The TC aims at supporting the participants’ professional and personal development by providing them with useful tools and methods for employability-oriented coaching for international youth work and within the framework of Youth in Action Programme. The other expected outcome is that participants will be able to apply the tools and methods they have experimented for job coaching back in their organisations. 

This course targets youth project managers, youth workers and project leaders and will bring together 25 participants from 13 Programme Countries, in Murcia, Spain for 6 days. Partners include a range of organisations from local youth NGOs to national governmental bodies  involved in youth employability policies. 

The methodology is based on cognitive behavioural coaching techniques and strength-based approaches. They consist of a variety of non-formal learning exercises and techniques, such as group work, role-playing, simulations, creation activities, peer-interviews, feedback activities, debriefing, etc., that are used to introduce, experiment and analyse the different contents.

This TC is co-financed by the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission and INTER-ACCION with a total budget of 22'224 Euro. All fees, materials, accommodation and meals are covered. Participants only pay  30% of travel costs. This is a rare occasion where we have the opportunity to offer to youth workers an affordable option of a TC we have successfully run for public and private organisations.


CASTELLANO
El curso tiene como objetivo apoyar al desarrollo profesional y personal de los y las participantes y proporcionarles herramientas y métodos útiles de coaching para la empleabilidad en el trabajo juvenil internacional y en el marco del Programa Juventud en Acción. El otro resultado esperado es que los y las participantes sean capaces de aplicar las herramientas y métodos de coaching para la empleabilidad en sus propias organizaciones.

Este curso va dirigido a los coordinadores/as de proyecto, técnicos/as de juventud y líderes de proyecto, reuniendo a 25 participantes de 13 países del programa, en Murcia, España durante 6 días. Los promotores incluyen un abanico de organizaciones desde ONGs locales hasta entidades gubernamentales nacionales  implicadas en políticas de empleabilidad juvenil. 

La metodología se basa en técnicas cognitivo-conductivistas de coaching y en enfoques basados en fortalezas y otras aproximaciones positivas al cambio. Consisten en una variedad de ejercicios y técnicas de aprendizaje no-formal, tales como el trabajo en grupo, juegos de roles, simulaciones, actividades de creación, entrevistas entre iguales, actividades de información, debriefing, etc., que se utilizan para introducir, experimentar y analizar los diferentes contenidos.

Esta formación está cofinanciada por el Programa Juventud en Acción de la Comisión Europea e INTER-ACCION, con un presupuesto total de 22'224 euros. Todos los materiales, matrícula, alojamiento y manutención están cubiertos. Los participantes sólo pagan el 30% de los gastos de viaje. Esta es una ocasión especial donde tenemos la oportunidad de ofrecer a los trabajadores en el ámbito de juventud una opción asequible para participar en  un modelo de  formación  realizado con éxito en organizaciones públicas y privadas.

En virtud del convenio de colaboración firmado entre el  Espacio Movilidad del Espacio Joven de la Concejalía Juventud del Ayuntamiento de Cartagena e INTER-ACCION, Sarka Ampapova, de la República Checa, y Francesco Palombi, de Italia, desarrollarán el proyecto With you in Cartagena, we are all/1. Este proyecto está financiado por el  Programa Juventud en Acción de la Comisión Europea y coordinado por INTER-ACCION. 

Trabajarán junto con los voluntarios de Francia, Polonia y Hungría que desde septiembre están en la ciudad.

Sarka Ampapova, de la República Checa, apoyará la dinamización de un proyecto de turismo joven del Espacio Movilidad, y el italiano Francesco Palombi colaborará en las distintas actividades de la Botica del Libro del Local Social de Jose María Lapuerta, programa en el que desde hace años colaboran los voluntarios europeos. Ambos, desarrollarán junto a sus compañeros Louise, Paulina y Denes, el proyecto With you in Cartagena, we are all.

El Servicio Voluntario Europeo es una experiencia de aprendizaje en el ámbito de la educación no formal, en la que jóvenes voluntarios mejoran o adquieren competencias para su desarrollo personal, educativo y profesional, así como para su integración social. Su objetivo es desarrollar la solidaridad y promover la tolerancia entre la juventud.

¡Bienvenidos Sarka y Francesco!

INTER-ACCION training team delivers workshop ACTIV-ART in YIA - El Equipo de formación de INTER-ACCION ha impartido el taller ACTIV-ARTE en JEA en el marco de esta importante muestra de arte libre. 

Puedes ver el catálogo completo con todas las actividades. Please, check out the full catalogue  with all activities. 

Coralie ha desarrollado su SVE en SPEA -  Sociedade Portuguesa do Estudo das Aves en temas medioambientales y de protección de las aves. 

