Volunteering tools and skills for social inclusion and employability

Based on the alarmingly high rates in youth unemployment, the project is largely focused on providing additional opportunities for young people with fewer opportunities to: 1 Feel as part of their communities by engaging in civic life and driving positive impact in the society, and 2 Develop their skills, knowledge and competences through training in volunteering and participation in voluntary activities, contributing that way to their personal and professional development and employability.

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Follow Us Instagram Facebook. Voices Facebook. Email Address: Follow. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join other followers. Each partner organisation will select two participants. The participants selected by the partner organisation will be most socially active representatives involved in youth work or team members responsible for volunteering projects.

A special questionnaire will be prepared and send to all the partners for their participants to fill in. If there will be more applications from one organisation than needed, we will do the selection together with the partner organisation.

During this TC we plan to use such methods of non-formal education as discussions, work in small and big groups, interactive role-playing games, icebreakers, team-building, simulations, intercultural and other parties, energizers, daily evaluations etc.

Informal communications and meetings with local NGOs, youth and student associations and authorities responsible for work with youth, meetings with local Mass-Media and a press-confernce will be included. We also plan a visit to two places of world culture heritage - Garni and Geghard. These monuments to different religions will help the participants to understand the Armenian culture better and to see the cultural and religious diversity.

According to the TC's Program, we have number of different activities planned that meet the objectives of the project. For establishing good connections between the young people from participating countries we plan team-building activities, getting to know each other, presentation of organisations, "Non-discrimination and understanding of diversity" session, sessions led by the participants, meetings with local NGOs, youth and student associations and representatives of authorities responsible for work with youth, intercultural evening, evening organized by the participants, Armenian evening in town.

For transferring the good practices in the field of youth work, cultural diversity and social inclusion we plan introduction of organisations, discussion on different methods of youth work and volunteering, "Non-discrimination and understanding of diversity" session, intercultural night, sessions led by the participants, evening organized by the participants, movie night, "Studying cultural heritage", meetings with representatives of local NGOs, youth and student associations and local authorities responsible for work with youth, Armenian nigh.

For promotion of volunteering activities and for the establishing a network of organisations involved in volunteering of the young people in different NGOs around Eastern and Western Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Mediterranean countries we plan introduction of organisations, discussion on different methods of youth work and volunteering, "Promoting volunteering", intercultural night, sessions led by the participants, evening organized by the participants, project management session, "Presentation skills" session, simulations "Fundraising" and "Elevator Pitch", meetings with representatives of local NGOs, youth and student associations and local authorities responsible for work with youth, Erasmus Plus session, "EVS, short-term volunteering, internships.

FAQ" session, "Joint projects for establishing of network for short-term volunteering", work on joint projects and press-conference.

We hope that this project will help the participants to better understand other cultures and overcome cultural differences, to achieve new working methods to strengthen their NGOs to improve their work with target audience and to enlarge their audience, to create new project ideas, to find partners for new work on international level. As we plan the group to consist mostly of people responsible for volunteering projects in their organisations, the participants will gain an experience of working together in a group of international experts; they will acquire experience, expertise, non-formal education tools, skills and competences in the fields of intercultural dialogue, volunteering, motivation of volunteers, project management, fundraising, presentation, rising awareness.

Meetings with local NGOs, youth and student associations and representatives of authorities responsible for work with youth will also contribute to best practices exchange. The new partnerships would be created so the participants would have new project ideas and new opportunities. Staying on track and following their guidance is an important thing to learn. Not everything goes according to plan on YVC projects.

You need to adapt and be prepared for whatever might come your way on any given project. Then you think it over some more, talk with your team, and just start tackling the project. Not only did you have to plan ahead when you signed up for your YVC project, but you also probably had to plan your tasks for the day to ensure that the entire project was successful.

YVC projects offer all kinds of ways to think creatively, from helping kids with an art project to acting out a play at a retirement home. Did you ever teach other youth how to do certain aspects of a project? You were training them on the task, just like you might one day train another employee.

If you have not had the opportunity to serve on a YVC project, we invite you to get involved. Check out all of our locations and find one in your community. Email Address: Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Facebook Twitter Instagram 0 Items. Here are 20 skills you learn when volunteering with Youth Volunteer Corps that will help you get your first job and be successful in that position: 1.

Timeliness YVC projects start at a defined time. Ability to work with a variety of managers Did you notice that some Team Leaders ran projects a little differently than others? Time-Management At a thrift store project, your Team Leader instructs you that you need to help customers when they need help, sort new shoe donations, and sweep the back room. Leadership Did you ever rise above and help lead a group of youth on a project?

Communication skills when talking to people of all ages Did you work with children at YVC? Ability to work with people different from you Did you meet people from another part of town? Work Ethic You knew this would be part of this list, right? Customer Service Did you interact with people coming through to get a meal at the soup kitchen?