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[ More about my vision of youth work and Europe @ http://book.EUROPAS.es ]
Pablo Castineiras has 6 references for past work as a trainer and added 4 tools to the SALTO Toolbox.
Freelance Educational and Sociocultural Trainer, Consultant & Evaluator / Working Groups & International Events Facilitator / Psychologist
+ 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
+ EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE - Polip Youth Center. Szekszárd (Hungary) 2005 (May-November)
+ Certified YOUTH and LEISURE LEADER - Red Cross Youth and CyL Regional Government. Valladolid (Spain) 2006 (300 hrs.)
+ TRAINING OF TRAINERS AND YOUTH WORKERS, Developing Educational Activities for Conflict Resolution - LIFE FOUNDATION. Oradea (Romania) 2006 (10 days)
+ TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WITH THE YOUTH IN ACTION EU PROGRAMME - Murcia Region Youth Institute & Spanish National Agency. Águilas, Murcia (Spain) 2007 (120 hrs) and online (40 hrs)
+ MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS PLANIFICATION - Spanish Youth Institute (INJUVE). Online (Spain) 2008 (48 hrs)
+ TRAINERS FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN EUROPE (Advanced Training for Trainers) - Council of Europe, European Commission & European Youth Forum. Strasbourg (France), Berlin (Germany), Budapest (Hungary) and online. April 2009 - December 2010. More at http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/tale
- TRANSCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING - Citizens of Europe e.V. Berlin (Germany) 2009 (7 days)
- GERMAN LANGUAGE (Beginners) AND YOUTH SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORKERS + Job-shadowing - IJAB & Sprachinstitut Tübingen (Germany) 2010 (April-May)
- GERMAN LANGUAGE (Advanced) AND YOUTH SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORKERS - IJAB & Europa-Kolleg Kassel (Germany) 2010 (August-October, incl. job-shadowing) & 2011 (August-September)
+ TRAINING ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATION - European Youth Forum & University of Youth and Development. CEULAJ Mollina, Málaga (Spain) 2013 (4 days)
+ TRAINING FOR COORDINATION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES - Castilla y León Youth Institute. Salamanca (Spain) 2013 (4 days)
+ YOUTH HEALTH EDUCATION - Red Cross. Valladolid (Spain) 2014 (30 hrs)
+ TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP & YOUTH@WORK Pool of Trainers - Spanish National Agency & Community of Madrid. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain) 2019 (4 days)
+ INCLUSION TRAINING FOR TRAINERS - SALTO Inclusion & Diversity and Latvian National Agency. Jurmala (Latvia) 2022 (5 days)
+ ADVANCED EXPERT IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT - I.E.S. Ribera de Castilla. Valladolid (Spain) 2008 (2000 hrs - 120 ECTS). Thus, I can manage professionally the technological issues to run digital tools 'on-the-fly'. Experience with LMS (Moodle platforms e.g. having implemented several courses at the SALTO-YOUTH HOP platform) and created webpages using different CMS (Joomla, Drupal, Google Apps, Wordpress...) and experienced with online meetings platforms & Apps (Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Jitsi) and events management tools (Padlet, Mentimeter, Slido, Miro, LineUpr...) I always use digital tools in my work, especially for facilitating networking; big events management; harvesting, dissemination and exploitation of results.
