Training Course
8-15 July 2015 | Toros, Armenia
A 7-days international training course aimed at empowering mentors in European Voluntary Service to provide adequate learning support to the EVS volunteers, therefore to raise volunteers’ capacity for future employment.
European Voluntary Service is an enormous opportunity for young people regardless of their religion, race, culture, convictions, economic situation, and political affiliation to learn, to live in a new culture, to gain a unique experience and have a positive impact on community through their activities. Throughout the whole process of a service a mentor has an important role to empower volunteers in applying their skills and knowledge to real life, in providing learning support and guidance to acknowledge the development of competences for enriching job-related skills and being prepared for the job market. This project is designed to enhance knowledge, transfer instrumental tools and methods to EVS Mentors to work productively with EVS Volunteers in terms of raising their competitiveness in labor market.
Aim: To improve the quality of EVS projects through building capacities of EVS Hosting organizations and equipping EVS Mentors with vital methods to support and guide the volunteers towards the development of competences for future employment.
Objectives:
- To introduce to the participants a wide variety of means and instruments for supporting volunteers growth and development process;
- To explore tools and methods which help to transfer competences (knowledge-HEAD, skills-HAND, attitude-HEART) gained in the EVS project to further life and enhance employability of ex-EVS volunteers;
- To present different tools to reflect on key competences of Youthpass as a recognition of non-formal learning and Europass as an introduction of academic, training and professional accomplishments;
- To build partnership network and peer learning support for further work on the local and international levels.
- To introduce to the participants a wide variety of means and instruments for supporting volunteers growth and development process;
- To explore tools and methods which help to transfer competences (knowledge-HEAD, skills-HAND, attitude-HEART) gained in the EVS project to further life and enhance employability of ex-EVS volunteers;
- To present different tools to reflect on key competences of Youthpass as a recognition of non-formal learning and Europass as an introduction of academic, training and professional accomplishments;
- To build partnership network and peer learning support for further work on the local and international levels.
The anticipated impact of the Training is to ensure higher employability of ex-EVS volunteers due to support and learning acquired in the course of EVS.
This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
and recommended for
EVS mentors/tutors
Working language(s):
English
Organizer:
Gyumri "Youth Initiative Centre" NGO(NGO/Others)
Gyumri "Youth Initiative Centre" NGO is a youth-run organization committed to youth development and empowerment, which mission is to assist in the development of the civic activism of youth through promoting youth initiatives and active participation.
Co-organizer(s):
- Stowarzyszenie "EKOSKOP" (NGO/Others)
Contact for questions:
Costs
The Training Course is financed by Erasmus+ programme therefore travel costs for selected participants will be covered within the limits for each country as specified in the distance band calculator from the European Commission, which applies accordingly to each participating country with the maximum reimbursement of per participant: Poland - 360 EUR, Moldova - 300 EUR, Ukraine - 300 EUR, Romania - 300 EUR, Georgia - 80 EUR, Spain - 820 EUR, Turkey - 300 EUR. Costs for board, accommodation and training materials are fully covered by the organizers. For this TC there is no participation fee required.
This training activity is funded by:
Apply now!Application deadline: 5 June 2015Date of selection: 8 June 2015