Os invitamos a leer el artículo sobre su proyecto SVE y  las interesantes actividades que ha desarrollado en Portugal. ¡Enhorabuena Coralie!

Cristina Sanchez Martin in visita al Formentano

La trentenne spagnola, laureata in diritto, sta svolgendo il Servizio Volontario Europeo (Sve) presso Avis Regionale Lombardia

Lo Sve è un programma di educazione non formale che promuove progetti di mobilità giovanile internazionale, attraverso scambi e attività di volontariato all’estero per giovani tra i 13 e i 30 anni. In Italia è attuato dall’Agenzia nazionale per i giovani del Dipartimento della Gioventù della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri. Avis Lombardia è accreditata dal 2007 come organizzazione di accoglienza, dal 2009 per il coordinamento e da quest’anno come ente di invio.

Come sei arrivata all’Avis?

In casa mia siamo tutti donatori di sangue così, quando ho fatto domanda a tante associazioni italiane (volevo venire in Italia perché simile alla Spagna), tra quelle che mi hanno risposto ho scelto senza dubbio l’Avis!

Cosa stavi facendo in Spagna?

Lavoravo da cinque anni in un sindacato di Cartagena, la mia città, ma volevo fare un’esperienza all’estero e all’Ufficio giovani del Comune mi hanno parlato dello Sve che mi è piaciuto subito. Infatti ho sensibilità per il volontariato, lo sono da quando ho 14 anni, aiuto i bambini in difficoltà dai 5 ai 12 anni. Per me aiutare gli altri è una scelta di vita, io sono fortunata a essere nata in Spagna dove c’è tutto e ho potuto studiare, ma bisogna ricambiare questa fortuna con gratitudine e, nel frattempo, con lo Sve conosco un’altra cultura e un’altra lingua.

Che progetto hai all’Avis?

Ora sono in ufficio da due mesi, aiuto al computer e sto visitando i centri di raccolta della Provincia come il vostro. Ma l’obiettivo, quando saprò meglio l’italiano, sarà di andare nelle scuole per parlare di volontariato.

Che cosa stai vedendo di diverso nella raccolta del sangue?

In Spagna il sangue si raccoglie solo in ospedale e abbiamo bisogno di comprarne all’estero. Voi siete di più e più bravi!

Cosa farai dopo?

Tornerò a casa e vedrò se riprendere il mio vecchio lavoro, che mi piace, o un altro. Ho sempre lavorato e studiato insieme, non sarà un problema trovare un nuovo lavoro.

Come mai proprio ora l’esperienza internazionale?

Volevo già fare l’Erasmus quando ero studente ma costava troppo, ora invece con questo progetto è quasi tutto pagato, vitto alloggio e posso fare qualcosa per gli altri. Inoltre era per giovani fino ai 30 anni, quindi o adesso o mai più!   

El joven cartagenero Antonio Andreu está haciendo un proyecto SVE (Servicio Voluntario Europeo) en la ciudad de Trento en Italia. Realiza diariamente sus tareas de voluntario en la organización Opera Universitaria di Trento, ayudando y acompañando a todos aquellos estudiantes universitarios que padecen algún tipo de discapacidad, ya sea motora o sensorial.
En esta foto os mostramos una escultura que ha hecho para un evento que se está llevando a cabo en estos días en la ciudad de Trento sobre el reciclaje.
El Servicio Voluntario Europeo, enmarcado dentro del Programa Juventud en Acción, es una experiencia de aprendizaje en el ámbito de la educación no formal, en la que las personas jóvenes voluntarias mejoran o adquieren competencias para su desarrollo personal, social y profesional. Asimismo apoya el trabajo voluntario transnacional de la juventud. Su objetivo es desarrollar la solidaridad y promover la tolerancia entre la juventud, fundamentalmente para reforzar la cohesión social en la Unión Europea. 
La Asociación INTER-ACCION (Acciones socioeducativas y de movilidad internacional) se hace cargo de gestionar y coordinar dichos proyectos de voluntariado internacional.
Para más información en Cartagena contactar a Espacio Movilidad; voluntariadoeuropero@ayto-cartagena.es
Tel. 968 12 88 62

Our colleagues from In Dialogue offer 4 international open courses on leadership, coaching and facilitation/change management 
  
The four courses will be delivered at least two times and take place in either Denmark or The Netherlands. The courses are: 
  
Narrative coaching, 18-22 October 2011 & 31 January – 4 February 2012
Strength based coaching, 11-15 October 2011 & 14-18 February 2012
Appreciative leadership, 8-12 November 2011 & 21-25 February 2012
Systemic facilitation of change and learning, 15-19 November 2011 & 28 February – 3 March 2012 
  
Further information on these courses can be found on http://bit.ly/pU8Uvn 
  
They have been approved by the EU Grundtvig and Comenius programmes. This means that you can apply for a grant to cover course fee, travel, board and lodging, given the criteria that you are receding in the EU/EEA and working with secondary education (Comenius programme) or adult education (Grundtvig programme). These grants are thus available for e.g. teachers, trainers, counsellors, consultants and other formal, informal and non-formal educational staff and/ or volunteers. If you are not sure if these grants might suit your work, contact In Dialogue. 
  