+ UNIVERSITY STUDIES in PHILOSOPHY and BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in PSYCHOLOGY (240 ECTS with minor in Intervention in Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders) - UNED (Spain)
+ EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & MINDFULNESS - Foundation University of Valladolid (Spain) 2018 (40 hrs)
➡️ Relevant INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES I was involved:
- NETWORK OF EUROPEAN VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATIONS SEMINAR & JOB-SHADOWING - VE IDF & VERA. Grenoble & Valsenestre (France) 2007 (6 days) and CONTACT MEETING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Lille (France) & Brussels (Belgium) 2008 (3 days)
- SHIP FOR WORLD YOUTH PROGRAMME - Cabinet Office, Government of Japan & United Nations University. Japan, India, Sri Lanka. 2012 (January-March)
- 'GET IN NET' Networking International Projects - SALTO Youth Initiatives & UK National Agency 2006 (4 days)
- EFFECTIVE AND SENSITIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION - SALTO Cultural Diversity & BRITISH COUNCIL. Brussels (Belgium) 2006 (4 days). Ideas for the booklet: http://www.salto-youth.net/download/1160/Booklet.pdf
- 'DIFFERENCE MEETS TOLERANCE' Intercultural Learning as the educational concept for YOUTH programme activities - German National Agency & IKAB E.V. Bonn (Germany) 2006 (6 days)
- INCLUSIÓN VIRTUAL FORUM - SALTO Inclusion. Online 2006
- TOOL FAIR I - INJEP, SALTO Euromed, French & other National Agencies. Marly le Roi (France) 2006 (4 days)
- 'YOUTHPASS' RECOGNITION OF NON-FORMAL LEARNING IN 'YOUTH IN ACTION' – Austrian National Agency & SALTO Training and Cooperation. Vienna (Austria) 2006 (5 days)
- RECOGNITION OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND THE CoE PORTFOLIO FOR YOUTHWORKERS - ARCI Catania. Sicily (Italy) 2007 (6 days)
- NON FORMAL EDUCATION GOES WWW - Estonian National Agency. Tallin (Estonia) 2008 (3 days)
- TOOL FAIR III - SALTO Euromed, Spanish National Agency & others. Sta. Cruz de la Palma (Spain) 2008 (4 days)
- 'YOUTH IN ACTION' POOL OF TRAINERS MEETING - Spanish National Agency. San Rafael, Segovia (Spain) 2009 (3 days)
- DIALOGUE & SOLIDARITY (Meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates) + MEETING OF YOUTH FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - Municipality of Maribor & European Youth Forum. Maribor (Eslovenia) 2012 (2 days)
- 'IT’S NEVER TOO LATE!' REVIVING THE HIDDEN ARTIST WITHIN - IKT Központ. Máriahalom (Hungary) 2012 (7 days)
- INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM SELIGER - Federal Agency on Youth Affairs. Seliger (Russian Federation) 2012 (8 days)
- 'YOUTH IN ACTION' EVALUATION MEETING - Community of Madrid & Spanish National Agency. Cercedilla, Madrid (Spain) 2013 (4 days)
- SEMINAR 'TRAINER THE TRAINERS' ERASMUS+ - Community of Madrid & Spanish National Agency. Cercedilla, Madrid (Spain) 2014 (4 days)
- NATIONAL MEETING OF TEC (training and evaluation cycle of the European Voluntary Service) TRAINERS - Spanish National Agency. CEULAJ Mollina, Málaga (Spain) 2014 (3 days)
- 'U SEE+' USING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ERASMUS+ - Swedish National Agency. Gothenburg (Sweden) 2014 (4 days)
- 'KA2' IMPROVING ITS QUALITY & ASSESSMENT - Spanish National Agency. CEULAJ Mollina, Málaga (Spain) 2017 (4 days)
- THE 'VALUE FAIR' How Non Formal Education can contribute to a better living together - Portuguesse and others National Agencies. Cascais (Portugal) 2018 (4 days)
- 'REGAINING EUROPE' The Role of Youth Work in Supporting European Cohesion - German, Italian and Slovenian National Agencies in cooperation with the EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership. Leipzig (Germany) 2019 (3 days)
- YOUTH@WORK 'KICK OFF CONFERENCE' - Turkish National Agency. Istanbul (Türkiye) 2019 (3 days)
- YOUTH@WORK Hackathon 2019
- Youth Entrepreneurship CONFERENCE 2019
- YOUTH@WORK TCP Forum on 'Social Innovation for Social Inclusion' 2020
- International Symposium on Youth Employment Challenges 2021
- YOUTH@WORK TCP Study Visit on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion 2021
– YOUTH@WORK Future Of Work For Young People 2021
- YOUTH@WORK Connecting policy, research and practice Conference 2022
- “YOUTH@WORK 'Bridges Youth Work and Volunteering' Flagship Conference 2022
- DIGITAL GREEN INNOVATION CONFERENCE - Youth Board of Cyprus & Foundation of the Management of the European Lifelong Learning Programs. Limassol (Cyprus) 2022 (3 days)
- EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, ART AND YOUTH WORK - Erasmus+ Ungdom, Bufdir & Creative Connections Norway. Balestrand (Norway) 2022 (5 days)
* More references under request.
ICTs & digital tools / Organisational consultancy / Personal, professional and groups coaching / Emotional management, Mindfulness and meditation
Topics adressed: Intercultural Learning, Personal Development, Peer education
Topics adressed: Anti-Racism, Intercultural Learning, Personal Development
Topics adressed: YOUTH in ACTION (YiA) programme, Evaluation, Youth Participation
Topics adressed: Voluntary Service, YOUTH in ACTION (YiA) programme, Evaluation
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