Kunka Velikova

About:

I am a highly professional and resourceful trainer with experience in a variety of topics. I jumped from corporate training to non-formal education in 2012 and just love all the possibilities it offers!
Crafting an engaging and effective process for every group is my favourite part of training, but of course I never forget to do the needs' assessment and evaluation and if needed, I can help you recruit the right target group for your project! I am easy going and flexible, message me for more

Kunka Velikova has 3 references for past work as a trainer and added 2 tools to the SALTO Toolbox.

Kunka Velikova

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Current occupation

International trainer in Erasmus + (Training courses and Youth exchanges)

Work experience

I was a trainer in the below-listed projects executed within the Erasmus + program and based on the principles of non-formal education.

2012: Youth exchange (YE) "Change begins within”- healthy lifestyle and environmental protection by building "green skills"
2014: YE “Job Ready”- skills needed to find a suitable job, tips for writing a CV and cover letter, handling the interview, communicate effectively etc
2015: Training course (TC) "Inspire, Engage, Empower"- how to motivate volunteers, deal with difficult situations and resolve conflicts, working methods for the active involvement of disadvantaged young people in activities
2016: YE "Communication-ways of use"- build skills for confident and successful communication, overcome fear to speak in public, and become more active citizens
2018: YE “Celebrating Cultures”- deepen the participants’ understanding of culture, knowledge of other cultures, promote tolerance and acceptance of others
2021: TC “Coaching Youth to success”- basics of the coaching principles and methods and how to apply them in youth work
2022: YE “Together against discrimination”- teach youth about the forms, causes and consequences of discrimination, promote tolerant behaviour and break stereotypes
2022: TC “Activate Youth for social change”- the participants learned and developed new methods aiming to stimulate youth for a more active participation in their community
2023: TC “From a contract to a project”- how to implement an Erasmus + project from A to Z: budgeting, planning, writing, logistics, communication and much more
2024:TC “Inclusion through social entrepreneurship”- how to plan and measure social impact, how to do strategic business planning and successful marketing; how to support disadvantaged groups to create better opportunities for themselves
2024: TC “Aiming for training”- providing youth workers with the competences needed to facilitate sessions based on NFE learning - from assessing the needs to evaluating the impact

Educational pathway

I have a Master degree in Social work Management
I am a certified coach from the Centre of coaching (UK)
I am a certified NLP practitioner
I hold a C2 certificate in English

Fields of training expertise

  • (intermediate) Bullying & Harassment
  • (intermediate) Change Management
  • (advanced) Citizenship Education
  • (expert) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (expert) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (advanced) Creativity & Art
  • (advanced) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (advanced) Environment & Ecology
  • (expert) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (advanced) Equal Opportunities
  • (expert) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (expert) Event Management
  • (expert) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (advanced) Health & Prevention
  • (advanced) Human Rights
  • (expert) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (expert) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (expert) Leadership Development
  • (expert) People Management & Cooperation
  • (expert) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (expert) Project Management
  • (intermediate) Public Relations & Marketing
  • (expert) Public Speaking
  • (expert) Recognition of NFLearning
  • (advanced) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (intermediate) Social Media
  • (expert) Time Management
  • (expert) Training of Trainers
  • (expert) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (intermediate) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (intermediate) European Youth Centres (CoE)
  • (intermediate) European Youth Foundation (CoE)
  • (advanced) European Institutions

Working with specific target groups

  • (expert) Intercultural Teams
  • (advanced) Marginalized & Excluded Youth

Language Skills

  • (fluent) Bulgarian
  • (fluent) English
  • (beginner) French

Trainer references

  • From a contract to a project

    Validated (2024-06-24)
    The training activity took place
    in Busteni, Romania
    organised by Soliddar
    24 May - 1 June 2023
    Reference person

    Eliana Popa

    (Organiser)
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  • Inclusion through Social Entrepreneurship

    Validated (2024-06-24)
    The training activity took place
    in Varna, Bulgaria
    organised by Orenda Foundation
    11-18 May 2024
    Reference person

    Nikolinka Dimova

    (Organiser)
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  • Aiming for training

    Validated (2024-06-23)
    The training activity took place
    in Busteni, Romania
    organised by Soliddar
    19-27 May 2024
    Reference person

    Elena Lupoaea Petrea

    (Co-trainer)
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This profile was last modified on 2024-06-23

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