Programmes for Educators

We design professional development programmes for people working with young people — including youth workers, activists and volunteers involved in NGOs, as well as teachers who wish to strengthen their competences, explore new teaching methods and broaden their educational perspective. We support educators at different stages of their professional journey, implementing projects within the Youth sector, School Education and Vocational Education and Training (VET).

For years, we have been creating comprehensive programmes tailored to the specific needs of institutions. The thematic scope is broad — from intercultural education, communication and soft skills, to innovative teaching approaches, project-based methods, digital tools and international school cooperation. We can prepare inspiring job shadowing programmes that include visits to local schools, institutions, companies and organisations related to the participants’ areas of interest. We also offer courses and training sessions delivered by our network of experienced trainers, who combine solid expertise with engaging, practice-oriented methods.

Our programmes are not limited to one approach. We combine knowledge development with elements of non-formal education, enabling participants to gain cross-sector experience and explore how formal, non-formal and vocational environments can complement one another. Educators taking part in our projects often highlight that direct contact with the beneficiaries of our activities and observing youth work “from the inside” provides them with fresh insights into their own professional practice.

If you are looking for a host organisation that can comprehensively design both the academic content and full logistical support for your staff mobility — we invite you to Rzeszów. Each programme is developed individually, based on participants’ goals and institutional needs, with professional support provided at every stage of the process.

2022-02-10

Let’s be honest: working with young people in the world of TikTok, gaming, notifications and endless scrolling is a different sport than it was just a few years ago. Traditional methods? We all know them. But today, even the best-designed workshop can lose to a single Instagram reel.

That’s exactly why “Level App” was created — a training course designed to help youth workers level up. Not only technologically, but mentally as well.

From 28 January to 5 February 2022, twenty participants from Armenia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Greece and Moldova gathered in Rzeszów. All of them experienced youth workers. All of them aware that if they want to truly reach young people, they need to understand the language of their world.

It wasn’t about turning everyone into influencers overnight. It was about understanding how young people think and what they are actually looking for in digital spaces. If young people spend most of their time in apps, then that’s where youth work needs to meet them — not to compete with the internet, but to use it wisely.

There was no dry theory during this training — just plenty of practice, testing tools, discussions and honest conversations about what works and what simply doesn’t. Participants shared real experiences from their organisations: small victories, failed attempts, experiments that didn’t go as planned. Many admitted they had already tried different approaches, but meeting in such an international group gave them a fresh perspective.

For a full week, they experimented with interactive learning methods, online tools and new ways to make education more dynamic, relevant and — above all — engaging for young people. Everyone returned home with new ideas, but also with the reassurance that they are not alone in facing this challenge. Because working with young people means constantly learning — including learning from them.

“Level App” proved something important: in the digital age, technology doesn’t have to be intimidating. It simply needs to be understood and used intentionally. And when that happens, working with young people doesn’t just become easier — it becomes genuinely rewarding.

The project was funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme.

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