Gośka (Małgorzata) Tur

Educational pathway

Formal education:

2007 - M.A. in Sociology (Master’s degree program)
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, Faculty of Social Sciences
The topic of diploma dissertation: Perception of political refugees as strangers by young educated Poles
The studies covered all aspects of sociological thought (both micro- and macrosociology), social movements and non-governmental organisations, group behaviour, human resources management, introduction to psychology, methods and techniques of sociological research, and public relations.

Non-formal education (selection of training courses attended):

February 2016 (5 days) - "ICT in Education" (organised by IDEC, Greece)
Topics: usage of ICT tools and social media in training situations, collaborative and social learning technologies, MOOCs, Moodle.

March-May 2015 - "Teaching Adult Learners" (organised by Central Institute of Technology, Australia)
Topics: instructional tactics, engaging adult learners, engaging learners through technology, key components of instructional design

May 2011 - March 2012 - "Long-term course for advanced trainers" (organised by the Polish Associaton of NGO Trainers)
Topics: needs assessment, training methods, creativity during training, group processes, difficult situations, and training evaluation.

October 2010 - November 2011 - "Long-term training course for educators of public participation" (organised by a coalition of several Polish NGOs under the coordination of the Ministry of Regional Development)
Topics: participation, cooperation between local government and the local community, involvement in the decision-making process, and how to educate local government representatives in participatory methods of governance.

March-September 2010 (long-term course) - "Training of Multipliers in Development Co-operation" (organised by TRIALOG Austria)
Topics: principles of development cooperation and best practices, European financial instruments, project planning and EC grant management, and methods of training on these issues.

June 2010 (2 days) - Licence Training "Human Resources Management in non-governmental organisations" (organised by the Polish NGO Trainers' Association)
As a result of the training the 12 participants, including myself, received an exclusive licence to run a 2-day long training in the form of a strategic game on human resources management in NGOs.

June 2010 (2 days) - "Different approaches and views to development" (organised by Polish Humanitarian Action)
Topics: the notion of development from different perspectives.

April 2003 (5 days) - "Training 4 Trainers" (organised by Service Civil International Poland)
Topics: role of a trainer, needs analysis, designing a training programme, rules of session design, choosing methods, presentation skills, group dynamics, crisis management, impact measurement.

February 2003 (3 days) – "Are minorities strangers?" (organised by SCI Poland)
Topics: ethnic and national minorities and relations between majority and minorities.

August-September 2002 (11 days) – "Voluntary work for disadvantaged children" (organised by League of Volunteers, Kyrgyzstan)
Topics: voluntary work, the role of civil society, supporting disadvantaged children and youth, and best practices.

December 2001 (5 days) – "Strategic Planning Seminar" (organised by Service Civil International, Great Britain)
Topics: strategic planning process within an international NGO step by step.

November 2000 (6 days) – "Human Rights Education Forum" (organised by Council of Europe in EYC Budapest, Hungary)
Topics: defining HRE, issues of HRE nowadays, how to work with HRE, sharing and deepening educational practice.

May 1999 (6 days) – "How to run an international voluntary project" (organised by SCI Poland and New Group Belarus)
Topics: project running, integration, group dynamics in a multicultural setting, conflict situations, cooperation, public relations, and peace education.

March 1999 (6 days) – "How to organise an international voluntary project" (organised by SCI Poland and New Group Belarus)
Topics: project designing, management (of contents, volunteers and finances), evaluation and reporting.

March 1999 (5 days) - "Training for Trainers of Humanitarian Education" (organised by Polish Humanitarian Action)
Topics: principles of humanitarian education, how to prepare training courses and workshops on a variety of issues covered by the theme, including human rights, racism, tolerance, refugees, minorities, intercultural understanding, voluntarism, social change, and crisis zones in the world.

All these training courses helped me to develop skills which I use nowadays while working as a trainer on both national, European and intercontinental levels.