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The Basics in community youth work course is dedicated to the teachers from the primary and secondary schools as well to the activists in the local non-governmental organizations who work with youth.

The course is being developed according to the model of the certified programme for Leadership and developmental community youth work that TRIAGOLNIK has been implementing with cooperation to the University in Jonceping , Sweden since 2002.

The aim of the course is to educate the youth leaders and people who work professionally or voluntary with youth in gaining knowledge and skills in the field of social education and non-formal education.

The course for Basics of Community Youth Work is implementing in duration of six months. The program is divided in six educative units: community development, ethics and developmental work with adolescents, management in educative work, working with individuals, working with conflict and group development.

Basis in community youth work 2010

This year, Triagolnik is implementing the Course in partnership with British Council in 5 municipalities: Delcevo, Kavadarci, Kumanovo, Skopje, Tearce, in the frame of Active Citizens project.

In the implementation of this project, 100 participants will have an opportunity to go through this Course in six-month of length in order for them to became active citizens and create changes in their communities. After the completion of this course they will implement community action projects as part of the practical placement of the Course. The projects will focus on:

• equal opportunities & diversity
• unemployment
• building trust and understanding: promoting dialogue
• environmental protection

The implementation of the Course will be again in collaboration with the local civic organizations in each of the municipalities where the Course is being implemented:Sovet za preventiva protiv maloletnicka delikvencija – SPPMD from Kavadarci, Humanitarno zdruzenie – Majka from Kumanovo, Centar za edukacija i razvoj – CED from Tearce

More information on Active Citizens
Active Citizens is a British Council programme launched in 2009 and is currently running in 20 countries in Europe, as well as in 8 countries in Africa and Asia. The programme supports grassroot initiatives around the world, and promotes community cohesion and cross-community understanding.
- Active Citizens worldwide http://activecitizens.britishcouncil.org/
- Active Citizens on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Active-Citizens/104825699563373?v=wall

Basis in community youth work 2009

In 2009, the Course was implemented in three municipalities Kumanovo, Kavadarci and Tearce with the collaboration of the local civic organizations: Sovet za preventiva protiv maloletnicka delikvencija – SPPMD from Kavadarci, Humanitarno zdruzenie – Majka from Kumanovo, Centar za edukacija i razvoj – CED from Tearce, in the frame of the Proaktiv project, supported by Pestalozzi Children Foundation.

The participants had a chance to implement their gained knowledge from the Course in direct work with youth as part of the practical placement. More than 400 young people from Kumanovo, Kavadarci and Tearce were included in the practical placement held with the implementation of methods of non-formal education. All the practical placements were narrowed towards personal and professional development of youth and creating positive change in their communities.

Communication, cooperation, identifying problems and their solving, self-awareness, respect for differences, security, tolerance. These are the skills and knowledge which I gained on this course. In future I will try to raise the level of knowledge and awareness among students, through non-formal education and organizing educational activities, debates and workshops in my school – Gabrijela Boshkov, psychologist

On 12th of December, at the conference hall in the City of Skopje, it was held the giving certificate ceremony for the second generation of 66 students of the Course. 

Basis in community youth work 2008

In 2008, Center for non-formal education TRIAGOLNIK in cooperation with the Municipalities Kumanovo and Kavadarci, has accomplished to implement this course, for the first time, with teachers from primary schools, professors from secondary schools and members from non-goverenmental organizations from Kumanovo and Kavadarci, in the frame of the Proaktiv project, supported by Pestalozzi Children Foundation.

This course for non-formal education was a true challenge for all of us included in formal education, and I believe for the others as well. I think that in the future, parents too should be included in such courses along with groups of professors… TRIAGOLNIK is the link between the student (young person) – parent – professor (youth worker). Young people are eager to learn new things and we should give the best of us so we can teach them to make decisions on their own, to solve conflict situations without hurting the others, to respect and to be respected, to love and to be loved - Orhidea Dimovska, student on the course in Kavadarci

On 22nd of December, Monday, starting from 19 o'clock, in the South East European University in Skopje it was held the giving certificate ceremony for the first generation students on the Course for Basics in community youth work.