Lyda Michopoulou

About:

Lyda (they/them) is a nomadic non-binary professional coach, trainer and facilitator working in the field of life coaching and learning design. Lyda helps people in identity transition unearth their identity so they can feel in control of their lives. They believe if we peel the layers of societal opinions and judgment, we discover we already know who we are and we can regain control of our lives. Lyda’s motto is “Inclusion is a way of life, you decide how to walk it!”

Lyda Michopoulou has 3 references for past work as a trainer.

Lyda Michopoulou

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Current occupation

Non-binary Life Coach, Learning Designer & Facilitator

Work experience

Positions I've held:
- 2010/2011: IAAS Control Committee
- 2011/2012: Elected IAAS President
- 2012/2013: Re-elected as IAAS President for a second term with a new team
- June 2013: Elected IAAS Training Coordinator (ongoing)
- Oct 2013 - May 2013: EGEA Training Coordinator
- Nov. 2013 - Nov. 2015: Corporate Relations Responsible for LSS2014 Supervisory Board
- January 2014: Joined AEGEE-Academy
- August 2014: Joined Board of AEGEE-Academy
- May 2015: Elected Speaker of AEGEE-Academy
- December 2015: LSS Coordinator for Leadership Summer School 2016-2022

I've been a Trainer at:
- sTorytelling Reaches creAtive Me - TRAM on Creativity & Storytelling, Trainers Meeting, February 2013, Paris, France
- Fundraising Training of EPSA-BEST-EGEA, March 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Fundraising Training, Annual Congress of EGEA, September 2013, Wasilkow, Poland
- Get Skilled in IAAS, October 2013, Bonn, Germany
- Fundraising Training, Council of Local Representatives of ESN Swiss, November 2013, Bern, Switzerland
- Youth Trainers Academy 2013, December 2013 Krakow, Poland
- Regional Training Course (RTC) of AEGEE-Praha, March 2014, Hradec Kralove, CZ
- ISHA Annual Congress, April 2014, Budapest, Hungary
- IAAS & BEST Leuven training day, April 2014, Leuven, Belgium
- European School 1 (ES1) of AEGEE-Academy, May 2014, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2014 of Zero Generation, July 2014, Turkey
- Fundraising European School (FRES) 2014 of AEGEE-Academy, September 2014, Spain
- Training New Trainers (TNT) 2015 of IAAS & EGEA, March 2015, Belgium
- Training 4 Trainers (T4T) 2015 of AEGEE-Academy, March 2015, Bucharest
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2015 of Zero Generation, July 2015, Slovenia
- JADE Academy (JAC) 2015 of JADE, October 2015, Belgium
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2015 of Zero Generation, December 2015, Lithuania
- International Train the Trainers GROW (iTTT) 2016 of Scoala de Valori, January 2016, Romania
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2016 of Zero Generation, July 2016, Romania
- Leadership Workshop TNT (LeWo) 2016 of EUROAVIA, November 2016, Italy
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2017 of Zero Generation, July 2017, Hungary
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2017 of Zero Generation, December 2017, Lithuania
- Trainers' Forum Conference (TsF) 2018 of Trainers' Forum, June 2018, Romania
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2018 of Zero Generation, December 2018, Lithuania
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2019 of Zero Generation, July 2019, Romania
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2019 of Zero Generation, December 2019, Lithuania
- Human Resources European School (HRES) 2020 of AEGEE, March 2020, Online
- IAAS Training Month 2020 of IAAS, May 2020, Online
- Leadership Summer School (LSS) 2020 of Zero Generation, July 2020, Online
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2020 of Zero Generation, December 2020, Online
- Online Training Festival (OTF) 2021 of Trainers' Forum, January 2021, Online
- beRICHER 2021of BEST, April 2021, Online
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2021 of Zero Generation, December 2021, F2F
- Youth Trainers Academy (YTA) 2022 of Zero Generation, December 2022, F2F

Educational pathway

Formal educational experiences:
BSc. in Agriculture
MSc. in Breeding of Field Crops and Ecology

Certified Professional Coach (ACTP-CPC) from International Coach Academy (ICA) 2021-2022
Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by International Coach Federation (ICF) 2022-2025

Non-formal educational experiences:
- Learning Designer & Trainer since December 2012
- Business Coach (Jan 2017 - Summer 2020)
- Art of Hosting Practitioner & The Circle Way Facilitator since December 2013
- Non-binary Life Coach since December 2020

Fields of training expertise

  • (intermediate) Bullying & Harassment
  • (advanced) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (intermediate) Change Management
  • (intermediate) Citizenship Education
  • (expert) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (advanced) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (intermediate) Crisis Management
  • (advanced) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (beginner) Education through Sports
  • (expert) Environment & Ecology
  • (intermediate) Equal Opportunities
  • (advanced) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (advanced) Event Management
  • (expert) Fundraising
  • (advanced) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (beginner) Global Education
  • (advanced) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (advanced) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (intermediate) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (advanced) Leadership Development
  • (expert) Lobbying & Advocacy
  • (intermediate) New Information Technologies
  • (expert) Open Space Technology
  • (advanced) Organizational Management
  • (intermediate) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (advanced) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (advanced) Project Management
  • (advanced) Public Speaking
  • (advanced) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (beginner) Social Media
  • (expert) Storytelling & Humour
  • (expert) Training of Trainers
  • (intermediate) Volunteer Programmes
  • (intermediate) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Youth Information Work
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (intermediate) Youth Policy
  • (advanced) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (beginner) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (intermediate) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (intermediate) European Youth Foundation (CoE)
  • (beginner) Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
  • (advanced) European Institutions
  • (intermediate) International Youth Structures
  • (advanced) Private Foundations
  • (advanced) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (intermediate) Children
  • (advanced) Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
  • (advanced) Intercultural Teams
  • (intermediate) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (intermediate) Minorities
  • (intermediate) Women's Issues & Groups
  • (intermediate) Young People in/from Conflict Areas
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Mental Disability
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Sensory Disability

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (beginner) Asia
  • (advanced) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (expert) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (expert) European Cooperation
  • (expert) Global Cooperation
  • (advanced) Latin America
  • (advanced) North-North Cooperation
  • (advanced) North-South Co-operation
  • (advanced) South East Europe

Other skills

Art of Hosting Methods, Guided Visualization

Language Skills

  • (fluent) English
  • (intermediate) French
  • (fluent) Greek

Trainer references

  • Youth Trainers Academy 2015

    Awaiting validation (requested 2018-02-04)
    The training activity took place
    in Vilnius, Lithuania
    organised by Zero Generation
    20/11/2015 - 30/11/2015
  • LeWo Train-the-Trainers 2016

    Awaiting validation (requested 2019-03-24)
    The training activity took place
    in Napoli, Italy
    organised by EUROAVIA & EESTEC & Zero Generation
    21/11/2016 - 30/11/2016
  • Leadership Summer School 2016

    Awaiting validation (requested 2019-02-23)
    The training activity took place
    in Pitesti, Romania
    organised by Zero Generation
    16/07/2016 - 25/07/2016

This profile was last modified on 2023-09-19

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