COACHING

Coaching is a professional helping relationship, focused on the goals of the coachee. Coaching is a useful way of developing people's skills and abilities, and of boosting performance. It can also help deal with issues and challenges before they become major problems.

Coaching is a process that aims to improve performance and focuses on the 'here and now' rather than on the distant past or future. While there are many different models of coaching, here we are not considering the 'coach as expert' but, instead, the coach as a facilitator of learning.

There is a huge difference between teaching someone and helping them to learn. In coaching, fundamentally, the coach is helping the individual to improve their own performance: in other words, helping them to learn.

Coaching is a process of guiding and supporting an individual or a group to achieve their goals and improve their performance. It involves a collaborative relationship between the coach and the client, where the coach helps the client identify their strengths and weaknesses, set achievable goals, and develop strategies to overcome obstacles and achieve success.

Coaching is effective for several reasons. Firstly, it provides individuals with personalized attention and support, which helps them to identify their unique strengths and weaknesses. This personalized attention allows coaches to provide targeted feedback and guidance that is specific to the individual's needs, which can help them to make significant improvements in their performance.

Secondly, coaching helps individuals to develop self-awareness and self-reflection skills. By working with a coach, individuals can learn to identify their own blind spots and biases, which can help them to make more informed decisions and improve their overall performance.

Finally, coaching provides individuals with accountability and motivation. By setting clear goals and regularly checking in on progress, coaches can help individuals stay focused and motivated towards achieving their objectives.

As Bill Gates said:

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

Just like athletes, leaders are under pressure to perform every workday. And just like with athletes, coaching is the best way to ensure that leaders can perform at a high level.

Overall, coaching is an essential tool for anyone participating in an Erasmus+ project. It provides participants with the guidance, support, and self-awareness they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives.

The Aim of the project is: To raise the quality of youth work and youth projects by fostering in coaching for self improvement and innovation among youth workers and young leaders.

Objectives:

What is Coaching and how to apply it in youth work and in their everyday life.
Set goals for themselves and develop strategies to achieve them.
Tools to improve their performance.
Identify their strengths and weaknesses.
Develop Active listening skills and empathy.
Build their confidence and resilience.
To reflect on their own experiences and learn from them.
To gain self-awareness and help them to make better decisions in the future and avoid repeating past mistakes.

Logo Creation

For the logo design of the project "Coaching as a Skill for Youth Empowerment (COA-SK-YEM)", I'll incorporate the key themes and values related to coaching, empowerment, and personal development.

Logo Design Concept:

Central Symbol:

Coaching and Empowerment: A stylized image of a person or a group of people, symbolizing guidance, support, and collaboration. This could be represented by a figure reaching out or standing on a rising platform, signifying growth and empowerment.
Youth Focus: Incorporating youthful elements, such as dynamic lines or abstract shapes, to symbolize energy, progress, and innovation.

Supporting Elements:

Communication and Active Listening: Speech bubbles or sound waves to represent communication, active listening, and the transfer of knowledge.
Goals and Progress: An arrow or upward path symbolizing goal-setting, progress, and self-improvement.
Global and International Cooperation: Subtle incorporation of elements from the flags of the nine participating countries (Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Portugal, and France) to emphasize the international collaboration.

Text

Primary Title: "Coaching as a Skill for Youth Empowerment (COA-SK-YEM)"
Acronym: "COA-SK-YEM" in a prominent, bold font.
Tagline: A tagline such as "Empowering Youth Through Coaching and Self-Improvement" in a smaller, elegant font.

Color Palette:

Warm and Inviting Colors: Shades of blue for trust and communication, green for growth and development, and orange for energy and enthusiasm.
Accent Colors: Incorporating colors from the participating countries' flags to highlight the international aspect.

Project Name: Coaching as skill for Youth Empowerment (COA-SK-YEM)
Agreement No:
2024-1-EL02-KA153-YOU000205124
Duration: From 01/08/2024 till 30/09/2025 (duration 14 months)

Activity: Professional Development Activity KA153YOU. 3 participants from each organisation (9 organisations) and we are going to have also 4 facilitators, a total of 27 participants working in different methods to raise the quality of youth work and youth projects by fostering creativity and innovation among youth workers and young leaders.

Activity dates: 15 to 24 of July 2025

Activity Place: Acharnis Kavallari Hotel Suites, ACHARNAI, GREECE, https://acharniskavallari.gr/

Applicant Organisation: INSTITOUTO POLITISMOU LAOGRAFIAS ATHLITISMOU KAI NEON TEHNOLOGION (Greece), Dimitrios Souliotis email: inplanetgreece@gmail.com
Coordinating Organisation: ACPELIA, Cyprus, acpeliacy@gmail.com

Coordinator: Nikolas Nikolaou email: nicckolas44@gmail.com;

Trainers: Erma Georgiou, Dimitris Morfis, Boghos Avetikian