Diana Kovačić

About:

Graduated teacher active in NGO sector for 25 years of which 15 as a professional youth worker, trainer, training designer, public speaker, presenter, facilitator on national/international educational events. Author of several manuals and kits in the field of youth work, youth information and counselling, youth policy, volunteering, school led youth project in community and mediation. Passionate about sustainable lifestyle, non-formal and life long learning in an offline and online environment.

Diana Kovačić has 4 references for past work as a trainer.

Diana Kovačić

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Current occupation

Educational Programme Coordinator, Sustainable Development / Youth (information) work (full time)

Work experience

Facilitator, Trainer, training design expert and a youth worker working full time as a head of "green" youth information centre as well as Educational Programme Coordinator. Also, member of two pool of trainers - Eurodesk network and National agency for Mobility and EU programmes in Croatia. Recently I worked as Qualifying Training Programme Designer of one Module for Eurodesk Brussels Link, a trainer of an on arrival training for ESC volunteers, training designer and a trainer of a first ever Baltic Meet-up and Training for youth-workers / Eurodesk multipliers from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. My expertise is in designing tailored and innovative small and large scale (international) educational events in the field of youth work, youth information work, mobility and youth policy, youth mobility, volunteering, active participation and "green" topics.

Educational pathway

A graduate teacher with teaching experience in several public elementary schools. Some of the most relevant non-formal education that influenced my later carrier is education in mediation and mediation trainer, youth information work (ERYICA), Global education – Human right module (online training) within The Network University / North – South Centre (European commission, Council of Europe) and Active Citizens Youth Leaders training (training for trainers) by British Council.

Fields of training expertise

  • (beginner) Bullying & Harassment
  • (intermediate) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (intermediate) Change Management
  • (advanced) Citizenship Education
  • (advanced) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (expert) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (advanced) Creativity & Art
  • (beginner) Crisis Management
  • (intermediate) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (intermediate) Drama & Theatre
  • (expert) Environment & Ecology
  • (advanced) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (intermediate) Equal Opportunities
  • (intermediate) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (expert) Event Management
  • (advanced) Financial Management
  • (intermediate) Fundraising
  • (beginner) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (expert) Global Education
  • (advanced) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (intermediate) Health & Prevention
  • (intermediate) Human Rights
  • (advanced) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (beginner) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (intermediate) Leadership Development
  • (intermediate) Lobbying & Advocacy
  • (advanced) New Information Technologies
  • (advanced) Open Space Technology
  • (advanced) Organizational Management
  • (intermediate) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (advanced) Peace Education
  • (advanced) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (expert) Project Management
  • (advanced) Public Relations & Marketing
  • (expert) Public Speaking
  • (expert) Recognition of NFLearning
  • (advanced) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (advanced) Social Media
  • (advanced) Storytelling & Humour
  • (advanced) Time Management
  • (expert) Training of Trainers
  • (intermediate) Valorisation of Projects (DEOR)
  • (advanced) Volunteer Programmes
  • (advanced) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Youth Information Work
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (advanced) Youth Policy
  • (intermediate) Youth Violence & Criminality
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (expert) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (advanced) European Youth Centres (CoE)
  • (intermediate) European Youth Foundation (CoE)
  • (beginner) Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
  • (intermediate) European Institutions
  • (intermediate) Youth Partnership CoE-COM
  • (intermediate) International Youth Structures
  • (intermediate) Private Foundations
  • (advanced) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (expert) Children
  • (advanced) Families
  • (intermediate) Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
  • (advanced) Intercultural Teams
  • (advanced) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (beginner) Men's Issues & Groups
  • (intermediate) Minorities
  • (beginner) Religious Youth Groups
  • (intermediate) Women's Issues & Groups
  • (intermediate) Young People in/from Conflict Areas
  • (beginner) Young People with a Mental Disability
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Physical Disability
  • (beginner) Young People with a Sensory Disability

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (intermediate) Africa
  • (intermediate) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (intermediate) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (advanced) European Cooperation
  • (intermediate) Global Cooperation
  • (beginner) North-North Cooperation
  • (intermediate) North-South Co-operation
  • (advanced) South East Europe

Language Skills

  • (fluent) Bosnian
  • (fluent) Croatian
  • (fluent) English
  • (beginner) French
  • (beginner) German
  • (intermediate) Italian
  • (fluent) Serbian

Trainer references

  • On arrival training (ESC)

    Validated (2023-05-02)
    The training activity took place
    in Orahovica
    organised by National agency for mobility and EU programmes
    20th to 25th March 2023
    Reference person

    Mateja Crneković

    (Senior Advisor in Department for European Solidarity Corps (organiser))
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  • Virtual Facilitation Training (online)

    Validated (2023-05-10)
    The training activity took place
    in online
    organised by EBL (Eurodesk Brussels Link)
    10.5., 11.5., 19.5.2021.
    Reference person

    Safi Sabuni

    (former Policy and Training Officer / organiser (co-trainer and contact on the behalf of the organiser))
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  • Eurodesk Baltic training

    Validated (2023-05-10)
    The training activity took place
    in Riga, Latvia
    organised by Agency for International Youth Programs of Latvia
    10.04 – 13.04.2023
    Reference person

    Viesturs Bērziņš

    (Eurodesk national coordinator at Agency for International Youth Programs of Latvia (organiser))
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  • Green Project Lab for Young People

    Awaiting validation (requested 2024-03-22)
    The training activity took place
    in (online)
    organised by JUGEND für Europa - German National Agency for the EU Youth Programmes
    15-17 December 2023

This profile was last modified on 2023-11-11

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