Just note the Grundtvig and Comenius programmes’ deadlines (on line submission): 
16th of September midnight for the autumn course
 
Of course, these courses are also open for those who are not eligible under these two funding programmes! 
  
Please contact Mr. Yvor Broer from In Dialogue for more information. Email: ybroer@in-dialogue.org 

En virtud del convenio de colaboración firmado entre el  Espacio Movilidad del Espacio Joven de la Concejalía Juventud del Ayuntamiento de Cartagena e INTER-ACCION se ha impartido durante este mes de agosto unas sesiones de formación a los cinco jóvenes cartageneros que en breves semanas comenzarán su SVE(Servicio de Voluntariado Europeo) en distintos países de la Unión Europea.

A lo largo de los meses venideros, estos cinco jóvenes desarrollarán otros tantos proyectos de larga duración, entre 9 y 12 meses, según el caso, en Portugal, Austria, Francia e Italia.

Las temáticas de dichos proyectos es muy variada: desde colaborar con una ONG que desarrolla campañas de información para ayudar a prevenir el SIDA, pasando por una asociación cultural que elabora actividades juveniles o un centro infantil enfocado a niños de 2 a 6 años, hasta una asociación universitaria que focaliza su acción en la movilidad de estudiantes discapacitados en el Campus al que pertenece.

Con el fin de que los proyectos tenga éxito y las experiencias del SVE sean positivas y enriquecedoras para los participantes, es fundamental este tipo de sesiones formativas, donde el voluntario tiene la ocasión de exponer sus expectativas, desarrollar su motivación y sus objetivos de aprendizaje, y obtener información acerca del proyecto SVE y el programa Juventud en Acción.

De dicha formación se ha encargado la Técnico de Juventud, especialista en el programa Juventud en Acción y en Formación de Jóvenes, Mª Ángeles Ortiz. También cabe destacar la participación, con un panel de experiencias, de dos jóvenes que acaban de regresar después de estar un año realizando su SVE en Turín (Italia) y Newcastle (Reino Unido).

El Servicio Voluntario Europeo, enmarcado dentro del Programa Juventud en Acción, es una experiencia de aprendizaje en el ámbito de la educación no formal, en la que las personas jóvenes voluntarias mejoran o adquieren competencias para su desarrollo personal, social y profesional. Asimismo apoya el trabajo voluntario transnacional de la juventud. Su objetivo es desarrollar la solidaridad y promover la tolerancia entre la juventud, fundamentalmente para reforzar la cohesión social en la Unión Europea.

La Asociación INTER-ACCION (Acciones socioeducativas y de movilidad internacional) se hace cargo de gestionar y coordinar dichos proyectos de voluntariado internacional.

Para más información contactar a Espacio Movilidad; voluntariadoeuropero@ayto-cartagena.es
Tel. 968 12 88 62

We are glad to announce the opening of a call for:

Youth in Action - Action 4.3
Training Course
Connecting the dots: coaching for employability

The aim of this training course is to provide practical tools to participants to improve their employability for international youth work and within the framework of Youth in Action Programme.

The TC aims at:
- supporting the participants’ professional and personal development  
- providing them with useful tools and methods for job coaching 

APPLICANT

INTER-ACCION.org (Murcia, Spain)

CALL
1st September,  2011

WHERE
Murcia - Spain

WHEN
Feb 06– 12, 2012 (including travel days)

TARGET
Action 4.3: EU Programme Countries
25 participants:
Project managers
Youth workers


Participants must be over 18
Language: English.

FUNDING
According to the rules of YIA Programme.
YIA covers 100% of accommodation/food, activity and visa costs, and 70% of travel costs (reimbursed ONLY by bank transfer, once we have received the original tickets, boarding passes and original invoices).
PARTICIPANTS cover 30% of travel costs

DEADLINE FOR PART III SUBMISSION
Aug 20, 2011 (FAX & POST)

Methodology:
The methodology is based on cognitive behavioural coaching techniques. They consist of a variety of non-formal learning exercises and techniques, such as group work, role-playing, simulations, creation activities, peer-interviews, feedback activities, debriefing, etc., that are used to introduce, experiment and analyse the different contents.

