Training course "Mentoring from A to Z"

The training course “Mentoring from A to Z” will take place in Bulgaria in the period 30th June till 6th July 2017 and will gather 30 representatives of organizations (mentors) from 14 countries - Croatia, Estonia, Great Britain, FYROM, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Bulgaria. The project aims at developing and improving the competences of current and future mentors in providing personal support to EVS volunteers and thus to ensure the implementation of EVS projects of high quality. The objectives of this project are as follows: • To gain and improve competences to deal with the uniqueness of the volunteer in terms of personality, culture and learning styles • To explore the life cycle of a long-term project and the rights, responsibilities and roles of the main stakeholders • To understand better the different support systems and the specific role of the mentor • To learn and practice tools that could be used during the mentoring process • To increase the competence for conflict transformation and how to deal with challenging situations and support the volunteers while going through such • To explore further the concept of non-formal and informal learning, self-directed learning, Youtpass and learn practical steps on how to support the learning development of the volunteers • To create personal development planning according to each mentor’s needs • To offer a safe, creative and sharing space for the exchange of good practices, learning experiences, ideas and development of new partnerships • To increase the knowledge in general about Erasmus+ Programme and the opportunities it provides The training will start on 30th June (afternoon) till 6th July 2017 (lunch) (5 full working days and two days - 1 arrival - 30th June and 1 departure day - 6th July). The venue is Imenieto hotel, Emen, (http://imenieto.com/en/), in the Veliko Tarnovo region. The participants need to arrive in the afternoon on 30th June and depart in the afternoon on 6th July. Profile of the participants • Age 18+; • Current and future mentors of long-term volunteers • Willing to learn and share • Willing to practise and multiply learning after the training course • Able to understand and express themselves in English • Are committed to attend for the full duration of the project For more information, please read the call for participants enclosed. If you are interested in participating, apply by 10.06.2016 filling in the online application form: http://bit.ly/2rM69lI The final selection will be done by CVS-Bulgaria, giving priority to candidates proposed by the Partner Organisations as long as their application is submitted within the deadline and the candidates profile fits with the profile proposed on this call. Selected participants will be informed by 11.06.2017. All applicants will be informed about the final decision.