Pablo Castineiras

Current occupation

Freelance Educational and Sociocultural Trainer, Consultant & Evaluator / Working Groups & International Events Facilitator / Psychologist

Work experience

+ YOUTH WORKER (since 2004), TRAINER, FACILITATOR and CONSULTANT (since 2006) & EVALUATOR (since 2013) with experience at:

* International youth exchanges and summer camps
* Youth work Training (including digital youth work)
* Youth; Youth in Action; ERASMUS+ & European Solidarity Corps European Union programmes & Council of Europe Youth Department programmes
* Organisational management
* (European) Citizenship & democracy
* Competences & validation of non-formal learning (Youthpass/Europass)
* Intercultural/interpersonal competences
* International mobility and socio-educational programmes, (Youth exchanges, European Voluntary Service/Solidarity Corps, Strategic Partnerships, Training courses, Youthpass...)
* Volunteering (at local, national and European level and trainer at the Volunteers training cycle for Spanish National Agency 'Youth in Action', Erasmus+ & European Solidarity Corps EU programmes)
* Youth policies (Facilitator for Structured Dialogue EU with Youth in Spain & Facilitation at EU Youth Conferences: Bucharest 2019, Sweden & Spain 2023)
* Facilitation of learning and coaching.
* Group work/organisational facilitation.
* New technologies (Internet, webs, vlogging, social networks, collaborative working and marketing on-line).

+ I have collaborated with LOCAL, NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (e.g. YMCA, National Agencies for EU Youth programmes, Spanish Youth Council, EFIL, European Commission...) [ http://EUROPAS.ES/work]

+ SPANISH NETWORK OF EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE PARTICIPANTS (REVE) - Co-founder​ and board member (2007-2010)

+ VOLUNTARY SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID - Organisation Manager (2009-2013)

+ POOL OF TRAINERS (since 2007) & EVALUATORS (since 2016) Spanish National Agency for Youth in Action/ERASMUS+/European Solidarity Corps programmes

+ POOL OF TRAINERS and FACILITATORS (2011-2014) and POOL OF EXPERTS (2021-2023) European Youth Forum

+ POOL OF TRAINERS Youth@Work - Strategic Partnership on Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship of Erasmus+ National Agencies and SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres (since 2019)

+ Author of the BOOK 'EUROPAS' discovering new worlds" [ http://book.EUROPAS.es ] published with a grant from the European Commission

➡️ Relevant INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS I facilitated and/or run workshops:

- V International Seminar Education for Peace: Intercultural dialogue for peace. YMCA Spain. Madrid & Valladolid (Spain) 14-17 April 2008​

- Tool Fair III (Innovation in Tools). SALTO Euromed, Spanish National Agency & others. Sta. Cruz de la Palma (Spain) 5-9 November 2008

- Final Evaluation for European Voluntary Service participants. Spanish National Agency. Palencia (Spain) 8-11 February 2008 & CEULAJ Mollina (Spain) 14-17 November 2008

- Study Session Responsible citizens of intercultural Europe. ​European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL) & Council of Europe. European Youth Centre Strasbourg (France) 31 January-7 February 2010​​

- 3rd EFIL Volunteer Summer Summit (European Institutions and Citizenship). EFIL. Zanka (Hungary) 4-9 August 2010

- YMCA Europe in action for the EU Youth Strategy (European youth politics ). YMCA Germany. Berlin (Germany) 14-19 October 2011

- Eurocamp 2012. European Commission, UEFA, City of Wroclaw (Poland) 28 August-2 September 2012

- Volunteers for Europe Seminar. YMCA Europe. Görlitz (Germany) 1-5 November 2012

- (Digital) Meeting of the Youth@Work Pool of Trainers. Cyprus National Agency. Online & Nicosia (Cyprus) 9-13 March 2020

➡️ Relevant INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES I facilitated:

- Stakeholder Conference ‘RIGHTS OF THE VOLUNTEERS - European Youth Forum. Brussels (Belgium) 7-8 September 2011

