TOSCA – online training and support for organisations active in the volunteering actions in the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)

Objectives and benefits of the training course;

Foster understanding, awareness and commitment to core quality criteria of the European Solidarity Corps

Build up competences on how to design and implement European Solidarity Corps projects with a view to quality

Ensure clarity and support on how the programme works formally: opportunities, guidelines, structures, priorities, rules, and procedures

Give space to participants and their organisations to express burning issues and needs and offer support where possible

Foster a supportive community of organisations involved in the European Solidarity Corps

Methodology;

You are invited to take part in a multidimensional online training, during which not only you, but your entire organization may benefit. The training consists of individual and group work and encourages the involvement of other members of your organization. Training tasks will be distributed over two weeks: asynchronous activities, placed on the moodle platform - HOP, and synchronous -real-time online meetings on the ZOOM platform (4 mandatory sessions and 2 optional sessions open to members of your organisation).

Dates and timing;

the zoom sessions are timed from 10:00 – 13:30 Central European Time (CET), and they are scheduled for December 6th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 15th and 16th

the small home tasks on the moodle platform HOP take time from November 25th until December 21st, but should not take you more than 2-3 hours per week to complete. 

You are invited to take part in a multidimensional online training, during which not only you, but your entire organization may benefit. The training consists of individual and group work and encourages the involvement

We are looking for participants (together with other members of their organisations) who:

are involved in the Volunteering Actions in European Solidarity Corps Programme

are connected to organisations/institutions holding a Quality Label for Volunteering

have a crucial role in and commitment to o  providing conditions for high quality activities 

ensuring a positive impact of Volunteering Activities within their community

creating learning opportunities within the organisation and for volunteers

the other members of participants organisation are motivated to increase the quality of the projects

Team;

The concept of the TOSCA is based on the experience of the network of National Agencies and established by a pool of trainers with the support of Resource Centres.

The activity will be facilitated by two experienced trainers:

Agne Rapalaite (Lithuania)

MarCus Vrecer (Austria)