European Projects design, management and funding: how to develop a good learning project and get the funds Training course 20-27 October 2012 | Bologna, Italy

This structured intense course aims to improve participants’ practical skills in the design, management and funding of European projects related to adult learning and education (intending for adults those above 18 years old and the early school leavers).

The general aim of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of learning opportunities and projects empowering and training education staff, NGO workers and volunteers, education-degrees graduates and those interested in developing European learning projects to successfully access and manage European funds.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

- Acquire knowledge and practical information about EU policies and funding opportunities for learning projects through specific and project-oriented learning sessions;

- Improve their practical skills related to the management of the ideation and application process (including how design and write a good learning project) through cooperative compilation of application forms and the analysis of successful projects;

- Learn and get guidance on the preparation and management of the financial, budgeting and contractual aspects through concrete examples and direct evidence;

- Learn best practices related the planning and implementation of the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases through concrete case studies and successful projects;

- Make contacts with individuals and organisations interested in developing European learning projects through everyday cooperation and specific activities.

More details: http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=33102

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European Projects design, management and funding: from shaping the idea, to select the right european programme, to get the funds | Training course | 24 November - 1 December 2012 | Palermo (Sicily), Italy

This structured intense course aims to improve participants’ practical skills in the design, management and funding of European projects from shaping the idea, to identify the right european programme, to design a good project to get the get the fund.

The general aim of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of european project in order to foster european integration and education by empowering empowering and training education staff, NGO workers and volunteers, education-degrees graduates and those interested in developing European learning projects to successfully access and manage European funds.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

- Acquire knowledge and practical information about EU policies and funding opportunities through specific and project-oriented learning sessions;
- Improve their practical skills related to the management of the ideation and application process (including how design and write a good european project) through cooperative compilation of application forms and the analysis of successful projects;
- Learn and get guidance on the preparation and management of the financial, budgeting and contractual aspects through concrete examples and direct evidence;
- Learn best practices related the planning and implementation of the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases through concrete case studies and successful projects;
- Make contacts with individuals and organizations interested in developing European projects through everyday cooperation and specific activities.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=33292

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Addressing the challenges of providing language and integration courses for migrants | Training course | 8-15 December 2012 | Bologna, Italy

This structured course aims to empower practical and teaching skills of those active or interested in supporting the integration process of migrants. 

The general objective of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of language and integration courses and laboratories to adult migrants by examining the EU policy background, exploring challenges and techniques, sharing a analyzing real experiences and case studies and investigating the role that ICT can have in this field.

Thanks to this project the participants will:

• Improve teaching and training skills directly linked to language and integration courses for migrant
• Get to know and analyze best practices, case studies and successful experiences at EU level
• Develop a better knowledge on the role that ICT can play to support language and integration courses for migrant
• Increase, share and exploit practical know-how on intercultural education
• Learn, discuss and cooperate with people from all over Europe active or interested in the field of migration
• Develop a deeper understanding on EU policy and law background on migration
• Get to know and bring back home supporting materials and tool to develop high quality language and integration courses
• Learn and get guidance on the preparation, management and funding of language and integration courses.

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SOHO in Spain - European Training Course for EVS Support People | Training course | 23-27 | October 2012 | Spain

International training for those who are directly involved in the support system around the volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) – Action 2 

The training course is designed for those who are directly involved in the support system around the EVS volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side. The participants from Sending and Hosting organisations should already have some experience in EVS (minimum of being in the process of sending or hosting a volunteer, better having been already sending or receiving the first volunteer).

The overall aim of the SOHO TC is: To increase the quality of EVS activities through development of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of key actors involved in the support system around EVS volunteer. The specific objectives of the course are:

• To get a better understanding of the concept of EVS as “learning service” and related quality aspects in EVS
• To improve the ability for co-operation and working in international partnership
• To reflect on the roles, responsibilities and challenges within the EVS volunteer support system
• To raise awareness of the learning dimension in EVS and provide tools for learning support
• To support the recognition of non formal learning in EVS through the implementation of the Youthpass 

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ONE 2 ONE: training course on developing youth workers' competencies in individual work | Training course | 1-6 June 2012 | Vilnius, Lithuania

Training course aims to develop youth worker’s competence in building and maintaining individual relationship with a young person in relevant contexts. 

