European Solidarity Corps: TOSCA – online training and support for organisations active in the volunteering actions in the European Solidarity Corps

Training Course / 27 September – 8 October 2021 | Bonn, Germany

The online training activity aims to support and build up the capacities of organizations that actively participate in volunteering actions of the European Solidarity Corps, in order to ensure quality and impact in the respective projects.

Objectives and benefits of the training course

Foster understanding, awareness and commitment to core quality criteria of the European Solidarity Corps

Build up competences on how to design and implement European Solidarity Corps projects with a view to quality

Ensure clarity and support on how the programme works formally: opportunities, guidelines, structures, priorities, rules, and procedures

Give space to participants and their organisations to express burning issues and needs and offer support where possible

Foster a supportive community of organisations involved in the European Solidarity Corps
Awaken the learner within

Methodology:

You are invited to take part in a multidimensional online training, during which not only you, but your entire organization may benefit. The training consists of individual and group work and encourages the involvement of other members of your organization. Training tasks will be distributed over two weeks: asynchronous activities, placed on the moodle platform – HOP, and synchronous -real-time online meetings on the ZOOM platform (4 mandatory sessions and 2 optional sessions open to members of your organisation).

We are looking for participants (together with other members of their organisations) who:

● are involved in the Volunteering Actions in European Solidarity Corps Programme

● are connected to organisations/institutions holding a Quality Label for Volunteering

● have a crucial role in and commitment to

providing conditions for high quality activities
ensuring a positive impact of Volunteering Activities within their community
creating learning opportunities within the organisation and for volunteers
● the other members of participants organisation are motivated to increase the quality of the projects

Team
The concept of the TOSCA is based on the experience of the network of National Agencies and established by a pool of trainers with the support of Resource Centres.

The activity will be facilitated by two experienced trainers – members of the TOSCA pool.

Available downloads: TOSCA-AGENDA for participants_DE.pdf

More information at: SALTO