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Training Course
28 May - 2 June 2025 | Bad Nauheim bei Frankfurt/M., Germany
Every year, Service Civil International - German Branch* (SCI-D) is looking for coordinators for our international workcamps in the summer. This call addresses engaged young people who agree to participate in a preparatory seminar and are interested to coordinate one or more workcamps with SCI.
The call is open for young people from the EU and neighbouring countries.
Our workcamps are short-term volunteer programmes (2-3 weeks) for active people from all over the world on various topics related to social justice, peacebuilding, equality, remembrance, etc., at various locations in Germany.
The SCI workcamps place great emphasis on community, mutual respect, self-organisation, recognition of diversity and peaceful coexistence. These values are also central to our seminars.
As a workcamp coordinator, you will accompany an international group of 6 to 15 volunteers on a two- to three-week workcamp in Germany. You will support the group dynamics and dialogue within the group.
You don't have to be perfect: coordinating a workcamp means trying things out, getting involved, and possibly lowering your expectations of yourself and others. You can gain a lot!
You have the opportunity to
It is a benefit, but not a must, if workcamp coordinators have sufficient knowledge of German language, as not all our local project partners speak English. If you already speak German, the choice of workcamps will be bigger for you.
The course is prepared and moderated by the SCI education working group and a manager from the SCI-D office. In addition to conveying the content, great importance is attached to the group process and working together in solidarity.
The courses are held in English, as english is a precondition for the workcamp coordination. Knowledge of German is beneficial.
Course topics include the role and tasks of a workcamp coordinator in SCI, community building, diversity, constructive conflict resolution, self-organisation, sustainability, SCI history, creative techniques and great methods for group work. And of course having lots of fun and going into depth.
The programme starts on the first day around 6pm with the joint preparation of dinner, and ends on the last day around 2pm after lunch.
The group will be accommodated in simple multi-bed rooms and will be self-catering.
You can find more information about the workcamp coordination on our website (in German, please use your browser translator).
Course dates and locations:
Each course is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
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This Training Course is
for 7-20 participants
from Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye
and recommended for
Youth leaders, Interested Young Adults, Volunteers, Group Coordinators
Working language(s):
Englisch
Service Civil International - SCI Deutschland (Youth NGO)
SCI Germany (SCI-D) is the German branch of Service Civil International. The SCI is active with national branches and groups in more than 40 countries and co-operates with partners in around 80 countries worldwide. It has a history of more than 100 years. The SCI is convinced that barriers between people from different backgrounds disappear and understanding increases when they work together on a meaningful project.
Contact for questions:
Britta Lang-Azizi
E-Mail:
Phone: + 49 228 212086
The activity is free of charge thanks to the co-financing by the European Union. However, since every sending organisation follows different guidelines on international exchange participation, some partners may ask for a small sending fee to cover their placement costs. We will get you in touch with your national sensing organisation, in case you do not yet have one.
You advance your travelling expenses. You will be reimbursed up to the maximum funding rates after submitting the complete receipts (information will follow after confirmation of participation). Food and accommodation costs, as well as programme costs, are included.
Keep all your tickets, boarding passes, and invoices, either in an electronic or printed form! You have to hand them to us to get your reimbursement.
We will send you a link to upload all your tickets and the travel reimbursement form shortly before the activity.
Visa costs will be reimbursed 100% after submission of the original documents.
Travel costs will be reimbursed based on real costs, up to the maximum amounts* indicated in the rules of the Erasmus+ Programme after the following conditions are met:
We will reimburse you after the event via a bank transfer (please provide a SEPA account if possible). This might take up to six weeks!
You may stay in Germany for up to 5 days (Sundays do not count) before or after the dates of the activity at your own expense.
Note that only the most economical means of transport/ fares are covered by the project (no first-class tickets). Costs for using a taxi (Uber, Bolt, etc.) and private group transfer to the airport (e.g. GoOpti) are NOT reimbursed.
Please determine your travel distance using the Erasmus+ Distance Calculator. The distance is calculated as the linear one-way distance between your place of departure and the activity location.
The maximum reimbursement amounts are:
Green Travel (train, bus, bicycle, shared car, foot,…)*:
10-99km: 56 EUR
100-499km: 285 EUR
500-1.999km: 417 EUR
2.000-2.999km: 535 EUR
Non-environmentaaly friendly travel (flights, car, motorbike,…):
10-99km: 28 EUR
100-499km: 211 EUR
500-1.999km: 309 EUR
2.000-2.999km: 395 EUR
*NOTE on Green Travel: Not every country/participant is eligible for the Green Travel Reimbursement. Contact us to confirm if you’re eligible for the higher reimbursement rates.
Green travel means that over 50% of your journey needs to be done overland – by train, bus, bicycle, shared car, or on foot, …. This is an initiative promoted by Erasmus+ and numerous youth projects use the green travel policy as a standard now.
We assume that all travel distances that are less than 500 km and from within Germany will be covered by low-emission means of transport (“Green Travel”*). We do not reimburse any flights within Germany or from direct neighbouring countries!