SALTO-YOUTH is a network of 8 resource centers that provide support and training opportunities for the Youth in Action program. The centers focus on areas like inclusion, cultural diversity, youth participation, and more. SALTO-YOUTH develops resources like a European training calendar, toolbox of training tools, database of experienced trainers, and evaluation materials. It also disseminates information through newsletters and link lists on its website at www.SALTO-YOUTH.net.
4. Where does SALTO come from? 4 SALTOs EuroMed, Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Training and Co-operation 2 Courses/Year ½ Project Officer SEE-Youth RC Information RC Participation RC Eastern Europe Caucasus RC Variety of Activities Expanded Resources 8 SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres www.SALTO-YOUTH.net 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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6. Where are the SALTO’s based? Information RC EECA RC SEE RC Diversity RC Training & Cooperation RC Inclusion RC EuroMed RC Participation RC www.SALTO-YOUTH.net
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8. Looking for Training Opportunities? www.salto-youth.net/training/ Enter Search Criteria Click Search Easy!
9. European Training Calendar Training courses, seminars, study visits,… Since 2001 over 850 activities 30000 searches in July 07 Subscribe to be informed when new training activities are added
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11. Looking for Training Resources? www.salto-youth.net/toolbox/ Enter Search Criteria Click Search Easy!
12. +600 Tools in the Toolbox simulations, presentations, exercises, energisers, background texts,… 15000 searches in July 07 Subscribe to be informed when new training activities are added
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14. Looking for Trainers? www.salto-youth.net/toy/ Enter Search Criteria Click Search Easy!
18. Evaluation CD Rom www.salto-youth.net/evaluation/ Interactive Evaluation Methods SALTO Long-Term Questionnaires What is Evaluation? When & What to Evaluate? Using Outcomes Real-Life Examples
19. Handy Commented Link Lists www.salto-youth.net/links/ Links on 13 different priority & training issues Add your own links to training resources at the bottom of each link page
20. SALTO Newsletters to keep up to date www.salto-youth.net/newsletter/ Enter Your Email Select Your Interests Click Submit Easy!
21. Questions? Send SALTO your feedback via www.salto-youth.net/feedback/ www.SALTO-YOUTH.net
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SALTO-YOUTH stands for Support and Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within the YOUTH programme. The YOUTH programme is our primary focus but many of our resources can also be used for (international) youth work in general.
Our primary task is to be of assistance to the network of National Agencies of the YOUTH programme, to the National Coordinators of the EuroMed Youth programme or to youth organisations in priority regions (SEE, EECA) where there are no structures in place to implement the YOUTH programme. Traditionally the main tasks of SALTO was to organise or coordinate learning and training opportunities (courses, seminars, contact making, study visits etc) with a clear link to the YOUTH programme. Recently SALTO developed into a network of Resource Centres, who develop, collect and disseminate resources for the YOUTH programme but also usefull for European Youth Work in a larger sense. The main tool for this is our www.SALTO-YOUTH.net website.
4 part time SALTO-coordinators started to work in August 2000, mainly organising 2 training courses a year on a variety of topics. A year or two later, the South East Europ Resource centre was created to stimulate YOUTH programme projects with this post-conflict region. An Information Resource Centre was created to set up an extranet, a tool for communication between the National Agencies of the YOUTH Programme and the Commission. With the diversification of resource centres, also the activities diversified (besides training courses, NA staff training was organised, contact making seminars etc). In 2003 2 more resource centres were created: on youth initiatives (Action 3 of the YOUTH programme) and on Eastern Europe & Caucasus (another Commission priority region). Together all 8 instances became a network of the SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres.
A network of 8 Resource Centres working on 8 priorities. 3 thematic, 3 with a regional focus, and 2 with a more internal scope.
A little quiz to see if you know where the different Resource Centres are based.
These are some of the resources that SALTO has developed over the years. They will be explained in the next slides.
When you are looking for training opportunities, you can find a listing of training courses, seminars, study visits in the European Training Calendar. Simply enter the search criteria and click search. Very easy to see if something suits your training needs.
This is how a training activity looks in detail. Some statistics on the European Training Calendar
You can also list your training activity in SALTO’s European Training Calendar in order to recruit participants. Make sure your training activity does fulfill the criteria listed. When you go to www.salto-youth.net/add-a-training/ simply login with your SALTO username and password (same for the whole SALTO site). If you are not registered yet, you can register and make a username and password for the SALTO site. When logged in/registered, you simply follow the wizard and fill in all the fields of the online form. Submit and done.
When you are looking for training resources, you can inspiration from the SALTO Toolbox for Training. You can find a listing of different exercises, simulation games, background texts, checklists, reports, powerpoint presentations etc…. To search, simply enter the search criteria and click search. Very easy to get some new ideas. Of course it is still up to you to adapt the tools to your needs!
This is how a training tool looks in detail. Some statistics on the Toolbox for Training
You can also add your training tools in SALTO’s Toolbox for Training and contribute to an ever growing resource for training in Europe. Make sure your training tool does fulfill the criteria listed. When you go to www.salto-youth.net/add-a-tool/ simply login with your SALTO username and password (same for the whole SALTO site). If you are not registered yet, you can register and make a username and password for the SALTO site. When logged in/registered, you simply follow the wizard and fill in all the fields of the online form. Submit and done.
When you are looking for experienced trainers, you could well find the perfect trainer for your activity in the SALTO Trainers Online for Youth (TOY) database. To search, simply enter the search criteria and click search. You’re only a step away from finding some trainers. Of course it is still up to you to contact and contract the trainers!
This is how a trainer’s TOY profile looks in detail. Some statistics on the TOY database
You can also list yourself (or a colleague) in TOY if you (s/he) are an experienced international youth trainer. Make sure you (s/he) fulfill the criteria listed. When you go to www.salto-youth.net/newtrainer/ simply login with your SALTO username and password (same for the whole SALTO site). If you are not registered yet, you can register and make a username and password for the SALTO site. When logged in/registered, you simply follow the wizard and fill in all the fields of the online form. Submit and done.
Since SALTO organises and coordinates many training activities, one of SALTO’s main concerns is Quality. SALTO has developed a long term monitoring system to assess the impact of the courses we run. It consists of a pre-course questionnaire, post-course questionnaire and a questionnaire 6 months after the course. This allows us to have a view on the evolution of the participants and the impact of the course (in the short and longer term). You could also use this system for your activities: download the forms and the excell data analysis tool from the www.salto-youth.net/evaluation/ site.
Since SALTO organises and coordinates many training activities, one of SALTO’s main concerns is Quality. SALTO has developed a long term monitoring system to assess the impact of the courses we run. It consists of a pre-course questionnaire, post-course questionnaire and a questionnaire 6 months after the course. This allows us to have a view on the evolution of the participants and the impact of the course (in the short and longer term). You could also use this system for your activities: download the forms and the excell data analysis tool from the www.salto-youth.net/evaluation/ site.
These link lists are very handy because they are commented. You know before clicking through what you can expect on the site. Most links have resources and information which can be used for training or for the work in one of the priority areas. You can add your own link at the bottom of each links page.
Staying updated about SALTO work, YOUTH programme developments and some of the SALTO priority topics is made easy with the newsletter system. You can easily subscribe and unsubscribe from any newsletter.
You can contact one of the SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres for more information, or send us your query/feedback via the feedback form at www.salto-youth.net/feedback/