VOLUNTEERISM AND INVOLVEMENT INTO VOLUNTEERING

VOLUNTEERISM AND INVOLVEMENT INTO VOLUNTEERING

Course Duration: 5 days
Course Fee: 400€

In the “Volunteerism and Involvement into volunteering” course, the emphasis has been placed on What volunteerism is, What the benefits of Volunteering to both individuals and to the community are, and how to find the right volunteering opportunities to optimize volunteers’ potential, achievement, and success. This program was designed universally to fit in volunteers' frames notwithstanding their background or involvement strategies. Approaches, methods, and techniques have been tested with different audiences and age groups. This course is mainly for the staff of NGOs and volunteers.

Learning Outcomes
All the participants will
- Define volunteerism in many ways
- Identify the Legal aspects of cooperation with NGOs in the scope of volunteering events
- Learn about the benefits of volunteerism to both the individuals and the community
- Learn about how to motivate people to social activities and to integrate the individuals (at different age groups) into voluntary activities
- Focus on the right volunteering opportunities
- Organize a visit to an organization working with volunteers and give an opportunity to make a short film about volunteers and their work during the visit.

Objectives of the course
- Getting familiar with volunteerism and volunteer
- Discussing the benefits of volunteerism
- Focusing on reaching the right volunteers
- Discussing the cooperation ways and right programs for cooperation and collaboration
- Evaluating the possible and targeted effects of the planned event
- Finding new and innovative ways of motivating people to social activities and to integrating the individuals

Methodology
- Visiting an NGO and meeting the volunteers
- Planning a volunteering event together
- Determining the scheme of the event.
- Brainstorming
- Working in a group cooperatively

Target group
- Teachers, trainers, educators, school administrators, etc.

Preparation
Before the course,
- A detailed pre-course questionnaire to indicate their level of experience, teaching backgrounds, and training will be completed by participants.
- They will also prepare a presentation to reflect their own teaching method.

Validation
- A course participation certificate will be given to all participants.
- A Europass Mobility Certificate will be given if the participant demands it, as well.