Helping HandCounselling Training Course21-26 April 2015, Poznan, Poland Helping Hand aims to equip volunteers with counselling skills so that they are able to support their organisations in managing difficult personal situations which occur throughout the exchange year.The training course will increase listening and communication skills of participants, including the intercultural and intergenerational aspect of communication.(…)

Let’s Grow TogetherVolunteer Region Development Projectmulti-phase training & capacity building project – 2015 This multi-step project aims at developing new / reviving existing volunteer regions.It is composed of 3 phases: a training course, a job shadowing and the 2nd training course.Part 1 – GO LOCAL! – Training CourseThe 1st training course, planned for 10-15 March 2015(…)

Training for TrainersTGV – Train. Grow. Volunteer5-12 July 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland The main aim of this training course is to improve the quality of YFU educational events through training new YFU facilitators in developing need-based educational activities.The participants will increase their skills in designing, planning and evaluating training sessions as well as managing group dynamics,(…)

iVolunteerBasic Training for new volunteers24 – 30 Nov 2014Dworp iVolunteer Description iVolunteer NewsiVolunteer – Funding Approved! May 24, 2014 Everyone at EEE-YFU is very excited as the very first application to the new Erasmus+ programme for iVolunteer on basic volunteer training course was successful.  iVolunteer will target new volunteers and take place in Belgium from 24 to 30(…)

European Youth Event – EYE9 to 11 May 2014Strasbourg From 9 to 11 May 2014, the European Youth Forum is organising a European Youth Event (EYE), in which EEE-YFU will be involved. During those days, the European Parliament will open its doors to thousands of young people and invite them to exchange ideas and perspectives(…)

Transformers in Action Training for Trainers9 to 16 March 2014Budapest, Hungary The main aim of “Transformers in Action” is to improve training skills of YFU leaders of orientations and workshops and equip them with the knowledge about latest developments in intercultural learning field as well as innovative training methods including art-related tools. All participants will(…)

F!RST – Leadership Training Course20 to 27 October 2013Tallinn, Estonia F!RST aims to develop leadership and entrepreneurship competences required both for personal and for organisational growth in order to increase the quality of YFU programmes as well as capacity, visibility and impact of EEE-YFU’s member organisations.During the training course the participants will:experience situational leadership and(…)

Host Family Seminar: Diversity & Intercultural Learning20-25 November 2012Helsinki “Diversity and Intercultural Learning: A Seminar on Host Families” took place from 20-25 November in Helsinki, Finland and was targeted at volunteers and staff involved in the recruitment and management of host families. The aim of the seminar was to increase the capacity of European YFU(…)

Training Course for Leaders of On-Arrival Orientation10-17 April 2011Chisinau, Moldova Every August and September, YFU organisations across Europe organise trainings for exchange students who have just arrived in their countries for their year-long stay abroad. Immersed in new countries and cultures, the exchange participants need guidance and support for their adaptation to new multicultural environments(…)

Reaching for diversity: the search for volunteers13-20 February 2011Antalya, Turkey Volunteers are at the centre of every YFU organisation, although many organisations, big and small, new and old, have challenges in recruiting and integrating new volunteers into their organisations. This training built upon the outcomes of the Mapping Volunteer Values Seminar in 2009 and sought(…)