Trainer Profile: Darko Markovic

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Intro

Darko Markovic (M & Serbian) was born in 1972 and is currently living in Serbia. The trainer has been involved in several training activities such as 'UNIQUE TC "Facilitating the volunteers learning" for mentors in EVS projects' (EYCB, Budapest, Hunagry) and 'Training Course for facilitators of non-formal education activities' (EYCB, Hungary).

Here's a little description about the trainer:

Training with passion.Learning with smile.

Trainer Profile & Skills

(As indicated by the trainer)

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Skill levels:

= able and comfortable to run a full training course (several days) on this theme
= able and comfortable to run a short training session (less than a day) about the topic
= no or limited experience on this topic or no interest to run training on this issue

Language levels:

= fluent
= good
= a bit
= none

Fields of Training Expertise

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

Knowledge about Institutions and Programmes

	(YiA 1.1) Youth Exchanges		(Yia 1.2) Youth Initiatives		(YiA 1.3) Youth Democracy Projects
	(YiA 2) European Voluntary Service		(YiA 3) Youth in the World		(YiA 4.3) Training & Networking
	European Institutions		European Youth Centres (CoE)		European Youth Foundation (CoE)
	International Youth Structures		Private Foundations		Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
	United Nations		Youth Partnership CoE-COM

Working with Specific Target Groups

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

Experience with Specific Geographical Regions

	Africa		Asia		Eastern Europe and Caucasus
	Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation		European Cooperation		Global Cooperation
	Latin America		North-North Cooperation		North-South Co-operation
	South East Europe

Language Skills

	Arabic		English		French
	German		Russian		Spanish

Other skills:

Emotional Intelligence, Non-violent communication, Personal empowerment, Stress Management

Other languages:

Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian

Contact Details Trainer

Address

Mitropolita Petra 8/39 11000 Beograd
Serbia

Contacts

E-Mail:
Fax: + 381 11 2764 451
Telephone: +381 11 276 22 37
Mobile Phone: +381 63 8144 740
Website: www.innside.co.rs

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Trainer Background

Current Occupation

Free lance trainer in the youth field and corporate sector

Work Experience

December 2006 Lecturer in YOUTHPass training on recognition of non-formal learning in European Youth in Action Programme, organized by SALTO-YOUTH Training and Networking, held in Vienna
December 2006 Trainer in Workshop for National Agency Staff and Project organizers on cooperation with South East Europe, SALTO-YOUTH South East Europe, held in Zagreb
December 2006 Trainer in HREYN Study Session “Campaigning for Human Rights and Human Rights Education”, European Youth Centre Budapest, Council of Europe
October 2006 Trainer in Pre departure training for EVS volunteers from Serbia , held in Belgrade, organized by Grupa “Hajde da…”
October 2006 Trainer in 50/50 training course for co-operation and partnership on the development of youth policy and youth work in the Barents region, held in Murmansk, Russia, organized by the Council of Europe
Septemeber 2006 Trainer in On Arrival training for EVS volunteers hosted in South East Europe, held in Belgrade, organized by Grupa “Hajde da…”
April 2006 until now Accreditor of organizations intersted in hosting EVS volunters in South East Europe, seleceted by SALTO-YOUTH SEE RC
February 2006 Trainer in Training of SEEYN Trainers, organized by South East Europe Youth Network (SEEYN) Training Centre, held in Sarajevo
December 2005 Trainer and Lecturer in “Youth work and its appropriateness in the Balkan context” module, within the Community Youth work Studies, III year, organized by Forum Syd Balkans Programme, accredited by the Jonkoping University, Sweden
November 2005 Trainer in Training course “Non-formal Education in Europe”, organized by “Hajde da..” group, funded by the European Commission

