TOY4Participation Local Training

In December, the Local Training was provided for the Play Hubs, which will be involved in TOY4Participation Toolkit piloting in Slovakia. For this purpose, the Play Hubs in Spišská Nová Ves and Spišský Hrhov were selected.

The participants of the Local Training had the opportunity to increase their knowledge, competences and skills in promoting participatory practice in general, with particular focus on children up to 10 and their families, especially from vulnerable groups. The participants also learned how the TOY4Participation Toolkit is organised and how to use its parts. The training also focused on building the capacity of participants to support others (different stakeholders relevant for child participation) in a variety of different change-oriented learning events so that they can successfully promote child participation within their domain of influence.

Upon completion of this training the Play Hub staff with the mentoring support of Škola dokorán – Wide Open School is fully prepared to implement the TOY4Participation methodology and to pilot the TOY4Participation Toolkit (this phase will start in January 2026).