Participants will be encouraged to recognise their strong points, sources of motivations and professional goals. They are expected to assess their own skills and become aware of their objectives. The ultimate goal is to capitalise on the different competences they have identified and developed in order to design a professional career path in accordance with their present assets and potential skills and goals.  

The other expected outcome is that participants will be able to apply the tools and methods they have experimented for job coaching back in their organisations.

Objectives: 
To Provide a space and activities for youth workers: 
- to reflect onto their personal and professional paths.
- to inquire into their personal interests and needs for development. 
- to identify existing and potential competences for professional development.
- to envision possible scenarios to develop their youth work careers. 
- to create opportunities for partnership and entrepreneurships. 
- to exchange best practices and experiences to improve the quality of youth work and employability.
- to implement new initiatives for entrepreneurship and employability in youth work.
- to increase the transferability of acquired competences in the field of youth work.

TO APPLY (3 steps)
1.  Agree on the above conditions and travel costs (30% covered by your organisation) by filling out your PART III form and getting it signed by the legal representative of your organisation.
Download PART III: http://bit.ly/part3C4Employability

2. Post signed original to my address below ASAP. DEADLINE: Aug 20th, 2011 and fax it, as well IN ONLY ONE SHEET. (Fax: +34 968 97 51 89)

INTER-ACCION
A/A Juan Ratto-Nielsen
P/ Joaquín Garrigues Walker, 15, 3-C
30007 Murcia – SPAIN

3. Please, fill in the following survey to input your details in the project application: 
http://bit.ly/ApplyC4Employability
If you cannot click on the link, please, copy and paste it in your browser.

We are looking forward to your replies!

Juan Ratto-Nielsen
Coordinator

Dear Partners and Friends, 

We are glad to announce a call for participants for the 2011 edition of our popularly demanded training course: 

LINGUISTIC WORK OUT 2011!
English Communication for EU Youth  and Mobility Projects

This is the second edition of this course, which was chosen as a best practice example in the 2010 Valorisation Fair for Youth in Action and Lifelong Learning Programmes. 

2010 Edition video: http://bit.ly/videoLWO 

ORGANISER
INTER-ACCION.org (Murcia, Spain)

WHERE
Águilas - Murcia - Spain 

WHEN
June 12 – 18, 2011 (including travel days) 

TARGET 
25 participants: 
Project managers
Project coordinators
Youth workers

SUMMARY
The aim of this training course is to provide practical tools to participants to improve their communication skills in English for international youth work within European youth mobility and lifelong learning programmes.

ATTENTION:
This course is designed for people who wish to gain confidence and get new tools to communicate in English based on their existing knowledge. This course is intended for participants with a beginners/intermediate level. (A1 –A2).

Methodology:
The methodology used in this training activity is based on non-formal education and it is fully functional and topic-related. The training course is aimed at encouraging communication among the participants through simulation activities and communication exercises.

Objectives: 
1. To provide participants with practical tools to “unblock” and improve their English language skills.
2. To develop strategies to handle communications in international youth work. 
3. To help participants improve their existing communication skills in English in order to develop international projects in the field of youth work and mobility. 
4. To rehearse practical situations where English communication is required (presentations of their jobs and tasks, presentations of their organisations, project design and presentation, etc.) 
5. To provide information and vocabulary about the EU youth and lifelong learning programmes
6. To develop English communication strategies to tackle cultural differences in order to facilitate understanding in intercultural and international environments. 
7. To facilitate the building of long-lasting partnerships among participants’ organisations for future collaboration in projects.

COSTS
This training course is partially financed by INTER-ACCION as a not-for-profit activity. 
The cost per participant is 390€ which includes accommodation and full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), tuition fee, course materials, info pack, transportation from Murcia to Águilas and gift pack.
The participants cover transportation to Murcia but we will be happy to help find low cost flights to Alicante airport.

CONDITIONS
Accommodation in double rooms with share bathrooms in a youth hostel on the beach. For more info and pictures: 
http://www.reaj.com/info-albergue.asp?id=87 
Supplement for single room with shared facilities 100€
Full board includes breakfast, lunch and dinner and 2 coffee breaks. 
Participants must be over 18 years old to apply. 

Form of payment:
Bank transfer upon the approval of your application by May 5. 
If there are less than 20 participants, the course will be suspended and the applicants will be fully refunded. Participants will be informed on May 10. 

HOW TO APPLY
1.  Agree on the above conditions by filling out your application form http://bit.ly/LWOapply by May 1
(If you cannot click on the link, please, copy and paste it in your browser)
2.  Wait for the application approval by May 2nd along with our bank details and instructions for payments. 
3. Once you have paid, buy your flight tickets and come to the course! 

APPLICATION DEADLINE
May 01, 2011