TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Katerina Boutsia
• Evaluate the overall EVS experience so far regarding the experience on different levels (organisation, local community, project activities, personal involvement, motivation)
• Strengthen the 'informal' network of EVS volunteers -which come mainly from the 'on arrival training’- hosted in different regions of Greece
• Give the volunteers an opportunity and space to share thoughts, good practices and self-reflect on their experiences gained so far
• Prevent and resolve problems and/or manage conflicts (where required)
• Focus on the learning outcomes of EVS projects and use YouthPass as a tool for
acknowledgement of their non-formal learning of volunteers and their key competences
• Get informed about further European youth programmes and opportunities and design possible future steps
There were 45 EVS participants -currently volunteering in Greece- who come from 14 different countries.
Team building activities, interactive and creative presentations of volunteers’ EVS projects, group and pair work, plenary discussions, self-reflection time, EVS evaluation tools, outdoor activities, Key competences, Self – assessment & Youthpass
Volunteers had the chance to
• meet, exchange views and reflect on their project and personal learning
• get wider knowledge of programmes and opportunities for future opportunities
• have deeper understanding of the self-assessment and learning process that leads to a Youthpass certificate
• experience techniques for problem solving, communication and conflict management
• share best practices and find common ground for possible joint future actions
• Facilitate some sessions
• Support the rest of trainers with their work
• Contribute to the design of certain parts of the programme