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MY AMBITION
My ambition is to become a youth leader in order to give teenagers coming from difficult social backgrounds the chance to live the City Bound experience in order to increase their self esteem and become aware of the resources they treasure inside. And sometimes in the future I would also like to become a CB trainer too.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
I took Belbin test 10 years ago and it proved that I am an Implementor. This is in fact the role I like most and I am very careful to the details and to be punctual and to help the team to achieve the goals. But if needed I can also take the leading part and I have also creative moments when funny ideas come from my mind like shortcuts or different ways of doing the tasks.

MY STRENGHTS
I am very patient and very resistant .I can work in difficult conditions ,I can motivate the others and I do not give up.

MY GOALS
I would like to gain a lot of experience in youth exchanges in order to support as many youngsters as possible to fully fulfill their potential. I also aim to bring this kind of activities to the NE part of Romania. And I want to learn to make unpopular decisions when needed, as for the moment this is very hard for me.

QUALITY CRITERIA
For me this would be building positive, non-judgemental relationships with young people.

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MY AMBITION
Hence my previous experiences, I aim to improve my leadership skills as well as group work. Thanks to new theories/gained knowledge implemented into action I'm tending to get better project by project.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
Through leadership/communication/personality style test I know that I'm more of Director and Supporter, but also having some features of the Promoter and Analyser because everyone got something from each area. Being aware of that, I'm trying to use it to explore the group and find my place in, at the given situation/moment.

MY GOALS
As a natural leader and underachiever, I will do everything what it takes to fulfill the task. But can't forget to take the team there together with me. Looking at the Belbine table, I could mostly relate myself with the left side of it. Taking whole under consideration, I will thrive both on personal and group dimension, doing my best to increase the level of myself and others on the way to general goal.

QUALITY CRITERIA
Keep on learning, being open-minded and pasionate, taking the charge and be goal-oriented, using charisma to provide atmoshere and supporting others, confidence - that what leader is made of.

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MY AMBITION

After finishing this course I would like to be a leader in some City Bounds, I hope it may be possible start this summer, or living new experiences and put into practice everything I have learned.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM

I usually have a motivating role, also organize and distribute the tasks trying to make them fair. I really enjoy listening to and respecting all opinions to come to an agreement of all of it. The role I always take on is taking care of the group, I think taking care of myself and taking care of others is key to making everything work.

MY STRENGTS

I think I am very sociable and above all I try to make everyone always feel comfortable, it is very easy for me to put myself in the place of the other by empathizing a lot with this one.

As I said before, I am a motivated person, willing to listen to everyone and always looking for the best for everyone. I also have a great capacity to adapt, both in terms of environment, to groups with different needs...

MY GOALS

I would like to improve my fluency in speaking English, as in the end, I make myself understood, but I find it difficult to know how to express myself easily. Also meet different people, knowing their culture and traditions to understand other realities and situations.

QUALITY CRITERIA

The educational methodology selected is suitable for the learning process. Personally, I think the learning process is very important when we train future leaders. To do this process, we must use some methodology, if this is not motivating and inappropriate, the process will probably be more annoying and difficult for students, which can lead to desmotivation with them that leads to less positive results than expected. Anyway, in my opinion, the methodology we follow, given the change to online, is very motivating. I value it very positively.

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MY AMBITION
Once I finished the CB Berlin 2019 as a participant, I thought it would have been cool to repeat this forming experience again as a YL in the next journeys. It is a great moment of teamwork and sharing, in which you can realize what it means to be part of a wider community, an entire world of different people with different talents.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
I really found myself in the Monitor Evaluator description: I believe I can provide truthful judments about team members and behave accordingly, and support the squad in order to find strategical ways of problem solving.

MY STRENGHTS
I became known as a good talker and someone who knows how to inspire trust. I'm sure I can be an useful tool to proceed to the norming stage by understanding others' flaws and promoting their strenghts. If you need glue to connect a team, here I am.

MY GOALS
I expect to learn more about how I behave in this kind of environments, to empower my abilities in public speaking and of course to bond with new people coming from foreign countries.

QUALITY CRITERIA
A good point seems to be the one concerning the suitability of the educational methodology for the learning process.
It is important that these experiments of NFE succeed, and in order to do that it is required the correct approach to the subject and, naturally, the YLs' preparation.

