Support for Volunteers

Volunteers hosted in the region

SALTO EuroMed is in charge of the Training and Evaluation Cycle for European Solidarity Corps Volunteers in the South-Med region.

All European Solidarity Corps volunteers have to attend training courses in order to receive information, support and tools that will help them achieve as much as possible in the time of their service.

SALTO EuroMed is in charge of the implementation of the Training and Evaluation Cycle in the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia

The Training and Evaluation Cycle is composed of two training courses:

• On-Arrival Training (for volunteering activities lasting 60 days or more)
• Mid-Term Evaluation (for volunteering activities lasting 6 months)

Calendar 2023

Each year, SALTO EuroMed shares a calendar and delivers training courses every three months.

2023 Calendar:

• On-Arrival Trainings:

• 28th of February – 2nd of March
• 16th – 18th of May
• 14th – 16th of August
• 5th – 7th of December

• Mid-Term Evaluations:

• 1st – 2nd March
• 17th – 18th May
• 15th – 16th August
• 6th – 7th December

Volunteers coming from South-Med countries and doing their volunteering in a Programme Country

SALTO EuroMed is in charge of organizing annual Event for former ESC volunteers (only for volunteers who have completed their service and returned back home, in the South-Med countries)

Calendar to be added

Pre-departure training

Supporting organisations are asked to offer a pre-departure training course for volunteers.

The following documents:information must be delivered to the volunteers:

• the Info Kit, prepared by European Commission
• Information about insurance for volunteers
• Information about Youthpass as a learning support

More information on each of the above-mentioned support activities is available in the in the Programme Guide, in the section "Training and evaluation cycle", available on the European Solidarity Corps web page.

For more info, contact: