Project description

 „Ready, Steady, go!“  is an advanced level training course, aimed at experienced volunteers wanting to become active a trainer within DBYN's pool of trainers or beyond.  The main aim of the training course is to strengthen young people to be a resource to others by providing them with competences that can improve their role as trainers on a local and international level.
 
The training course takes place 30/07-05/08/2018 in the Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern, Germany.  This is our advanced level our training structure.

Training programme

The trainers will build a specific training programme based on the needs of the participants. For this the participants will need to complete a personal assessment form as part of their registration. As we will explore experiential learning and peer education in the training course, it is likely that the participants will be asked to prepare training session in advance, which they deliver during the training course themselves.

Project partners

Objectives

​The training course puts forward 4 objectives:
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1. To improve personal trainer’s skills of pax in order to become members of DBYN’s PoT, and deliver training both the local and the international level within the framework of DBYN’s educational methodology.
2. To initiate the continued process of self-directed learning and self-reflection as trainers.
3. To create a strong learning environment where pax learn from each other, build interpersonal networks and learn to use the existing framework of DBYN.
4. To empower and support pax to get engaged in international activities and processes, in the framework of the DBYN.

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Costs & Application process

• € 50 participation fee
• Possibility to apply to DBYN's solidarity fund
• Travel costs are paid by participants 
• Deadline applications: 15/06/2018
• Apply through your national DBYN organisations

Profile Participants

The pax of this training course are expected to become active as a trainer on future DBYN training projects, applying DBYN’s educational methodology. These activities can be youth exchanges, training courses, seminars and study visits. Apart from this they can get involved in the training structures of our member organisations. A specific role they can play here is the training, coaching and follow-up of international volunteers abroad, or mentoring of international volunteers who carrying out a voluntary service in their local communities. We expect to be active within DBYN for at least a period of 3 years. In order to attain this outcome we’d put forward following profile:

• 18+
• Active English knowledge
• Familiar with Don Bosco
• Familiar with the Human Rights framework
• Experienced in intercultural learning
• Experienced in self-reflection
• Experienced in training or education
• Active in local partner organisations of DBYN
• Active involvement in European/international youth work
• Active involvement in Don Bosco Youth-Net
• Motivated to become an international trainer within DBYN

Venue

The training course took place at  Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern. The Aktionszentrum is a training and retreat centre mainly targetted at young people: school groups, volunteers, EVS volunteers, international youth groups, youth workers ... The Aktionszentrum is part of the larger historical site of the 'Kloster Benediktbeuern'.  This site includes amongst others a youth hostel, a centre for culture and environment, a bachelor college for social youth work,  ... ​

More info: https://www.aktionszentrum.de/