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MY AMBITION
After this Youth Leaders Training I would like to participate on City Bounds as a leader. My next step maybe will be to achieve Youth Leader Advanced.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM OF YOUTH LEADERS
Thanks to Belbin Team Roles I identify myself as Specialist and Plant.
MY STRENGTHS
I have a little bit of experience of managing a group of young people. I am one of the couches of our robotic team at our school. I good at solving problems in unconventional ways.
MY GOALS
I want to get better in managing a group of young people. There is always a space for improvement. I hope that I will be able to many City Bounds, so I will be able to practise my English and also learn something about other countries.
QUALITY CRITERIA
I believe that all City Bound educators are always prepared and they do it with the best of consciousness and conscience.

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"MY AMBITION
After this course, I would love to be a youth leader to help people enjoying the fantastic experience of discovering the world, while I help myself doing the same.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
Trough my past experiences in life, I know that in the team i'm in I behave like a coordinator and a plant, 'cause I like to organize the work and coordinate it but I also find very creative way to get the job done .
MY STRENGHTS AND GOALS
I think that my greatest strenght is my creativity, in fact I always try to find and create the path no one has ever tread yet.
My goal is to become more "specialist", because I think that trough knowledge you can use your creativity better.
QUALITY CRITERIA
In my humble opinion, it's all about communications between actors, so that everyone can reinforce the group. I also think that the preparation of YLs and Trainers is fundamental for doing this, because the more you know, the more you can do.

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MY AMBITION

After finishing this course, I would like to hopefully go on City Bounds as a Leader and help Teenagers to have a good and meaningful time in their Holidays, while also learning about different European mindsets and meeting great people.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
Working in Teams I tend to take on the roles of Resource Investigator and Coordinator. I try to make sure that everyone is motivated, using their Talents and working together towards the goal.

MY STRENGTHS AND GOALS
I think that Motivating people and making sure everyone gets included and is ok in a group is a strength of mine but also reflecting when something has gone wrong and improvising when there is room for it. My Goal is to become more organized, to sometimes step back and get a calmer, more organized approach.

QUALITTY CRITERIA
I think City Bound takes the circle of, feedback and communication seriously and directs it in a useful way so that it can evolve.

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MY AMBITION
I'm attending the Basic Training Course to be a Youth Leader and when this will be end, I would like to be a youth leader in several City Bounds, improve my skills and myself as a human being and also discover new cultures.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
When I'm part of a team, I'm a coordinator. I always try to set team's goals and give confidence to others, but I also listen to their needs and satisfy them.
MY STRENGTHS
I'm a good motivator and I'm able to cheers the other participants up because it's very important in a team to have a positive attitude. In a group everyone has their own competences and match them it's an essential point. I'm openness to diversity and I think that to listen to our fellows without judging increase leadership and group bonding.
MY GOALS
My scheduled goals are to learn how to speak with confidence in public, learn how to be a good European citizen, never betray myself and why not travel the world in order to acquire new competences.
QUALITY CRITERIA
Quality criteria that cannot miss in a City Bound are definitely the communication between all actors, because through the communication members can express their needs and their opinions/ideas to other participants and find a compromise, also all actors must be involved in the continuous evaluation process in order to make it interactive.

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My ambition:
After finishing the Basic training for youth leader, I would like be a youth leader to gain a new experience, pratice my English and learn about new culture and organisation project like this.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM OF YOUTH LEADERS
In team im think im a coordinator or specialist. Usually try support others and orginize task for the group.
MY STRENGTHS:
In my opinion  I am responsible and organized. I'm ready to take a risk. I am tolerant and sociable. I try avoid conflicts in work, and build friendly conditions for work. I try to come up some solutions and choose the best one that the benetits would be as great as possible.
MY GOALS:
Collect as much experience and knowladge as possible and make good use of it. Reduce my panic zone.
QUALITY CRITERIA
The communication between all actors  managed effectively in CB, because without communication project will be less efective. Using e.g. social media or normal conversation we can exchange reflection with others participants and learn more about other countires or cultures