November 2005 Trainer in Training for Trainers, Esztergom, Hungary, organized by International Young Nature Friends
October 2005 Trainer in 50/50 training course for co-operation and partnership on the development of youth policy and youth work in Siberia, Russian Federation, organized by the Assistance programme of Council of Europe
September 2005 Trainer in Training course “Non-formal Education in Europe”, organized by “Hajde da..” group, funded by the European Commission
July 2005 Trainer in National training course in Human Rights Education, organized by “Hajde da...” group, supported by Human Rights Education Youth Programme of the COE
July 2005 Trainer in Training for Trainers “Non-formal Education in Europe”, aimed at training local trainers to multiply the training module on recognition of non-formal education in Europe, organized by “Hajde da..” group, funded by the European Commission
June 2005 Trainer in On Arrival training for EVS volunteers hosted in South East Europe, focused on cultural adjustment of volunteers and intercultural learning. held in Ilidza, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; organized by SALTO SEE Resource Centre
May 2005 Trainer in EEE-YFU Study Session “Towards a culture of Peace”, European Youth Centre Strasbourg
February 2005 Trainer in Training for Trainers, European Youth Forum’s Balkan Youth Project, Becej, Serbia
November 2004 Trainer in Stress Management and Burn-out syndrome, workshop for trainers of Training Centre Topola, held in Topola, Serbia, funded by Swedish INGO OPTO/SIDA
November 2004 Trainer in Capacity Building Seminar for Small and Medium Enterprises engaged in UNDP’s project “Beautiful Serbia”, Vranjska Banja, Serbia
October 2004 Trainer in Human Rights Education workshop for trainers of Training Centre Topola, held in Topola, Serbia, funded by Swedish INGO OPTO/SIDA
October 2004 Trainer in “Youth participation: from national to international level” aimed at youth NGOs from Azerbaijan, organized by the Assistance programme of COE, realized in Baku, Azerbaijan
September 2004 Trainer in On Arrival training for EVS volunteers hosted in South East Europe, focused on cultural adjustment of volunteers and intercultural learning, held in Struga, Macedonia; organized by SALTO SEE Resource Centre
August 2004 Trainer in the FERYP’s Study Session “Young Roma for Active Citizenship”, held in EYC Strasbourg
May 2004 – March 2005 Coordinator of the Translation of two Partnership’s T-kits (“Training Essentials” and “Intercultural Learning”), funded by The European Youth Foundation, www.training-youth.net
April 2004 Course director of the 5 Module (18 days) NGO management and Training Methodology training course for NGO Training Centre from Topola, Serbia; Trainer in the V Module (4 days) on Training Methodologies; the course was held in Topola, Serbia, funded by Swedish INGO OPTO/SIDA
March 2004 Trainer in international 7-day European Pool of Trainers Training Course, organized by AFS/EFIL for members of the EFIL’s Pool of Trainers, held at the Sleep well Youth Hostel in Brussels http://efil.afs.org/epottc.html
January - June 2004 Trainer in intercultural education for teachers “The Alphabet Of Tolerance - Teacher Training”, including 7 days of training, 6 supervisory meetings, work with two multicultural groups of primary school teachers from Kikinda and Dimitrovgrad, Serbia
December 2003 Trainer in Project planning and management, 3 day course for the activists of 12 People with Disabilities Associations, organized by Association of Disabled Students within the SHARE SEE program (www.share-see.org )
September - December 2003 Trainer in in intercultural education for teachers “The Alphabet Of Tolerance - Teacher Training”, including 7 days of training, 6 supervisory meetings, work with multicultural group of primary school teachers from Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
July 2003 Trainer in “Training for Trainers”, Council of Europe, European Youth Centre Strasbourg
May 2003 Trainer in Non Formal education methodologies and Communication skills for a group of teachers working with Roma children at the Roma Community Centre; Belgrade, Serbia
April 2003 Trainer in Regional Training in Conflict Transformation and Peace building, 7 day training for NGO activists and media representatives from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia; Becej, Vojvodina, Serbia
March 2003 Trainer in Training for Psychosocial Group Work with Children and Youth, 9 day training for representatives of local NGOs working with children and youth, integral training includes: communication skills, conflict transformation, group work methodology, project management and team work, Belgrade, Serbia
January - May 2003 Trainer in in intercultural education for teachers “The Alphabet Of Tolerance - Teacher Training”, including 7 days of training, 6 supervisory meetings, worked with multicultural group of primary school teachers from Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia
December 2002 Co-author of the Non-formal educational programme “The Alphabet of Tolerance” aimed at preventing discrimination and supporting tolerance in primary schools
December 2002 Trainer in “Introduction to Peace Education - Training for Yugoslav Scout Leaders”, 5 day training focused on implementation of the Peace Education Training Manual “Peace + Cooperation + Non-violence”, Mountain Tara, Serbia
November 2002 Trainer in Training for Psychosocial Group Work with Children and Youth, 9 day training for representatives of local NGOs working with children and youth
October 2002 Became a representative of the Virtual Desk in Serbia for Hague Appeal for Peace - Global Campaign for Peace Education at http://youth.haguepeace.org/
August - December 2002 Co-author of the Scouts’ Training Manual “Peace + Cooperation + Non-violence”, aimed at peace education of scouts aged 15-25, project was supported by CRS
August 2002 Trainer in Training in Non-violent Communication and Intercultural Learning, 5 day training for young people from Bosnia (different ethnic backgrounds) and Italy, organized by LDA Zavidovici, Bosnia; supported by COE’s Confidence Building Measures Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 2002 Trainer in Burn out Prevention and Team building, 3 day training for youth workers working in the youth clubs of PRONI Croatia, Pirovac, Croatia
June 2002 Trainer in Training in conflict Transformation and Peace Building, 12 day training for Serbian and Bulgarian minority living in the South of Serbia, financial support by COE’s Confidence Building Measures Programme
January - March 2002 Co-author and a trainer in the "Training Course for psychosocial work with groups of children and youth"
December 2001-December 2003 Program Manager position in the "Hajde da…" group, responsible for overall strategic functioning, project proposals writing and fundraising
November 2001 Co-author and a trainer of the program "Conflict resolution - the leader as a mediator", training course delivered to a multiethnic group of young political leaders from Balkan countries
October - December 2001 Co-author and a trainer of the program "Road Signs to Personal Treasure" created to empower Romany children and youth
August 2001. Trainer at the Summer Youth Camp in mountain Goc, aimed to integrate groups of young people internally displaced from Kosovo (now living in Serbia) and Kraljevo residents
April 2001. Trainer of the workshop "Prejudice and Ethnic Stereotypes" delivered at the 15th European Conference of Psychology Students in Budapest
December 2000 - March 2001. Trainer and a co-author of the program of psychosocial support created to support Internally displaced people from Kosovo, now living in Kraljevo region in Serbia
May 1999 - October 1998 Assistant in the realisation of a TV-series on non-violence and constructive conflict resolution, entitled “The Wiser One Does Not Always Yield”; production Radio B92 – Belgrade, Yugoslavia
May 1999. Co-author and a trainer of the program "Alphabet of Feelings" aimed to support overcoming of negative emotional state of children and support emotional development. "Hajde da" training team in Beograd primary schools realized the program.
April 1999. Founder of the Grupa "Hajde da…" NGO aimed to provide psychosocial support and non-formal education
August 1998. Coordinator and leader of the 3rd International Youth Work Camp "The Game as a Universal Communication" in "Zmaj" home, organized in cooperation with Yugoslavian branch of SCI
January 1998. Founder of the Yugoslav Children's Welfare Association "Zmaj", NGO aimed to provide help to children and youth without parental care
October 1997 Volunteer at the children's' home for neglected children "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj" in Beograd, leading psychosocial support workshops with children from the home

