Spela Gorjan

About:

I have been actively involved in youth work since 1999. Non formal education, experiential learning, mental wellbeing, change, creativity, social skills, team work and a bit of art&humor = perfect combo for me to fall in love forever!
I'm a living proof that non formal education and youth work, WORK! No joke!
Nowadays I'm a trainer, a youth-worker, a graphic recorder and an enthusiastic surfer on fun, engaging, non-formal and experiential ways of supporting learning.

Spela Gorjan has 9 references for past work as a trainer.

Spela Gorjan

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Current occupation

president of youth NGO

Work experience

I'm a trainer both on national and international level mainly focused on these topics:
- social skills
- youth
- mental health, mental wellbeing
- assertiveness trainings
- social skills trainings
- communication
- team work
- non-formal education
- experiential learning
- creativity
- critical thinking
- humor
- graphic recording & graphic facilitation

Educational pathway

I have finished Art and Photography secondary school and than decided to study Youth Work at University of Social Work. Since high school I have been involved in youth NGOs and attended several non formal educational programs throughout the years. I started my journey as a young person, attending youth programs, continued as a volunteer, then studied social work - specialized in youth work and decided to stay in the NGO field for good. After taking part in several national and international trainings, I decided to give it a try as well.

since 2000 I have been guiding several workshops with youth in almost every high school in our country. Same goes with Social Skills trainings that I have been actively co-creating . I have guided several Assertiveness trainings for young adults and worked as a counsellor in our counselling office for youth in need. Internationally I have guided 5 youth exchanges, both sending and organizing.

Since 2016 I am an active member of Slovenian NA's Trainers Pool, I have attended and finished ToT for Balkan in 2023.

Since 2005 I have participated in more than 20 international training courses, connected to youth work topics:

2024: Contact making seminar for accredited organizations, Estonia
2023: ToT - Training of Trainers - completed 4-month training for trainers in the field of non-formal education in international environments, organized by Salto South-East Europe and NA Movit, Online and residential in Slovenia
2023: "Management for the sustainability of organizations", training for mentors of NGO leaders, organized by CNVOS, Slovenia
2018: "Graphic Harvesting Trainers Skills Workshop", Ireland
2017: "Humor Matters!", TC for youth workers, Spain
2017: "Visions for Youth Work", TC for youth workers, Greece
2016: Training for trainers: "U-turn: learning journey for trainers in the youth field", Estonia
2016: "Include ME", Stakeholder meeting and Study visit on the topic of preventing early school leaving among young people, Brussels
2016: "Share the Right Story", TC for youth workers in Czechia
2016: Training on teamwork and improvisation techniques in working with young people, Slovenia
2015: International training for youth workers on the use of humor in youth work entitled "HA HA is A-HA 2/3", Norway
2015: Training on Positive Discipline and NLP, conducted by Janij Prgić, Slovenia
2014: International training for youth workers on the use of humor in youth work entitled "HA HA is A-HA 1/3" Finland
2014: Training: "A good leader. Development and upgrade of basic leadership skills", Slovenia
2013: "Unique Learning Badges" TC in Lithuania
2013: Training on "Street work with young people", Slovenia
2012: International training for youth workers entitled: "UNIQUE Year of Learning: Youth on the MOVE!", Lithuania
2012: International training for youth workers entitled: "Youth inn. You(th) better learn here" in Lithuania
2011: "I see you - EMOTIONS", L2L how to develop creative emotional and stress management skills in non-formal education; Iceland
2011: "Screw up and stay happy" TC for youth workers in Finland
2011: "L2L how to develop emotional and stress management skills", TC for youth workers, Spain
2010: participation in a two-day seminar on Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
2010: Faculty of Social Work, university post-qualification, topic: Volunteer work in an NGO
2009: Passed national professional exam in the field of social welfare,
2009: "Youth leader" TC for youth workers in Luxembourg
2009: participation in training on "Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and work with young people", Slovenia
2006: "Dealing with diversity", TC for youth workers in the Netherlands
2006: "Connecting Communities ... Playfully!", international congress, Slovenia
2005: "Youth vs. drugs", TC for youth workers, Slovenia

After gaining several formal and non formal experience, my path slowly guided me in the trainers roles, where I started gaining more and more international experience:

2024: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "Let's Draw!", Slovenia
2024: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "V. I. P. Visual Impact Party TC", Slovenia
2024: Graphic recorder of a kick-off meeting of "RE: Boot the Food System", Germany
2024: facilitator of dialogue between youth and decision-makers within E+ activity "Europe goes local", Slovenia (Črna na Koroškem, Trbovlje, Celje)
2024: Mentoring an NGO within a project CERV: IMPACT4VALUES, guided by CNVOS, Slovenia
2023: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "ImproWise Your Life", (connection of techniques and philosophy of improvisational theater and soft skills as tools for a better quality of mental health), Hungary;
2022, 2023: conducting pre-departure and post-arrival workshops with young people who have received tickets to travel around the EU as part of the DiscoverEU programme.
2022: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "Social Games TC", Finland
2022: trainer at training for youth workers in the E+ program: "Lifelong Playing", Brežice, Slovenia
2021: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "Power of Play", France
2019: Zveza Sožitje; co-designing and implementing a strategy for volunteers in lifelong learning programs, for working with people with special needs;
2018 - today: Guiding graphic recording, graphic harvesting and graphic facilitation workshops for different clients.
2017: trainer at the training for youth workers in the E+ program: "ImproWise Your Enterprise" (main topics: entrepreneurship in NGOs and the use of improvisational theater techniques in youth work);
2017: trainer and graphic harvester at training for youth workers in the E+ program entitled: "Share the Right Story" in Slovenia.
2017 - today: Graphic harvesting/graphic recording/graphic facilitation of different events, trainings, workshops, etc.
2015: organization and management of international training for youth workers within the framework of the MvA program on the use of humor in youth work "HA HA is A-HA TC 3/3" in Slovenia
2013: conducting an international seminar for heads of non-governmental organizations and developing entrepreneurship in NGOs for heads of non-governmental organizations from 13 European countries: "Economic Self-sustainability of the NGOs in the Youth Field", Slovenia
2011: trainer and manager of the international training "Everybody speaks teamwork" in Slovenia

I have years of experience with creating communities, running an NGO and working with volunteers (mentoring). I have extended experience in working with youth among 15 and 30 years of age, juvenile delinquents, adult persons with mental health and/or physical disabilities, groups, volunteers, youth workers on national and international level, public and private sector clients ...

