a local level; create concrete business start-up plans through the teamwork of the youth workers in a multicultural environment through non-formal education methods; strengthen networking among NGOs and the youth work and to encourage youngsters to participate in the EU projects. Our host was Gençlik Çalışmaları Derneği.  Thank you!