TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Lyda Michopoulou
Aims of LSS:
The main purposes of the event are to:
1. Improve their leadership capabilities of prominent members of participating organisations;
2. Create and impart a framework and environment for each participant to implement in his/her organization to network and uncover possible new or better ways of cooperation
3. Enrich the skills of the trainers, by designing and delivering materials together with trainers from different organisations and backgrounds.
4. Build a strong and global network of energetic leaders who strive to spark social change.
Vision
Leadership Summer School is an inspirational, empowering learning experience for leaders and future leaders of international youth organisations and other corporations, resulting in positive societal impact through:
– sharing passion,
– exchanging knowledge and experience,
– creating meaningful movements,
– and building networks,
among dedicated participants, trainers and contributors.
Learning Pillars
The vision is implemented by ensuring that the learning program make participants explore the following 4 learning pillars:
– Personal Development
– Leading people and organisations
– Boosting collaboration
– Creating positive social impact
The event targeted participants who were:
- members of international organization
- leaders of tomorrow
- active and creative
- used to evolve in international environment
- used to work virtually
- motivated and enthusiastic
The participants of LSS2016 were 52 and came from 20+ different countries such as Mexico, Iceland, Netherlands, Germany, Egypt, Romania, Spain, Italy, USA, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, France etc
The Trainers' Team was composed of 13 trainers from Belgium, Romania, Greece, Egypt, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Marocco.
The flow of the program of Grow is based upon:
- Experiencing: different educational settings, different non formal education methods (role play, simulation game, exercise...)
- Reflecting in groups: on the methods and its impacts, on the knowledge and experiences shared during the session.
- Transferring: to the own reality of participants, in order to improve ways of working with students and/or young people
- Sharing: different perceptions, current situations and experiences.
Obejctives achieved:
- A successful event was organized by the Training Committee for members of IAAS and EGEA
- Skilled up members of the 2 NGOs with basic skills such as project management, fundraising, communications skills, leadership skills which will give them the tools to develop their committees and entities
- Gave them opportunity to create efficient projects and/or develop already existing ones
- A learning experience for IAAS Trainers who were in contact with more experienced trainers both external and internal.
The event was success as most of the participants applied the knowledge in their local groups and/or are thinking to continue to become trainers.
Website of the event: http://getskilled2013.wordpress.com/
I was the Training Coordinator of the event and a full-time trainer.
LSS Trainers’ team is an interdisciplinary group of trainers with various fields of expertise, personal and professional backgrounds, experiences and interests. Together, the LSS trainers design the event, creating its main orientation, learning pillars and devising the topics. They also take into account past records of the event and the needs and expectations of the participants.
My tasks&responsibilities as an LSS trainer were:
- before the event, prepare the training program together with the rest of the team, attend all online meetings, design training sessions, and its methodology, making the sessions as creative and unique as possible.
- during the event, deliver all the training sessions i had and be a spirit builder, challenging and supporting the participants to make the best out of their time in LSS.
- after the event, evaluate the training session with my co-trainers and the rest of the trainers team, evaluate the training event as a whole and ensure that all participants received amazing handouts & reports.
The LSS Trainers’ Team was led by 2 Training Coordinators, trainers who accepted the charge of coordinating the Trainers Team and shaping the content of the event. This role included the design of the whole event, the crafting of training schedule, the repartition of sessions and tasks among the trainers. In addition to these elements, it is very important to keep a constant contact with the Supervisory Board and the Organizing Committee to share the needs and constraints regarding the learning centred approach and the logistics of the event.
During the event, I was responsible for the coordination of the trainers team including daily meetings, the quality control of the training program and the well-being of the participants and trainers.
Once the event was over, I ensured that a proper follow-up process is established for participants to implement individual insights and findings which they have just experienced.