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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Strengthening cooperation in the field of youth policy in the Black Sea region | Contact Making Seminar | 21 - 24 February 2012 | Chisinau, Moldova

National Youth Council from Moldova in partnership with Ministry of Youth and Sports from Republic of Moldova , with the support of Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, during November 2011 – September 2012, organizes the project „Strengthening cooperation in the field of youth policy in the Black Sea region”

Along with implementation of this project we want develop a strategic document referring to the development of sector of youth in the Black Sea region, through the transfer of experience between the Member States of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries.

Project partners are nine states from the Black Sea region – Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. In addition to National Youth Councils involved, we want to create an area for communication and collaboration with government public institutions responsible for youth policies.

In this context, from  21 to 24 of February, 2012, in Chisinau, will go on a Contact Making Seminar, whose aims are to interact and have exchange of experience programs between organizations / institutions for youth from those 9 states, and also to identify the necessity of development for young people from the Black Sea region.

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International Leader Training Seminar | Seminar | 2-8 April 2012 | Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (ActionAid Denmark), Denmark

Do you want to learn how to lead youth and volunteers in doing social change? 

International Leader Training Seminar is a seven day seminar where you develop skills in youth leadership, project management, communication, group dynamics, conflict resolution, motivation and empowerment. Your participation in the seminar will qualify you to lead and management international volunteer groups, international work camps and campaign activities in an NGO settings.

Why?

When you participate in this seminar you strengthen the social and intercultural competencies you need to lead a manifold group. The knowledge and tools you learn at the seminar give you experience relevant to your education, job or organizational work. And the best part - you will learn to lead by leading other participants during the seminar.

How?

All topics and tools introduced at the course are focused on how to act local with a global mindset. This means that the tools throughout the seminar is focused on how to lead other people to do social change, which matters locally and globally.

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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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