SOHO - European Training Course for EVS Support People

Support people of EVS projects play a crucial role in the cooperation of Sending Organisations, Host Organisations, Co-Ordinating organisations and the volunteer. At a SOHO training course, mentors and task-related support persons from sending, host organisations and Co-Ordinating organisations meet in a multilateral context to exchange needs and expectations and to learn about quality aspects of EVS projects.

On an annual basis, the SALTO Training and Co-operation RC co-ordinates and monitors several SOHO training courses for ca. 250 mentors from all over Europe. The training courses are hosted by the NAs and are implemented by a trainers pool consisting of 7 European trainers: Monika Kezaite, Luisa Pagano, Gabriella Nagy, Barbora Stemper-Bauerova, Darko Markovic, and Tomasz Lubotzki. Please find below some evaluation results of the SOHOs which took place in 2008-9.

During the current period, the SOHO training courses listed below are planned to take place. The NAs will recruit and select the participants; please check the details when you click on the relevant course. 

• SOHO in Poland (24-28 April 2013) including participants from Poland, Flemish speaking community of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Sweden, and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• SOHO in Turkey (20-24 May 2013), including participants from Turkey, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• SOHO in Latvia (16-20 October 2013) including participants from Latvia, Flemish speaking community of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• SOHO in Greece (18-22 November 2013) including participants from Greece, Austria,  French and German speaking communities of Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey.
• SOHO in United Kingdom (19-23 February 2014) including participants from UK, Flemish speaking community of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• SOHO in Czech Republic (March 2014), including participants from Czech Republic, Austria, French speaking communities of Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
• SOHO in Belgium-Flanders (7-11 May 2014) including participants from the Flemish speaking community of Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, UK, and from the neighbouring country regions South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus.

A short description can be downloaded on the right side of the page for further information, more information can be found in the Training Calendar, please click on one of the courses listed above.