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MY AMBITION
I want to be a youth leader in order to have the opportunity to give Romanian youth the chance to experience the City bound projects, to gain skills and competences that will ease their development, increase their confidence and open them to other cultures. From a personal point of view, I believe these experiences are always full of new challenges, new discoveries and a great resource to learn from the participants, leaders and trainers.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
My role in a team I think it is somewhere between a Plant and a Team worker. A plant as I am always trying to find creative solutions, to think outside the box and I don’t stop at the easy, first idea. But in the same time, a team worker as I am always ready to listen what others have to say and to admit when someone has a better idea.
MY STRENGTHS AND GOALS
I consider as part of my strengths the fact that I have an open personality, I encourage creativity, I am an honest and empathic person which helps me connect with people.
As goals I would like to gain knowledge in crisis management, emotional mechanisms and tools to empower and motivate youth people.
QUALITY CRITERIA
Learners influence their learning process. Participants are encouraged to express their opinions, their expectations and to process their outcome through reflection groups.

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MARIA PAPOUTSAKI
MY AMBITION
After completing the Youth Leaders Basic course, I would like to participate as a youth leader in a few City Bound exchanges in order to practice what I’ve learnt, gain new knowledge, cooperate with children, practice my English, meet new people and explore other cultures and places.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
When I am a part of a team, I try to organize the team, set goals and create an environment of cooperation, so I would see myself as a coordinator who makes everyone feel free to express their ideas and feelings.

MY STRENGTHS
I believe that one of my strengths is that I can cooperate with diverse groups since I am open to different views/ideas and I stay calm in case of conflicts. Also, I am supportive and I can motivate people to be more confident and talkative.

MY GOALS
I expect to boost my confidence when it comes to public speaking and not to be so anxious. Also, I would like to improve some soft skills, interact with people with different backgrounds, share our experiences, travel and get out of my comfort zone.

QUALITY CRITERIA
I think that in City Bound the communication between educators is well-organized. As we can see, before the project educators communicated to design an effective online project for the first time and finally they ensured ways of communication between participants, trainers and coordinators during the training course.

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MY AMBITION
After finishing the Youth Leaders Basic course, I would like to be a leader in a few city bounds, gain more experience, practice my english, learn about other cultures and learn how to take care of my future groups.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
When I am part of a team
i intend to do my best in being supportive to the others. I like to cooperate with people and to learn from them. I would probably see myself as a member of the team who wants to complete the task in a best possible way, but also who wants for his team to have a great time together.
MY STRENGTHS
I believe one of my strengths is persistence in pursuing to complete the given task. I have some experince from other exchange programs, and I am able  to speak two foreign languages: English and German. I think I am a creative person. I always want to do my best to help people that I work with or that are close to me.
MY GOALS
I want to learn more about the World. I want to meet new people and learn about their cultures. I need to learn how to be a good team member, how to support others and how to understand them.
QUALITY CRITERIA
I believe that in City Bound the support we gain from our leaders is very impressive. Everything is clear and easy to understand. I believe it was a big challange to organise this course online, but for me it really well organised.

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MY AMBITION
After finishing the Basic trainig course i would like to be a leader in a few city bounds and gain some experience and also practice my english.Later i would love to continue as a trainer .
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
When I'm part of a team o like to organizei the team and bring new ideas ,and ways to solve any problems . So i think I'm more close to the co-ordinator and plan team roles
MY STRENGTHS
I like to organize and manage resources and designing programmes.I love to work with yough people through non-formal education  and give them 'tools' to improve themselves and have fun.
Also I'm good to solving problems and bring crative and original ideas.
MY GOALS
First of all  would like to be more talkative and improve my English . Furthermore I would love to participate in a lot WE as  a leader , have fun ,meet new people and have an impact on youth people
and then mayde  continue as a trainer and improve my skills and my knowledge.
QUALITY CRITERIA
In City Bound i belive that the Learners influence their learning process trough a lot of ways of non formal education they improve their soft skills , challange themselves and get out of comfort zone.

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MY AMBITION
After finishing the Youth Leaders Basic Trainer course, I would like to be a leader, this summer for example, because I am very excited to be in charge of children and help them in what they need, and to be able to develop better in English and to continue learning new cultures and places.

MY ROLE IN A TEAM
When I am part of a team, I try to make us all comfortable and participate in everything that is asked of us, as I think it is a very interesting way to meet the rest of the team and to make cohesion between people. I wish I could become one day, apart from youth leader, national coordinator.

