Pablo Castineiras

Current occupation

Freelance Educational and Sociocultural Trainer, Consultant & Evaluator / Working Groups & International Events Facilitator / Personality & Mindset 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 & entrepreneurial 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 (since 2019) Youth@Work - Strategic Partnership on Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship of Erasmus+ National Agencies and SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres

+ POOL OF TRAINERS (since 2024) Youth Department of the Council of Europe

+ DEMOCRACY RELOADING (since 2025) Partnership to support Municipalities in developing Youth Participation in decision-making of ERASMUS+ National Agencies and other strategic partners (DYPALL Network, Council of Europe, Europe Goes Local, SALTO Participation, KEKS) (since 2025)

+ 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 (Workshop: 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 (Workshop: 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 (Workshops). European Commission, UEFA, City of Wroclaw (Poland) 28 August-2 September 2012

- VOLUNTEERS FOR EUROPE SEMINAR. YMCA Europe. Görlitz (Germany) 1-5 November 2012

- MEETING YOUTH@WORK POOL OF TRAINERS (hybrid: face-to-face and online facilitator). Cyprus National Agency. Nicosia (Cyprus) & Online 9-13 March 2020

– YOUTH@WORK Future of Work For Young People (WS 'The Future of Work without work'). Turkish National Agency. Antalya (Türkiye) 13-17 December 2021

➡️ 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 (Declaration about Group Governance) - Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Växjö (Sweden) 19-22 March 2023

- EU YOUTH CONFERENCE (Working on 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 (promoter, trainer and mentor). Spanish National Agency. 8 Webinars, 4 weeks online learning (SALTO-YOUTH HOP Platform) & 1-to-1 mentorship sessions. 14 September-11 October 2020. More at https://hop.salto-youth.net/courses/DigYouWork(A)

- SOLIDARITY: KEEP ON TRAINING (online facilitator). Spanish National Agency & SALTO European Solidarity Corps. Online 26 January-11 February 2021

- STAR OF EUROPE (online facilitator). Spanish & Finish National Agencies. Online 12-17 April 2021

- 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

- Expert Participant YOUTH@WORK HACKATHON (using DigComp and EntreComp for and through youth work in Europe). North Macedonia National Agency. Skopje (North Macedonia) 17-20 September 2019

- DEMOCRACY RELOADING EXPERT SEMINAR. Dutch Erasmus+ Youth Agency, in the framework of the Democracy Reloading Partnership. Utrecht (The Netherlands) 10-14 February 2025