Training Course<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10-14 October 2022 | Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The training activity aims to support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Objectives and benefits of the training course:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Foster understanding, awareness and commitment to core quality criteria of the European Solidarity Corps<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Build up competences on how to design and implement European Solidarity Corps projects with a view to quality<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Ensure clarity and support on how the programme works formally: opportunities, guidelines, structures, priorities, rules, and procedures<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Give space to participants to express burning issues and needs and offer support where possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Foster a supportive community of organisations involved in the European Solidarity Corps<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Awaken the learner within<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part of the course is an obligatory online preparatory phase:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the residential training course in Latvia, there is a mandatory online preparatory \/ introductory phase (26.09 – 06.10.2022 – self paced)<\/strong>. It aims to introduce basic information in order to establish common grounds as well as provide a place where participants will start to form a community of learners and will carry out first homework and assessments of their own organisation, local community and own needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are looking for participants who:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf are involved in the Volunteering Actions in European Solidarity Corps Programme;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf are connected to organisations\/institutions holding a Quality Label for Volunteering (or an accreditation for Volunteering in Erasmus+);<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf have a crucial role in and commitment to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n – providing conditions for high quality activities;<\/p>\n\n\n\n – ensuring a positive impact of Volunteering Activities within their community;<\/p>\n\n\n\n – creating learning opportunities within the organisation and for volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The concept of the TOSCA is based on the experience of the network of National Agencies and established by a pool of trainers with the support of Resource Centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The activity will be facilitated by two experienced trainers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Marcus Vrecer (Austria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Dagna Gmitrowicz (Germany\/Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n