- YOUTH EVENT prior to the 9th COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUTH - Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth, European Youth Forum & National Youth Council of Russia. St. Petersburg (Russia) 22-23 September 2012

- NETWORKING DAYS (for the establishment of National Youth Council) - European Youth Forum. European Youth Centre Budapest (Hungary) 12-14 October 2012

- EU YOUTH CONFERENCE (YOUTH GOALS)- Romanian Ministry of Youth and Sport. Bucharest (Romania) 26-28 March 2019

- SPANISH DELEGATION 3RD EUROPEAN YOUTH WORK CONVENTION - Spanish National Agency. Online 15 November-15 December 2020

- Connecting the dots ’EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS’ - YOUTH@WORK & Turkish National Agency. Istanbul (Türkiye) 14-18 December 2022

- TOOLS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP - YOUTH@WORK & Spanish National Agency. San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid (Spain) 7-10 March 2023

- EU YOUTH CONFERENCE (GOVERNANCE) - Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Växjö (Sweden) 19-22 March 2023

- EU YOUTH CONFERENCE (INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES) - Spanish Youth Institute & Youth Council of Spain. Alicante (Spain) 1-4 October 2023

➡️ SPEAKER:

- Roundtable VOLUNTEERING, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. SYMPOSIUM​ Volunteering and age friendly societies - European Volunteer Centre (CEV). Cascais (Portugal) 19-20 October 2012

- YVOTE! KICK-OFF CONFERENCE - AEGEE. Valladolid (Spain). 19 September 2013

- THE FUTURE OF YOUTH WORKERS IN EUROPE - Spanish Youth Institute. Gijón (Spain) 8 October 2021

➡️ Relevant TRAINING COURSES I have designed and/or was trainer:

- 'Ultra-peripheral Youthpass'. Portuguese, French & Spanish Youth in Action NAs. Madeira (Portugal) 26-30 October 2009

- On-arrival European Voluntary Service. Spanish National Agency. Several cities (Spain) 2007-2020. Online (2021-2022)

- European Voluntary Service 'Back to the Future' (lead trainer). Spanish National Agency. Salamanca (Spain) 13-15 June 2008

- Pre-departure European Voluntary Service. Spanish National Agency. Rascafría, Madrid (Spain) 3-5 December 2008; CEULAJ Mollina (Spain) 26-28 June 2009 & 22-24 June 2010

- Intercultural Conflict Management & Sustainability and Development, ​Summer Academy on Intercultural Experience. Karlshochschule International University & InterCultur gGmbH. Karlsruhe (Germany)​ 12-16 August 2013 & 18-22 July 2016

- Education for Peace and Development. COMFO (recognised by University of Valladolid). Voluntariado ​​Universidad de Valladolid (Spain) 2014 & 2015

- Digital Youth Work Academy (lead trainer). Spanish National Agency. Webinars and Online Learning Platform (HOP) 14 September-11 October 2020

- Mid-term European Voluntary Service. Flemish National Agency. Halle (Belgium) 21-23 October 2021

- Youngpreneurs for Future (lead trainer). Youth@Work & Turkish National Agency. Izmir (Türkiye) 7-12 November 2022

- ERASMUS+ YOUTH KEY ACTION 2 'NO SECRETS' - Spanish National Agency. Webinars and Online Learning Platform (HOP) 13-23 February 2023 & 9-19 September 2024

➡️ OTHERS:

- Facilitation Meeting Spanish Network of European Voluntary Service former participants. Spanish National Agency. Valladolid (Spain) 15-16 July 2006

- Delegate Network European Volunteers Associations Meeting & Job-shadowing. VE IDF & VERA. Grenoble & Valsenestre (France) 14-20 August 2007 and Contact meeting with the European Commission. Lille (France) & Brussels (Belgium) 8-10 March 2008

- Consultancy V Cycle Structured Dialogue with Youth. Spanish Youth Institute. December 2015-December 2016

- Facilitation Ideas Labs. European Commission and Spanish Youth Institute. Madrid (Spain) 2015 & 2017