Educational Pathway

Formal Education:
He has background in psychology and psychodrama group therapy.
Non-formal Education:
February 2007 Training for jokers in the Theatre of the oppressed, delivered by FORMAAT, The Netherlands, held in Belgrade
November 2004 Training for facilitators of Theatre of the Oppressed, organized by “Hajde da...” group, held in Belgrade, delivered by Arjen Bos from Engage Inter ACT, the Netherlands
April 2004 Non-formal Education/Learning Research Seminar, funded by Youth Research Partnership of European Commission and COE, held at the European Youth Centre, Strasbourg
March, 2004 Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation, organized by the British Association for CEE and Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, delivered by British mediation practitioners and trainers, held in Belgrade
November, 2003 Training Course in Development of EVS Projects with South East Europe, organized and delivered by SALTO SEE Resource Centre, held in Jastrebarsko, Croatia
October, 2003 “Training for Trainers in Empowerment and Stress Management”, 4 days, delivered by a freelance consultant Diewke Beggemann, The Netherlands, organized by “Hajde da...” Belgrade
August 2003 “Advocacy Skills”, 3 day training, delivered by Civic Inititives, Belgrade
May 2003 “Empowerment and Stress Management”, 4 days training, delivered by a freelance consultant Diewke Beggemann, The Netherlands, organized by “Hajde da...” Belgrade
September 2002 “Training of Trainers”, delivered by Council of Europe, EYC Budapest
May 2002 6 day Psychodrama training, delivered by Suzy Taylor, Great Britain
December 2001 "Strategy Development”, 5-day NGO management training, delivered by CSDF Hungary
November 2001 Training Course "Mediation and Conflict Resolution", delivered by the Council of Europe, EYC Strasbourg
June 2001 Peace Education Advocacy Consultation, organised by the International Peace Bureau, within the framework of Global Campaign for Peace Education
May 2001 "Peace building, Conflict Transformation and Regional Cooperation", 14 days training in Romania, delivered by Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer, Ian Oeberg, Kai Brand Jacobsen, TRANSCEND Network
February 2001 6 day Psychodrama training, delivered by Suzy Taylor, Great Britain
January 2001 “Empathy and Communication skills in work with children”, training; Save the Children Fund (SCF) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia
February 2000 3 day Psychodrama training, delivered by Suzy Taylor, Great Britain
February 1999 Started Psychodrama psychotherapy education in an ongoing educational-experiential group, Yugoslav Psychodrama Association
December 1999. SOS hotline for elderly people, training, Beograd Red Cross, Psihokod, Beograd
November 1998 - August 1999. "Training of Trainers in Non-violent Conflict Transformation", long term training course delivered by Centre for Non-Violence Action, Sarajevo, Centre for Peace Studies, Zagreb
December 1998 “Multiculturalism - Cross-Cultural Dialogue”, training; Group MOST - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
January 1998 “Theatre of the Oppressed”, drama workshops on resisting violence; Kajsa Swensson, Sweden – Belgrade, Yugoslavia
December 1998 Art of Communication, 2 weekends communication and workshop method trainings, delivered by Psihokod, Yugoslavia
July 1997 "New Games for Group Leaders", 3 day training delivered by Dale Le Fevre, New Games Foundation, USA
1996/ 97 Long term Non-violent Communication training course “Giraffe Language”, created by Marshall Rosenberg and Centre for Non-violent Communication, Beograd

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