TOP: Trainers' workshop on Preparedness

The training activity took place

in Korbielów, Poland (in the Polish mountains)

organised by SALTO EECA (SALTO Resource Centre); co-organiser- Polish NA (National Agency)

24-29.08.2026

Reference person

Tomasz Szopa

(an organiser)

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Aims & objectives

- Developing trainers' competences in building a culture of preparedness among European Solidarity Corps stakeholders.
- Exploring the role of trainers in frames of the Preparedness Union strategy and the Action Priority in the European Solidarity Corps
- Experiencing and sharing practical tools to support young people and local communities in getting ready and responding to challenges and crises
- Learning from the experience of partner countries’ realities in order to strengthen solidarity and civic engagement

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

Trainers: Dagna Gmitrowicz (Germany/Poland), Mariia Herashchenko (Ukraine);
Salto EECA - Anna Hryshkevich; Tomasz Szopa and Polish National Agency representative - Agnieszka Jankiewicz

Training methods used & main activities

- an escape room; experiential methods, open space, hiking exploring crisis stations, discussions, self-directed learning; outdoor self-regulation; reflection and competence groups; art;

Outcomes of the activity

- Co-creation of the Competence Model for Preparednesses involving 4 dimensions - Inside of me, in the crisis, with others, in the system; + creation of the article on preparedness and our idea what preparedness is and where it starts from.
- participants also got knowledge and tools to promote preparedness among European Solidarity Corps stakeholders;
- gained skills of Preparedness for the training practice and youth work practice;
- got Inspiration on how to create and strengthen local support pathways for/in the time of crisis;
- learned more about their own coping strategies and what they can do to support themselves in order to support others

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Co-creation of the call launch, designing the programme and leading the sessions during 5 full days; preparation of the Preparedness Model before the training and finilising the Model after the training considering all contributions from the participants; writing the article on preparedness collecting all the experiences the trainers and youth leaders brought to the training, in order to guide other through this topic with curiosity rather than fear which this very topic might evoke at first sight.