YIntro – Stepping into Youth Information

YIntro is the training module of ERYICA for beginners in the field of Youth Information. It covers the basic areas of knowledge and skills needed for youth information work and is meant to be an introduction to the field. It is built on 4 areas that can be delivered in five full training days or equivalent time sessions.

The module is based on the expertise of ERYICA training experts with national and international training on Youth Information and the experiences gained over the last 8 years with European “Train the Trainers” courses and national courses on the MBTC (Minimum Basic Training Course) module.

Aims of YIntro – Stepping into Youth Information

Introduce the relevant areas, competences and skills of Youth Information
Offer a basic course to newcomers to the field
Enhance a common quality framework within the ERYICA network
Provide coherent route to competence as a first step into Youth Information Work, which will be followed by advanced modules covering more into depths certain areas of the work field.

There are and there will be additional modules to the YIntro covering specific themes and topics that are of relevance to the youth information field and where a training need is communicated by ERYICA members.

General learning outcomes

By the end of the YIntro Course, the participant should demonstrate:

an awareness of the basic key principles and background of youth information work
an understanding of the basic methods used to deliver youth information work in practice
an awareness of the skills, values, responsibilities and individual role of the youth information worker
a clear action plan for future implementation based on the reflective self-evaluation exercises undertaken

Contents of the course

Area 1: Background and Principles of Youth Information

Session 1.1: Defining the Key Terms in Youth Information
Session 1.2: Principles of Youth Information
Session 1.3: Development of Youth Information
Session 1.4: Presentation of the present Youth Information structures

Area 2: Youth Information in Practice

Session 2.5: Identifying information needs of young people
Session 2.6.: Searching for information and sources of information
Session 2.7: Selecting quality information
Session 2.8: Organising your Youth Information
Session 2.9: Creating and designing Youth Information products
Session 2.10: Getting information to young people

Area 3: The Art of Working with Young People in a Youth Information Setting

Session 3.11: Forms of Intervention
Session 3.12: Skills of a Youth Information Worker
Session 3.13: Attitudes and values of a Youth Information Worker

Area 4: Continuous Professional Development in Youth Information Work

Session 4.14: Monitoring and evaluation
Session 4.15: Networking
Session 4.16: Promotion of Youth Information services and products
Session 4.17: Self-evaluation and action plan

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Last updated: August 17, 2011

The European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) is an international not-for-profit association based in Luxembourg. It was established on 17 April 1986 in Madrid.

As of February 2012, our network consists of 25 Members, 7 Affiliated- and 3 Co-operating Organisations working in 28 countries, in more than 7.500 youth information centres, where 13.000 workers provide young people with generalist information under the principles of the European Youth Information Charter.

In 2005, centres in the ERYICA network received 23.000.000 visits. Read more.

YIntro – Stepping into Youth Information

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