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Reply-To: Silvia Cannonieri <cannonieri@ciessevi.org>
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Subject: [cev-community]Partner Request - Youth in Action Program - Action
 4.3 "Training and Networking" (from Silvia Cannonieri)[Training / retaining
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 volunteering][Ways of assessing the value of volunteering][Active
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 citizenship][Counselling / mentoring / befriending /
 bereavement][Communicating volunteering][Social inclusion][Assessing and
 recognizing skills and competences][Recognition / awarding / celebration]
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Date: Wed,  4 May 2011 12:39:23 +0200 (CEST)

Dear Cutuleapu,

Silvia Cannonieri sends you this message:

Dear all,

Ciessevi Milano and AVIS Lombardia are looking for partners for an Internat=
ional Seminar on the use and promotion of the YouthPass certification, in t=
he framework of the "Youth in Action Program" (YiA) - Action 4.3 Training a=
nd Networking of those active in youth work and youth organizations.=20

                                                                        Act=
ion4YouthPass
                                             The validation and recognition=
 of Non-Formal learning

Application deadline:=20
June 1st, 2011
Date:=20
October or November 2011
Venue:=20
 Milan
Seminar duration:=20
6 days (2 days for the journey, 4 activities days)
Eligible Participants:=20
No age limitation

Coordinating Organisations:=20

AVIS (Associazione Volontari Italiani Sangue)=20
AVIS is an Italian, private and non-profit association which aims at provid=
ing blood to respond to all the patient=E2=80=99s needs. AVIS is now the la=
rgest association of blood volunteers in Italy, with over one million membe=
rs, and its actions include blood collect (it provides 79% of the national =
blood needs each year), awareness-raising and the promotion of anonymous, v=
olunteer, free and responsible blood donation and believe in the principle =
of non discrimination (sexual, racial, political or religious).=20
The regional structure of the association in Lombardy is "AVIS Regionale Lo=
mbardia": it coordinates all the local and Provincial AVIS and represents a=
ll the donators in the region. Regional AVIS is the structure that represen=
ts a link between active voluntary work and health institutions.

CIESSEVI (Centro di servizio per il volontariato per la provincia di Milano=
)
CIESSEVI is the Volunteer Support Centre in Milan and its territory, which =
aims to support and qualify volunteering activity (National Law 266/91, art=
. 15). CIESSEVI is a member of CSVnet =E2=80=93 the National Coordinating B=
ody of Volunteer Support Centres, representing 72 members all over Italy.=
=20
CIESSEVI promotes solidarity, active citizenship, subsidiarity, civil and s=
ocial rights, inclusion and social cohesion, through capacity building and =
social networking between citizens who want to volunteer, businesses and ed=
ucational and cultural entities, also on an international scale. CIESSEVI p=
lays its role of Support Centre by listening to the needs of volunteering o=
rganisations and offering several services like consulting, training, infor=
mation, logistic support and events organisation.

Applicant Partners/Promoters:=20
At least 9 partners/Promoters showing a genuine interest in the topic of th=
e Seminar, coming from different Programme Countries (of which at least one=
 is from an EU country).=20

Number of Participants:=20
Maximum 20 participants (including trainers and facilitators): youth worker=
s, youth projects' leaders/supervisors/advisors, representing each promoter=
 and other organisations leading YiA projects and coming from different cou=
ntries and backgrounds. The participants will attend the Seminar, ensure th=
e visibility of the project and the dissemination of its results through th=
eir national and international networks.

Context=20
Sub-action 4.3 activities aim to support the capacity-building and the exch=
ange of experiences, expertise and good practice between YiA project leader=
s, youth advisers and supervisors. See http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-a=
ction-programme/doc/how_to_participate/programme_guide_11/guide_en.pdf=20

Project objectives
The general objective of this Seminar is to improve the recognition and val=
idation of non-formal learning through the YiA program and, more specifical=
ly, through European Voluntary Service (EVS) projects. The main instrument =
used for this purpose is the YouthPass certification, which describes and v=
alidates the informal learning experience and outcomes acquired during the =
project. The Seminar will aim to share of experiences to understand how to =
address public authorities to be sure these tools are recognized by them.
The Seminar will mainly focus therefore on the correct use and effective pr=
omotion of the YouthPass in the evaluation phase of EVS projects. The need =
to improve the participants' awareness about this topic is due from the gen=
eral scarce consideration of the YouthPass importance, deriving from the di=
fficulty to make the learning that undoubtedly occurs in youth work more ex=
plicit. Moreover, many actors involved in YiA projects do not understand th=
e importance of the project evaluation and follow-up phase, and the multifa=
ceted competencies acquired by EVS volunteers are not enough emphasized thr=
ough this instrument. Finally, the YouthPass importance is scarcely recogni=
sed by European professional organisations and employers. EVS volunteers ar=
e particularly affected by this situation, as they acquired many useful com=
petences during the project - listed in the YouthPass - but they can't effe=
ctively use this document for their job search. This situation has therefor=
e to be addressed in a comprehensive way, especially if we consider the YiA=
 annual priority of tackling young unemployment.=20
In order to convince other actors to use the results of this Seminar in oth=
er contexts, a first version of a "YouthPass toolkit" (a practical instrume=
nt for partner organisations which will be published and distributed at Eur=
opean level after one year) will be drafted on the basis of the outcomes of=
 this project. All participants to this activity are entitled to receive a =
YouthPass certificate, which can be even more useful considering the projec=
t's theme.=20

Structure of the Seminar:
Non-formal learning is the main feature of the YiA programme: its principle=
s and practice should be reflected throughout the project, so that the Semi=
nar will consist of a variety of working methods (workshops, role plays, ro=
und-tables, etc.), in order to stimulate the participants' active involveme=
nt and to address their different needs. We will invite trainers from CEMEA=
 (CENTRI DI ESERCITAZIONE AI METODI DELL'EDUCAZIONE ATTIVA) organization, a=
s the trainers working there are high-level specialists with individual wor=
king methods and proficiency of English and Italian languages. The program =
of the seminar is as follows:

Arrival of participants and introduction
Day 1 and 2:
-=09presentation of participants and best practices exchange (What is our i=
nstitutional framework? What did we do to make skills recognition real in o=
ur country ? Who we involved in our initiatives?)
Day 3:
-=09This day will be dedicated to the production of a paper about what exis=
ts, how is important to make initiatives, how the way is long again to make=
 non-formal learning skills recognized. This paper will be introduced durin=
g the round table of the last day.

Day 4:
-=09roundtable with public administration, profit organizations, universiti=
es, etc.
Departure

The aim of roundtable is to create a particular lobby with institutions men=
tioned above in order to increase awareness about Youthpass and its applica=
tions particularly among that target group.

We are looking for partners who would like to share with us their experienc=
e and participate in this project.

If you are interested, don't hesitate to contact us!

Deadline:=20
Deadline for sending your PART III to the email mentioned below is May 15th=
, 2011

Contact details:=20
Ms. Silvia Cannonieri, CIESSEVI
ph. +39 02 45475852
e-mail: europa@ciessevi.org


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