Instruction Manuals – now online

The Erasmus+ Instruction Manuals are now available online here.

The Manuals include:

  • MESAP Manual – a document which will provide guidance and resources to youth organisations wishing to run a similar project
  • Digitalising the Youth Sector – a manual with easy to use learning resources on running a youth exchange focusing on Digital skills, Enterprise & Social Action and wider Cultural informal learning
  • Enterprising the Youth Sector – a manual on training youth workers to offer Enterprise & Social Action as an alternative to Employment and Education. The manual will include the full learning programme pilot from January 2016.

To learn more about this project, email info@mesap.asfar.org.uk

Project Update – February 2017

February 2017 is officially the last month of the Erasmus+ MESAP programme.

The Intellectual Outputs have been finalised and currently being edited for publication and will then be Quality Assured by all partners. These documents will be available here shortly.

Asfar, NAMCB and Cukurova Universite are currently taking part in the final programme and partnership evaluation activity. All each partner is finalising their local and natinoal plans to ensure the long term sustainability of MESAP concepts.

To keep update to date on the MESAP project’s outcomes, email us at info@mesap.asfar.org.uk

Project Update – January 2017

After the winter break, the Erasmus+ MESAP partners are back working towards the completion of the 3 Intellectual Outputs:

  • MESAP Manual – a document which will provide guidance and resources to youth organisations wishing to run a similar project
  • Digitalising the Youth Sector – a manual with easy to use learning resources on running a youth exchange focusing on Digital skills, Enterprise & Social Action and wider Cultural informal learning
  • Enterprising the Youth Sector – a manual on training youth workers to offer Enterprise & Social Action as an alternative to Employment and Education. The manual will include the full learning programme pilot from January 2016.

As well as the accompanying Annex of Learning Materials and Work Plans.

2 of these Intellectual Outputs are now completed in draft form, with 1 still being finalised.

The MESAP partners are currently trying to finalise the final Transnational Meeting arrangements and also beginning to work on the sustainability element of the overal projects.

Further updates to follow.

Project Update – December 2016

Asfar, NAMCB and Cukurova Universite continue to promote the Erasmus+ MESAP programme to partners, stakeholders and strategic contacts.

The development of the Intellectual Outputs is still in full swing and due to complete in February 2017.

MESAP partners have also finalised the Quality Assessment plan for all Intellectual Outputs and agreed that all partners will sign these off.

Further updates to follow shortly.

Project Update – November 2016

Throughout November 2016, focus has been on dissemination, results and intellectual outputs. Between now and Feb 2017, Asfar will lead partners in producing 3 key intellectual Outputs:

  • MESAP Manual – a document which will provide guidance and resources to youth organisations wishing to run a similar project
  • Digitalising the Youth Sector – a manual with easy to use learning resources on running a youth exchange focusing on Digital skills, Enterprise & Social Action and wider Cultural informal learning
  • Enterprising the Youth Sector – a manual on training youth workers to offer Enterprise & Social Action as an alternative to Employment and Education. The manual will include the full learning programme pilot from January 2016.

Furthermore, an annex of Learning materials and Work Plans will also be produced to accompany the publications.

These intellectual outputs will be free to all those working in the sector and will be available both from the MESAP website, partners’ site and open source websites.

 

Project Update – October 2016

In October 2016, partners started to re-focus delivery from: learning to dissemination, results and intellectual outputs. Between now and March 2017, Asfar will lead partners in producing 3 key intellectual Outputs:

  • MESAP Manual – a document which will provide guidance and resources to youth organisations wishing to run a similar project
  • Digitalising the Youth Sector – a manual with easy to use learning resources on running a youth exchange focusing on Digital skills, Enterprise & Social Action and wider Cultural informal learning
  • Enterprising the Youth Sector – a manual on training youth workers to offer Enterprise & Social Action as an alternative to Employment and Education. The manual will include the full learning programme pilot from January 2016.

These intellectual outputs will be free to all those working in the sector and will be available both from the MESAP website, partners’ site and open source websites. Further information to follow.