Why?

Big part of youth work consists of individual contact with a young person. We can find many situations, where youth worker needs to have individual conversation with a young person in order to enhance his personal growth, give feed- back on his behaviour in the group, discuss issues of gender etc. One-to-one communication is the most intensive and common form of communication. It is the obvious and natural form, but professionals need training to develop competence in order to support young person’s development through individual process.

Training course aims to develop youth worker’s competence in building and maintaining individual relationship with a young person in relevant contexts.

We want to invite potential participants - youth workers, who work with groups of young people as well as individually with young person within different contexts, topics and/ or actions of Youth in action programme (EVS, Youth initiatives, Youth exchanges etc.) – to engaging, based on needs 4 full days training programme.

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Cultural Window | Training course | 4-10 June 2012 | Czech Republic

Training course with contact making elements focused on intercultural learning in youth projects between EU and EPW "Eastern partnership window" countries (Eastern Europe and Caucasus except Russia). 

The priority for 2012 is cooperation between the EU and neighbouring partner countries from Eastern Europe and Caucasus (except Russia) called Eastern partnership window (EPW). This training course will help to make the EU - EPW projects easy by discovering the cooperation possibilities and focusing on the intercultural aspect of it. The potentials and possible risks will be explored and skills and knowledge will be developed to support the project leaders in designing and delivering good quality EU + EPW youth projects.

Main aims:

• To increase the number of Youth in Action projects with partners from "Eastern partnership window" countries
• To strengthen the intercultural learning aspect in projects with partners from "Eastern partnership window" countries

Objectives:

• To develop partnership between organizations from EU and EPW countries
• To understand the concept of intercultural learning and to be able to implement it to the projects
• To know the Youth in Action programme and basics of youth project management
• To share and increase the knowledge about intercultural learning within the local community of the project
• To strengthen self-confidence and understanding of personal identity in all participants

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SOHO in France - European Training Course for EVS Support People | Training course | 31 March - 4 April 2012 | France

International training for those who are directly involved in the support system around the volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) – Action 2

The training course is designed for those who are directly involved in the support system around the EVS volunteer (mentors and task-related support persons) on the hosting, sending and coordinating side. The participants from Sending and Hosting organisations should already have some experience in EVS (minimum of being in the process of sending or hosting a volunteer, better having been already sending or receiving the first volunteer).

The overall aim of the SOHO TC is: To increase the quality of EVS activities through development of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of key actors involved in the support system around EVS volunteer. The specific objectives of the course are:

• To get a better understanding of the concept of EVS as “learning service” and related quality aspects in EVS
• To improve the ability for co-operation and working in international partnership
• To reflect on the roles, responsibilities and challenges within the EVS volunteer support system

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Practicing Coaching Training | Training course | 2-8 February 2012 | Ommen, Netherlands

This training can be described as a coaching session that lasts for seven days, where you have the opportunity to be coached on getting what you want, while coaching others towards their own desires and wanted results. 

Synergy trainings are aiming to train individuals to function better in society. The International Synergy Group, with its basis at the Olde Vechte Foundation, specializes in training amazing skills through experience-based learning, conducted in trainings, in which the learning experience gives you the possibility to create your own results. The outcomes and the results are easily implemented in the daily life.

Synergy trainings enable and encourage you to discover your talents, to experience them and to put them into your active reality. Through this journey, you have the opportunity to upgrade the quality of your life and make the essential difference that you want for yourself and your surroundings.

This training can be described as a coaching session that lasts for seven days, where you have the opportunity to be coached on getting what you want, while coaching others towards their own desires and wanted results. This training is designed in a way that can be tailored to your individual needs.

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