12/04-18/04 2024, Weimar Germany
Based on our more than 8 years of field experience, offering opportunities for organizations to build capacity concerning Volunteer Management Skills is essential for a quality implementation of international volunteering projects (focused e.g. on the European Solidarity Corps Programme – ESC), we have proceeded in implemeting the Training Course Mentors I – Target group of the event: newcomers in the field of mentoring & mentors to be
Four long-term partner organizations – EJBW- Weimar, Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyioton- Lefkosia (Youth Accreditation holders), Pro Vobis-Cluj-Napoca and Hors Pistes- Marseille, we have strucured a sequence of 5 trainings, under the title: “Making Magic in the Kingdom of Volunteering”.
The Training Course Mentors II
Target group of the event: experienced persons in the field of mentoring
Mentor’s I training’s aim was to achieve common ground, understanding on volunteer management issues, mentoring skills, professional development regarding youth workers key competences based on the ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers, creating a community of practice and peer support among the implementers of European Volunteering projects. A special focus is given to the role of mentors and competences for mentors. The course was designed mentors with some experience in the field.
The training acheived to create a bonded group of participants interacting in a fruitful way during the activity. In addition this communication and support has been continuing after the training activity creating a network of youthworkers in the field of mentors. The group had a chance to investigate further, personal development through the ETS Key competences for Youth workers as well as the framework of competences of the Mentors. Opportunities of exchange of good practices for preventing crisis, resoving confilcts and supporting the volunteer in their well being and learning process were given, withing interactive activities and discussions. Tools for Reflection and self evaluation were introduced, implemented and explained.
It took place in the city of Weimar and in the venues of EJWB in Germany.
The proposed trainings are developed as a result of our common experience since 2015, from the era of European Voluntary Service (EVS) up to European Solidarity Program (ESC) and aim to achieve common ground and understanding on volunteer management issues, mentoring skills, professional development regarding youth workers key competences – based on the ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers, creating a community of practice and peer support among the implementers of European Volunteering projects. A special focus will be given to the role of mentors and competences for mentors.
The project was supported by:
