ESC on-arrival for Poke the Globe 2019

Aims & objectives

The aim of the on-arrival training was to prepare the European Solidarity Corps volunteers for working together, working in Finland and to be able to work more independent around Metsäkartano youth centre.

During the training I prepared many training sessions about the themes of solidarity and peace to support the theme of this exact ESC activity. I also focused to prepare the young people to work together by introducing intercultural understanding, communication skills, conflict management skills and experiences of daily life in rural Finland.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The participants were young people in between 18 and 30 years old from Spain, Egypt, Jordania, Germany, Libanon, Romania, Ukraine and Portugal.

Training methods used & main activities

For every part of the training I used different type of a non-formal methods. I used problem solving methods, group tasks indoors and outdoors, different variations of the learning cafe method, etc.

Outcomes of the activity

The participants were more familiar to each other and to work together. They learned to be more respectful towards each others different skills/ways to participate. They learned very well to communicate together.

Outcomes of the training are visible in Metsäkartano's social media pages (Facebook & Instagram).

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was alone responsible for the week long on-arrival training. My task was to plan and implement the training in given timeframe, themes and physical locations.

I worked on this training for 7 days as a full time trainer.