Nowadays I'm a trainer, a youth-worker, a graphic recorder and an enthusiastic surfer on fun, engaging, non-formal and experiential ways of supporting learning.

Fields of training expertise

  • (advanced) Animation
  • (advanced) Bullying & Harassment
  • (intermediate) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (intermediate) Change Management
  • (advanced) Citizenship Education
  • (advanced) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (advanced) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (expert) Creativity & Art
  • (advanced) Crisis Management
  • (intermediate) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (advanced) Drama & Theatre
  • (intermediate) Education through Sports
  • (advanced) Environment & Ecology
  • (expert) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (advanced) Equal Opportunities
  • (intermediate) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (intermediate) Event Management
  • (advanced) Financial Management
  • (intermediate) Fundraising
  • (intermediate) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (intermediate) Global Education
  • (expert) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (advanced) Health & Prevention
  • (expert) Human Rights
  • (advanced) Intercultural Learning
  • (advanced) International Youth Work
  • (intermediate) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (expert) Leadership Development
  • (beginner) Lobbying & Advocacy
  • (beginner) New Information Technologies
  • (beginner) Open Space Technology
  • (expert) Organizational Management
  • (expert) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (advanced) Peace Education
  • (advanced) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (advanced) Project Management
  • (beginner) Public Relations & Marketing
  • (beginner) Public Speaking
  • (expert) Recognition of NFLearning
  • (expert) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (beginner) Social Media
  • (advanced) Storytelling & Humour
  • (beginner) Time Management
  • (intermediate) Training of Trainers
  • (advanced) Volunteer Programmes
  • (advanced) Youth Exchanges
  • (intermediate) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (advanced) Youth Policy
  • (advanced) Youth Violence & Criminality
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (beginner) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (advanced) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (beginner) European Youth Centres (CoE)
  • (beginner) European Youth Foundation (CoE)
  • (beginner) Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
  • (intermediate) European Institutions
  • (beginner) International Youth Structures

Working with specific target groups

  • (intermediate) Children
  • (intermediate) Families
  • (intermediate) Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
  • (intermediate) Intercultural Teams
  • (expert) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (beginner) Men's Issues & Groups
  • (intermediate) Minorities
  • (beginner) Religious Youth Groups
  • (beginner) Women's Issues & Groups
  • (beginner) Young People in/from Conflict Areas
  • (expert) Young People with a Mental Disability
  • (expert) Young People with a Physical Disability
  • (expert) Young People with a Sensory Disability

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (beginner) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (beginner) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (advanced) European Cooperation
  • (intermediate) South East Europe

Other skills

graphic harvesting, graphic recording

Language Skills

  • (fluent) English
  • (intermediate) Serbian
  • (fluent) Slovene

Trainer references

  • ImproWise Your Life TC

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Budapest, Hungary
    organised by Egyesek
    18. - 26. 3. 2023
    Reference person

    Gergely Kiss

    (trainer)
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  • Social Games TC

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Rautavaara, Finland
    organised by Metsakaartano Youth Center, Finland
    24. - 31. 3. 2022
    Reference person

    Anja Crovella Mikič

    (trainer)
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  • Lifelong Playing

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Brežice, Slovenija
    organised by Cirkus La Bulle
    24. - 31. 10. 2022
    Reference person

    Anja Crovella Mikič

    (trainer)
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  • Power of Play

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Urdos, France
    organised by Associacion La Villa
    28.6. - 5. 7. 2021
    Reference person

    Anja Crovella Mikič

    (Trainer)
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  • ImproWise Your Enterprise TC

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Ajdovščina, Slovenija
    organised by Društvo Center za pomoč mladim - CPM
    10. 5. - 17. 5. 2017
    Reference person

    Gergely

    (Kiss)
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  • ESONGO - Economic Self-sustainability og NGOs in the Youth Field

    Awaiting validation (requested 2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Ajdovščina, Slovenia
    organised by Društvo Center za pomoč mladim - CPM
    18. 10. - 24. 10. 2013
  • Everybody Speaks Teamwork TC

    Validated (2023-12-10)
    The training activity took place
    in Žužemberk, Slovenija
    organised by Društvo Center za pomoč mladim -CPM
    18. 10. - 24. 10. 2013
    Reference person

    Sonja Čandek

    (trainer)
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  • Share the Right Story

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Ajdovščina, Slovenia
    organised by Društvo center za pomoč mladim - CPM
    15. 10. - 22. 10. 2017
    Reference person

    Carmine Rodi Falanga

    (Trainer)
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  • Ha-Ha is A-Ha

    Validated (2023-12-08)
    The training activity took place
    in Ajdovščina, Slovenia
    organised by Društvo center za pomoč mladim - CPM
    7. 10. - 13. 10. 2015
    Reference person

    Susanna Kaulanen

    (Trainer)
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This profile was last modified on 2024-11-07

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