Eco-ToT (Training of Trainers) Long-Term Training Course

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

The learning experience includes two six-day residential events held at the Szatyor Community House in Etyek, Hungary, along with an online mentoring process in between.

The first residential training, taking place from 8-14 of September 2024, will guide you through a journey to enhance your ecoliteracy, emphasising the crucial role of (non-formal) education in achieving environmental sustainability. You'll be introduced to approaches such as systems thinking, nature connection, and mindfulness, among others. Additionally, the program will include practical ways to incorporate the GreenComp framework into the trainings you design and deliver.

The online mentoring will support you in implementing what you have learned. This phase will combine mentoring by an experienced eco-trainer and peer support group sessions. The estimated time commitment for this phase is 1-2 hours per month, from October 2024 to May 2025.

The second residential training, running from 4-10 of May, 2025, will build on your experiences gained during the implementation phase. This training will provide you with additional tools and methods to further develop your and your trainee's ecoliteracy. We will explore how to enhance the impact of our work and engage participants in deeper learning. Additionally, we aim to create a community of eco-trainers, with an open invitation to all participants of the Eco-ToT.

The training is hosted by Szatyor Association in Hungary and organized in cooperation with Asociación Biodiversa in Spain. It is funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union.

Aims of this learning process:

• to walk trainers through a process by which they become more ecoliterate
• to explore how non-formal education can contribute to young people becoming more ecoliterate
• to gain deeper understanding on systematic problems and challenges
• to empower, equip and motivate participants for environmental-related education
• to enhance the integration of the GreenComp Framework in paticipants' practices
• to create a community of professionals who use non-formal methods for education for sustainability.

FACILITATORS
The training is facilitated by trainers with wide experience on ecoliteracy and sustainability-related approaches. 
Esther Vallado - Asociación Biodiversa, Spain
Era Karman - Szatyor Association, Hungary
Donát Lanszki - Szatyor Association, Hungary

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
For this educational program, we invite non-formal education trainers and facilitators who want to further develop their trainers' competences with a strong focus on environmental sustainability.

This educational process is for you if:

• you are familiar with training basics,
• you have designed and delivered several trainings in an international multicultural context, 
• you have knowledge and experience in group dynamics, facilitation of learning processes, youth work, 
• you are interested and motivated in becoming more ecoliterate as well as in facilitating that process in your trainees,
• you want to understand how to integrate the GreenComp in your professional practice,
• you are motivated and available to take an active part in the entire LTTC (two personal training courses and practice phase in between), 
• your current residency is in the EU.

VENUE
The residential parts of this educational program will take place in Etyek, Hungary. It is a village, situated 30 km west of Budapest. We host this event at Szatyor Association's Community House which offers simple and decent living space with several bathrooms, a common kitchen inside and outside and a living room area. Participants will be accommodated in rooms of 3-4 beds. It is also possible to sleep in tents. The house has a surrounding garden that we will also use for some of our activities.

FOOD
We aim for the most ecological choices in food. We use seasonal, organic ingredients from local farmers. The basic approach is plant-based (vegan) meals with some vegetarian options if necessary.

PARTICIPATION RULES AND CONDITIONS

• Fill in the application form before 30 June 2024 (final deadline)
• after confirmation of your participation, purchase your travel tickets within the deadline you will be given,
• attend and participate actively in the entire educational program from 8 to 14, September 2024 and 4 - 10  May, 2025, 
• take part in the online mentoring program between the 2 residential parts (minimum 4 online meetings between October 2024 and May 2025), 
• engage in all preparation and follow-up activities.

OTHER IMPORTANT REMARKS

• Applications will be reviewed and accepted or not, based on motivation and suitability for this programme,
• more details such as preparatory tasks will be shared after selection via email,
• after the training, you will receive a YouthPass and an Eco-ToT certificate in a digital format.