European Identity – The art of weaving cultures
A European Union Erasmus+ Training Course
LOCATION:
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Date: 5th – 11th July 2015
Participant Information Pack
Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union
The project has been funded with support from the European Union. This document reflects the views only of the author, and
the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Dear Participant,
In this information pack you’ll find basic practical information about the training course, logistics, accommodation and a
suggested «what-to-bring» list. It’s a very crucial part of the process that you read this document carefully. So, please read it
and let us know if you have any questions. According to the call for partners & the partner responsibilities that come from that,
each country has 3 places for participants.
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Please ensure all participant application forms for the course are returned to [email protected] by Friday 8 May 2015
Partner Countries involved in this course are: Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey,
& United Kingdom
Who we are:
RAID-TV (Raising Awareness in Darlington & Tees Valley) is a small UK based charity committed to raising awareness about the
issues and decisions young people face globally around sexual health (including HIV & AIDS) and relationships. We are a youth
lead charity providing international health exchanges as we believe that by working together young people can change attitudes
in their communities and contribute to the decisions which affect them. Our website address is www.raid-tv.org.
We are hosting this course to assist youth workers to better face the challenges of working in intercultural communities and
help young people to value diversity and respect difference.
The Course: European Identity – The art of weaving cultures
We passionatly believe that real change should happen for young people as a result of this course & therefore participants will
be involved in creating strategies to impliment within their own work with young people.
The course tutor, Tsitsi Chinyandura, is qualified and experienced in delivering training on intercultural youth issues,
internationally & in Europe.
The training will aim to develop new competencies in youth workers and youth leaders for working with young people on
intercultural issues. Through this training participants will have an opportunity to improve their competency skills in dealing
with intercultural society and intercultural conflicts. The sessions throughout the week will be extremely interactive, thought
provoking, challenging and rewarding.
The training will aim to bring people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds together in order to develop a
collaborative and shared approach in supporting young people from a range of cultural backgrounds in a diverse society.
By the end of training, participants will be able to:
• Explore new strategies and methods to work with young people on intercultural learning and cultural identify
awareness projects
• Discover different youth practices by sharing experiences regarding intercultural diversity in their communities and
countries
• Examine the concepts of personal identity development in young people, the links to the different groups that they
belong to, and how that affects their cultural identify
• Map identity related issues on local and European youth work
• Identify ERASMUS + and Youthpass tools to promote the value of intercultural learning and diversity
All of this will be themed in the context of:
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Intercultural/intergenerational education and lifelong learning
Intercultural acceptance
Access for the disadvantaged
Creativity and culture
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Practical information
LANGUAGE:
English language will be used throughout the course.
VENUE: The training course will take place in Newcastle upon Tyne
The address is Euro Hostel, 17 Carliol Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6UQ.
Website: www.euro-hostels.co.uk/newcastle
The Euro Hostel is approximately 1km from Newcastle Central Railway Station.
Please confirm your arrival time (including your name) with a text message to our contact mobile phone +447588782889.
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We are expecting you there on Sunday 5 July 2015. Departure is planned for the morning of Saturday 11 July 2015.
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NB: Participants are expected and obliged to attend the full duration of the training course (5 – 11 July 2015).
How to get here
We are kindly asking you to choose, if possible, the most ecologically and economically friendly means of transport. When
planning your travel, you should be aware that Newcastle Central Railway Station is on the East Coast Line connecting London
Kings Cross & Edinburgh, however, there are also good connections to Manchester & Leeds. Newcastle Airport (NCL) is served
by EasyJet, Jet 2 + many international airlines, the airport is connected to Newcastle centre by a regular metro service. Leeds
Bradford Airport (LBA) served by EasyJet, Ryanair & Jet 2. There are also many cheap flights to London, and from London you
can take a coach (approx. 6½ hours) or train (approx 3 hours)
Some possible websites:
www.skyscanner.net/ (Flights)
www.megabus.com (Coach)
www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx (Coach)
www.thetrainline.com/ (Train)
www.arrivabus.co.uk/ (Local Bus)
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT:
By the rules of the Erasmus+ Programme, non-UK participants will be reimbursed for travel costs up to the amount in the
table below for all the original tickets and ways of travel that are plane, bus, train or ferry. (NOT taxi and NOT car). The
travel reimbursement will be done by bank transfers to private bank accounts after you return home and send us the
ORIGINAL boarding passes and tickets to:RAID-TV.