MY STRENGTHS
I think I am very understanding and kind to everyone, I really like working with children because they are very cute and funny, I also really like working as a team because you meet new people and new ways of doing things. I think I am also very nice, calm and sincere, I am also good at dealing with problems and solving them. I think that the most important thing in coexistence is that we all have a pleasant time.

MY GOALS
I would like to meet new places in Europe and meet a lot of new people, I think that is the most important thing since I think that each person you meet has a new thing for you. On the one hand, I would like to be a leader since I had a great time explaining how to do activities and helping others in everything they need. On the other hand, I also hope to meet new languages ​​and new cultures, I find it very interesting.

QUALITY CRITERIA
I think that in City Bound the educators are prepared, since all the people involved in the project have the necessary information to offer a good quality event and the educators are informed about the available resources. For example, all trainers and facilitators can participate in a planned preparatory meeting before the start of the project.

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MY AMBITION
After I complete the basic Training Course (TC) for youth leaders , it would be ideal to participate in a few City Bound exchanges as a youth leader (hopefully this summer), so as to test my knowledge, my skills and so as to gain some experience as well.
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
Whenever I am part of a team I tend to acquire the role of the coordinator, since I feel that I possess strong organizational skills!
MY STRENGTHS
I strongly believe that one of my strengths is the ability to work with diverse groups in a non-formal learning context. Since I'm a quite talkative and calm person, I can also deal with crisis/conflicts in the team and try to avoid them whenever possible. I am also able to speak three foreign languages so far (English, French, Italian) and some Spanish as well.
MY GOALS
Even thought I am quite talkative I am also characterized by a fear of public speaking anxiety. With my experience as a youth leader, I will definitely face and perhaps overcome this fear. Furthermore, my goal is to also to meet some interesting people from around the world, have fun,  learn how to work in teams and have an impact on youth!
QUALITY CRITERIA
I believe that in City Bound the communication between all actors is managed effectively. Even now, in the times of coronavirus, all members, trainers and coordinators still understand the great significance of communication and try to find online ways to achieve it!

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RESOURCE 2 - how to work together as a team of leaders?

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RESOURCE 2 - how to work together as a team of leaders?

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You will be working in teams of youth leaders during the youth exchanges. It is super important that you get along and create REAL TEAM! This is not only for the sake of your sanity, but also quality of youth exchange you will implement together!
Check out descriptions of TEAM ROLES and match one or two with yourself - how you behave in working teams, not your personal character. Write few words about it on your CARD below.

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What is a Team Role?

Dr Meredith Belbin defines a 'Team Role' as one of nine clusters of behavioural attributes identified by his research at Henley as being effective in order to facilitate team progress.

"The types of behaviour in which people engage are infinite. But the range of useful behaviours, which make an effective contribution to team performance, is finite. These behaviours are grouped into a set number of related clusters, to which the term 'Team Role' is applied."

Meredith Belbin | Team Roles at Work

Meredith Belbin's research showed that the most successful teams were made up of a diverse mix of behaviours. To build high-performing teams, we need to represent each of the nine Belbin Team Role behaviours at the appropriate times.

What are the nine Belbin Team Roles?

The nine Belbin Team Roles are: Resource Investigator, Teamworker and Co-ordinator (the Social roles); Plant, Monitor Evaluator and Specialist (the Thinking roles), and Shaper, Implementer and Completer Finisher (the Action or Task roles). You can find more detail about each Team Role below.

How do I find out my Belbin Team Role strengths and weaknesses?

The only sanctioned way of finding out your Belbin® Team Role strengths and weaknesses is by completing the official Belbin® Self-Perception Inventory online, and receiving a Belbin® Individual report. We then recommend that you ask for feedback from people you work with, using the Observer Assessment. This gives you an updated Belbin Individual report which gives you an insight in to which Team Role behaviors others see and value.

Over 3 million Belbin® reports have been generated worldwide for individuals, managers, teams and organisations. Contact us to start your Belbin® journey, or purchase your own Belbin Individual report directly here.

Belbin Team Roles isn't just a theory, it's a practical tool to help individuals, teams and organisations work more effectively to achieve business objectives. The only wayof finding out individual Belbin Team Role strengths and weaknesses is by completing the Belbin questionnaires and receiving a fully normed and researched Belbin Individual report crammed full of advice and guidance.

Once you have the Belbin Individual reports to hand, conversations can start, and change can begin to happen.

Are all Team Roles needed at all times?

