Training and Alumni Development Council: 2014 Objectives

Members of the council: Adriana-Maria Manolescu (RO - Chair), Dmytro Hocharenko (UA - GB), Joanna Dreger (PL), Christian Macht (DE), Lorenzo Parruli

(IT), Lars Selbekk (NO), Chris Tripp (DE), Anastasiia Yanovytska (UA).

trainingcouncil@eyp.org

Objective Comments Responsible

Communication / Presence Increasing visibility and accountability of the Council and Academy. LARS

A document is published presenting the impact trainings have had on the EYP community, key achievements of the Academy and introducing the Council.

(i) Leaflet introducing the Council by end of March; (ii) Report by June; AI, JD

TADC publishes semi-annual report, as well as a final report of its activity. JD, MM, LKS

TADC regularly updates the community with its progress. Emails to the BNC, platform, FB page. MM Collect data (from the office - annual benchmarking survey,

from trainers and NOCs) on TC and trainers. AI, JD Increase visibility of the training culture FB, future website, platform, training section to

be included in the EYP newsletterss, success stories of trainers published regularly MM, CM, LKS

Establish long-term relationships with the training branches of youth NGOs similar to ours, in order to gain from their experience and start a fruitful collaboration

What for (what are the needs)? How? What objectives? -> create strategy by 1 May. AI, CM, DH, CT

Materials CHRIS TB app task force finalises search criteria and orders games

around it. (23 Jan - 20 Feb) CT, CM, LP TB app task force orders games according to the search

criteria. (mid-March) CT, CM, LP TB app is ready and published asap after all programming

details are finalised by Christian. CT, CM, LP

Disseminate TB app. TB app is tested at RS and NS from publication till automn IS; ready to be used at the Kyev and Izmir ISs. CT, CM, LP

Collecting and managing comprehensive overviews of materials (carry out a need assesement: what further materials are needed?)

After the TB app, what's next? What's the need? What are the objectives? To be discussed based on ongoing projects of the other Councils and Office. CM, CT

Guide for presidents. MM, CT Guide for jury members. CT, AI, LKS Finalise and publish guide on feedback. CT, LKS Assist the office with a session management guide.

I think it's okay if we don't have someone in charge of all guides, we agreed we'ld see what guides we focus on (what are needed) once the TB app is done.

Assist the Reg Dev Council with the NCMD guide. MM Develop design skeletons for most common training courses

(chairs, organisers, journalists training courses, NCMDs)

Coordinated by MM

Synergy / Expansion CHRISTIAN Co-operate with the Academic and Reg Dev Councils based

on their soon to be published objectives. MM Develop at least 5 other types of activities -aside from

training courses- that would help Alumni grow further within our organisation and work on their implementation. Go beyond trainings - rethinking - new ideas CT, LKS

Carry out a needs assesement to ensure that our work responds to an existing need in the EYP community/our target group (April)

ensure feedback from EYPers outside the council/EYP Academy is taken into acount. AI

Trainers ANASTASIIA Make list of trainers available to NCs. LT, PT and ST updated and published on EYP

alumni platform. CM, LP Encourage EYPers to join the LT and to become PT/ST. AI Facilitate communication between trainers and across NCs.

Ensure learning points from previous training courses are passed on to future teams, assisting with the development of their training plan. MM, CM, LP

Be there for trainers by keeping in touch on their development, responding to their needs and keeping them involved through training offers. CM, MM, LP

Trainings Maria Researching ways of financing training events. CM Offer individual support to NCs organising trainings. MM, LKS, AI Increase number of training courses funded through the

Mercator grant. Improved and increased communication when call is open (materials on why NOCs should organise it, draft sketches of content, individual assistance offered to NCs).

Make sure an adequate number of training courses (national and international) are organised each year, and that the whole EYP training subjects spectrum is covered by those training courses;

Increased number and wider spectre of trainings

Offer training possibilities both for all levels of experience (both experienced and less experienced).

"Experts" trainings "Basic" trainings CT, LKS

T4ET (included in trainings) Maria Make sure a T4ET is organised this year. MM, CT Preparations for T4ET 2015 (at least call for host NOC) start

as soon as possible after T4ET 2014. MM A T4ET 2.0 (for more experienced trainers) is organised late

2014 or 2015. MM