Ekaterina Sherer

Trainer background

Current occupation

Freelance Trainer

Work experience

International Training Courses and Seminars:

November 2011 - Symposium on recognition of youth work and of non-formal learning/education in the youth field, working group “Involve stakeholders of the employment sector”, co-facilitator and reporter of one of the working groups
June 2011 - Trainer, TC “Comics against the violence” (topic – prevention of the Gender based Violence), Spain
February 2011 - Trainer, TC “Youth Participation in development of Local Youth Policy”, Lithuania
February 2011 - Trainer, “Become a better Leader”, for Youth Leaders from Russian minorities organizations in North Europe and Baltic States, Sweden
December 2010 - Trainer, Seminar for Russian trainers, organized by National Youth Council and Council of Europe, Strasbourg, EYC
September 2010 - Trainer, “EVS Garden”, how to support learning process of EVS volunteers, for EU and EECA Countries, Czech Republic
August 2010 - Trainer, "50/50 Joint training course for co-operation and partnership between youth NGOs and Public Sector", organisation - DYS, Russia, Republic of Dagestan
July 2010 - Trainer, International Training of Trainers “FLY 2” (Facilitative Learning for Youth), supported by Youth in Action Programme, Austria (participants from 14 countries EU and EECA),
June-July 2010 - Trainer, TC” Intercultural Dialogue in youth work, through English and Russian”, Council of Europe and Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy RF
May 2010 - Trainer, Training Course “Role of Young People in Peace building and Conflict resolution”, Azerbaijan
April 2010 - Trainer, Contact making meeting "Time Banks as an alternative way of opening access to decent living conditions and social rights for young people"
March 2010 - Fasilitator, Seminar “Participation of young people in the process of youth policy development“, Ukrain (12 country participated)
January 2010 - Trainer, Intercultural Dialogue in Youth Work, for representatives of Georgian and Russian Youth Organisations, Moscow, organizers Association of Young Leaders (Russia), Academy for Peace and Development (Georgia), National Council of Youth Organisations of Georgia
September 2009 - Trainer, International Training of Trainers “FLY” (Facilitative Learning for Youth), supported by Youth in Action Programme, Georgia (participants from 14 countries EU and EECA),
July 2009 - Moderator/Trainer Russian - Georgian Youth meeting, Strasbourg, Council of Europe , worked in team with trainer from Georgia
June 2009 - Trainer, International Training of Trainers “FLY” (Facilitative Learning for Youth), supported by Youth in Action Programme, Armenia (participants from 14 countries EU and EECA), worked in team with trainers from Austria and Georgia
March – November 2009 - Trainer, Long-term TC for representatives of Youth Organisations responsible for International Cooperation
February 2009 - Trainer, “Conflict Transformation. Tranquility is our choice” Russian-Georgian Seminar, Georgia
December 2008 - Moderator , International Youth Forum “Intercultural Dialogue and its Religious Dimension”, Council of Europe
November 2008 - Facilitator/trainer Information and Networking days in SEE Region, Montenegro (worked in team with trainer from Serbia)
October 2008 - "50/50 Joint training course for co-operation and partnership between youth NGOs and Public Sector", organisation - DYS, Russia, Ulyanovsk (worked in team with trainers from DYS pool of trainers from Latvia and Moldova)
September 2008 - Facilitator/trainer at the Youth Meeting prior to Ministerial Conference responsible for youth policy of the Council of Europe, Ukraine (worked in team with facilitators from Armenia, Serbia, Slovenia)
June 2008 - TC “Changing locally-Cooperating Internationally”, organisers-SALTO EECA and Polish NA, Poland (worked in team with trainer from Germany)
May 2008 - International youth training “Interreligious Dialogue”, oganisers-AEGEE Baku, supported by EYF (participants from 10 countries), worked with trainers from Azerbaijan and Turkey
December 2007 - On-arrival Training for EVS volunteers, Russia
July 2007 - International youth seminar "Youth social activity in Europe "Together we can do our best", organisers- Association of Young Leaders in cooperation with Youth for Peace and Development (Armenia), International Centre for Volunteering and Community Action (United Kingdom), Austeja Friends (Lithuania) and supported by European Youth Foundation, Russia (team of trainers from Armenia, UK, Russia)
June 2007 – Trainer, Training for Trainers of Non-Formal education and Youth Participation, organisers- Centre of Millennium Volunteers and University of Central Lancashire, UK
June 2006 – Trainer, Social Skills Training for Asian Women, organisers University of Central Lancashire, UK
March 2003 – Trainer,International leadership training and youth symposium held in Aomori, Japan “Youth Energy for the Future”, organisers Aomori Prefecture + Association of Young Leaders + Californian Association of student Councils

Educational pathway

Non-Formal Education

April 2009 - November 2010 - Long-term Training for Trainers "TALE" (''Trainers for Active Learning in Europe''), organised by Youth-Partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Commission

September 2007 - Training of EVS trainers in EECA region

August 2000 - Training for trainers who providing leadership peer-to-peer trainings, USA, California Association of student Councils, Stanford University

June 1999 - Advanced training for trainers of the Interregional Youth Organisation "Association of Young leaders"

October 1997 - Training for Trainers of the Interregional Youth Organisation "Association of Young leaders"

Formal Education

2008-2009 - Master Programme “European Politics”, European College, Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs, Master

1998-2003 - North-West Academy of Public Services, Saint Petersburg, Faculty of Social Technologies, Specialization – Public Relations

1987-1998 - Upper Secondary school