72 Haughton Green
Darlington
DL1 2DF
United Kingdom
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When you plan your travel, please make sure you arrive not more than 1 day before the training course and to leave the latest
1 day after the training course. This is due to the fact that our National Agency is strict with reimbursing travel costs for training
courses and they will not reimburse the tickets that are for more than 1 day before and after the training course dates. If your
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planned travel itineraries are different than 5 – 11 July, please inform us in advance, so we can ask our National Agency for
the approval of your tickets. Also, if you travel from elsewhere than your country inform us so we can ask approval for that as
well. Contact email address - [email protected].
Please note that participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation outside of the course dates – but we
are able to give advice if required.
Before coming please prepare the information for reimbursement of your travel expenses, as we need your bank and account
information: name of the account holder, address of the account holder, IBAN, SWIFT or BIC, name of the bank and address of
the bank. Below, please find the table with eligible travel costs for one participant coming from each country:
Country
United Kingdom
Bulgaria
Georgia
Italy
FYR Macedonia
Moldova
Romania
Slovakia
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Eligible travel costs - maximum per participant
€0
€324
€477
€248
€248
€324
€324
€248
€248
€248
€324
MONEY
The unit of currency is the British Pound (GBP). In the UK it is not possible to pay in Euros or any other currency, so you need to
bring currency in GBP or change upon your arrival. There are several currency exchanges in Newcastle for Notes & Coins (Coins
of €1 & €2 only). Most, but not all, shops accept credit cards.
To give you an idea about some prices in the supermarket: a small bottle of water costs £0:50, a lire of fruit juice is around
£2.00, the typical price of a pack of 20 cigarettes is around £9:00, and a telephone card costs £5.00
ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation is in The Euro Hostel, Newcastle upon Tyne, a popular stay near to the city centre. The accommodation is
basic, all bedding is supplied but you will need to bring your own towels. Guests are accommodated in dormitory style rooms
from twin to four bed rooms. You will be required to make your own bed.
Wifi
We will invite you to try to unplug as much as possible during the training course, in order to support your learning in a more
focussed way. However, there will be wifi at the Euro Hostel in case you need it.
Food
Breakfast & evening meals will be served in the Euro Hostel & lunch in the training venue. Please let us know in the registration
form if you have any food requirement (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free).
The accommodation & venue are a short walk from local supermarkets.
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INSURANCE:
RAID-TV holds employee liability and public liability insurance to cover all our activities. We advise all participants that they will
need to arrange their own travel insurance.
Visa: Short term
For participants needing a short term student (6 months) visa to enter the UK €100 of visa costs will be reimbursed when
you send the original receipt with your travel documents [see the section on Travel Reimbursement above].
Information about the Visa requirements for the United Kingdom
Nationals of the following states require a visa for entering the United Kingdom:
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Georgia;
Moldova;
Turkey;
Macedonia.
Nationals of the following states do not require a visa for entering the United Kingdom:
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Spain;
Italy;
Romania;
Bulgaria;
Slovakia;
PROCEDURE:
Participants who are subject to visa requirement are obliged to apply for a visa prior to their entry into the United Kingdom (UK),
at the responsible UK diplomatic mission/consular post or at the diplomatic mission/consular post of the country that is
representing UK visa matters according to the bilateral agreement.
If a visa is required please ensure you apply early so you have one prior to travel.
A letter to support your application will be provided for you by RAID-TV on request. We will need the address of the Consulate
where you are applying to include in the letter & the address you would like us to send the letter to. Please send a scanned copy
of your passport to [email protected] when you request a letter.
CULTURAL THEMED EVENING ACTIVITIES:
We ask that participants bring some small item/s that represent their country for the intercultural evening activities. This could
be traditional food; music etc (This will be displayed and shared during the intercultural night)
Participation fee: NONE!
Suggestions on what to bring:
• Comfortable clothes & shoes
• Night wear
• Indoor shoes
• Toiletries
• Towel/s
• Waterproof Jacket
• Charger cables / hairdryer / etc
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