Project Update – September 2016

In September 2016, young people from UK and Bulgaria participated in a unique youth exchange in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of the Erasmus+ Micro-Enterprise & Social Action international Programme.

The youth exchange, entitled Digitalising the Youth Sector brought young participants from each country together to learn about different countries, peer young people and to learn how digital technology can be used to benefit their Enterprises, Social Action projects and general personal management.

The activity involved Digital Skills training, International Enterprise & Partnerships; Global Business; Cross Cultural Awareness; and Language Skills.

The youth exchange learning experience will eventually be translated into manuals for other youth worker sector professionals and will be available from March 2017.

Project Update – August 2016

August, primarily saw all partners preparing for the final learning element of the programme: MESAP Digitalising the Youth Sector youth exchange.

Following the transnational, it soon became apparent that the issues, especially surrounding our Turkish partner: Cukurova Universite, had not improved and not only was travel going to be a problem for young participants, but also parents were forbidding their children from going abroad. Many were concerned that if they left the country, they would not be able to return. Also from a functional perspective, it became to be apparent that Turkish participants may not even be able to apply for Visas for Bulgaria.

To prevent the youth exchange dissolving, Asfar contacted the UK National Agency, who agreed that we could increase the number of Bulgarian young people, to re-balance the activity.

NAMCB identified key staff members for the 7 day youth exchange and finalised accommodation and facilities in Sofia for young people.

It was a very busy month all round from booking flights, providing briefings and generally finalising elements of the programme’s workshops.

To see photos visit – http://www.asfar.org.uk/erasmus-mesap-sofia-youth-exchange-digitalising-youth-sector/

Project Update – July 2016

In July, partners visited London for the second MESAP transnational meeting. Unfortunately, due to political reasons, Cukurova Universite could not participate in person, but instead engaged via skype.

The meeting was an opportunity for partners to re-engage, to discuss key elements of the programme and to prepare for the next key step: the Youth Exchange in Sofia, Bulgaria – Digitalising the Youth sector.

In particular, the final agenda was discussed and structure identified. Also recruitment of participants was also a key theme, especially as Cukurova Universite believed it may be a key issue, if Turkish participants, especially those connected to a University, tried to leave the country at this time. The political situation did open a number of discussion points and potential issues.

The meeting also resulted in some key decision on dissemination, i.e. the re-launch of our Facebook site due to the technical problems, that are faced everyone time it used. And also a monitoring review on how the local training in Enterprise and Social Action was delivered.

Project Update – June 2016

MESAP is approaching its’ second transnational meeting in London, UK on 29th and 30thJuly 2016. The key focus of the meeting will be:

  • Partner updates
  • Project’s developments so far
  • How successful was the youth worker training: Enterprising the Youth Sector training pilot in Adana, Turkey in January 2016
  • Delivery of local Enterprise Skills and Social Action project Skills in each partners’ country
  • Preparations for Digitalising Enterprise Youth Exchange in Socia, Bulgaria, 6th to 12thSeptember 2016
  • Intellectual Outputs review

 

MESAP partners’ Asfar, Cukurova Universite and NAMCB have been out rolling its domestic training on Enterprise and Social Action within their own communities between June and August.

NAMCB completed training in June. In order to understand how this training was approached NAMCB provided a brief update on what occurred during the activity:

What was the training?

MESAP local delivery: Youth Enterprise Skills and Social Action project Skills

Where/when did it take place?
The training was held in the seaside town of Pomorie, 13th and 14th June
2016.

How many young people participated?

 

10 young people

What did they learn?
They are trained on the topics:
-based entrepreneurship
-role of entrepreneurship
-entrepreneurial skills
-features of the plan on entrepreneurship
-plan on entrepreneurship
-major decisions and framework ppp -national legislation
-major decisions and framework ppp
-concept of ppp
-key elements of the ppp


What feedback did you get from young people:

 

Young people completed questionnaires to obtain feedback from training

What type of Enterprises/Social Actions projects ideas did young people focus on?

They would like to set up:

Young people expressed their ideas for development in the fields of:

a) health;
b) education;
c) culture;
d) sport, recreation and tourism;
e) social assistance, social housing and dormitories.

 

To see photos, visits here