It's not always necessary to have all Team Roles working simultaneously. It's important to consider the team objectives, and then work out which tasks need to be undertaken. Once this has been done, discussions can take place regarding how and when each Belbin Team Role behaviour should be utilised.

Using the Belbin reports can give people a greater understanding of their strengths, which leads to more effective communication in the team. Managers can put together great teams, enhance the performance of existing ones, and ensure that everyone feels that they are making a difference in the workplace.

Do you need nine people in a team, each with a strength in each Belbin Team Role?

Although there are nine Belbin Team Roles, this doesn't mean that every team requires nine people. Most people will have two or three Belbin Team Roles that they are most comfortable with, and this can change over time. Each Belbin Team Role has strengths and weaknesses, and each role is equally important to the team's success. To find out the Belbin Team Role strengths of individuals and teams, you need to use the Belbin reports.

Start your Belbin journey

Over 3 million Belbin® Reports have been generated worldwide for individuals, managers, teams and organisations. Contact usto start your Belbin® journey, or purchase your own Belbin Individual Report directly here.

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The nine Belbin Team Roles; their strengths and weaknesses, and how to use the nine Belbin Team Roles when working with a team. To find out your Belbin Team Role profile you need to complete the Belbin Self-Perception Inventory and ask for feedback from those you work with.

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RESOURCE 5 - European Portfolio for Youth workers and Youth Leaders

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RESOURCE 5 - European Portfolio for Youth workers and Youth Leaders

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The list of competences of European Youth Leaders and Youth Workers according to Council of Europe.
Check out the list from the page 14 and fill in the self-assessment sheet referring the competence to your performance based on previous experiences.
You can also do it online: https://www.coe.int/en/web/youth-portfolio/online-portfolio

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RESOURCE 4 - Quality Non Formal Learning Manual

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RESOURCE 4 - Quality Non Formal Learning Manual

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As youth leaders, you create safe learning environment for participants. This process of their learning needs to meet quality criteria.

Check out the manual and reflect how City Bound Europe Network fulfills those criteria in our procedures and how can YOU as a youth leader provide such conditions.

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RESOURCE 3 - The Competence Model for Youth Leaders and Youth Workers to work internationally

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RESOURCE 3 - The Competence Model for Youth Leaders and Youth Workers to work internationally

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Check out this document from page 24 - you will find there description of competences of a youth worker/ youth leader.

Find your strengths among those competences and note down what competences would you like to develop in the nearest future!
Note it later on your CARD below.

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MY AMBITION
I am a trainer, used to be youth leader and coordinator. My ambition is to train awesome and competent youth leaders so the City Bound will never die!
MY ROLE IN A TEAM
In teams I tend to take leadership positions, I initiate processes, coordinate it and, as a typical control freak, lead them till the end - complete finisher. A bit of sociopath.
MY STENGTHS
I can and like to design learning programs together with creative tools, I'm good at including critical reflection and question of values into the learning process, I can maintain partner relations and safe space - people tend to trust me, I am resilient and highly flexible. I can improvise.
MY GOALS
To learn to let go, work better in teams, be more attentive towards every individual, evaluate processes in deeper way.
QUALITY CRITERIA
I think City Bound should involve young people at the planning stage more (APVs for City Bounds) and monitor long term outcomes of youth exchanges researching ex-participants about it years later :)

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RESOURCE 1 - the career path of the Youth Leader in City Bound

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RESOURCE 1 - the career path of the Youth Leader in City Bound

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Explore different roles in the City Bound Europe Network and decide where do you see yourself in 5 years.... kidding :) Just see which roles would you like to take up.
And you'll find a small task at the end :)

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Title: your name in CAPS LOCK
Attachment: a drawing/picture presenting you as a youth leader in a symbolic way - presenting main features (see example of "Barbara" card).

Write in description:

MY AMBITION - describe who do you want to be in the City Bound Europe Network (based on resource 1)

MY ROLE IN A TEAM OF YOUTH LEADERS - describe yourself as a team player - what role are you usually taking in working teams? Who will you be in a team of youth leaders during City Bound exchanges?

MY STRENGTHS AND MY GOALS - write what youth leaders competences do you already have and which do you plan to develop looking at resource 3 and 5.

SELECT ONE QUALITY CRITERIA FROM THE LIST (page 24 of the resource 4) and explain how you see it in City Bound.