InclusiSkill: Mastering Facilitation for Inclusive Education

A training course, February 4 - 12, Zlatá Idka, Slovakia

Aim: To increase the quality of inclusive educational activities by developing a competence set for being a trainer/facilitator.

The world today faces challenges related to human rights violations, discrimination, and exclusion, which profoundly affect marginalized communities, including the LGBTI+ community. Engaging in educational activities that promote awareness, understanding, and empathy is essential in combating prejudice and fostering a more inclusive society.

However, conducting these activities effectively requires knowledgeable and adept facilitators who can skillfully navigate sensitive topics and create a safe and respectful learning environment.

Objectives

Help support understanding of the role and responsibilities of a trainer/facilitator in an educational activity/project in the context of human rights from start to finish.
Provide the participants with a set of tools for preparing, following up, and evaluating sessions with groups of young people.
Equip the participants with the necessary tools to lead non-formal learning sessions, encourage reflection, and support young people during an educational activity.
Share best practices and strategies for handling difficult situations, working with specific target groups, and adopting an inclusive approach as a trainer/facilitator.

Empower learners to confidently take on the role of a trainer/facilitator in local and international educational projects.
Support participants to implement a workshop in their local environment.
Through this training course, we aim to enhance the capacity of our organizations and their partners to work effectively with youth exchanges, including minors, youth at-risk, and diverse groups.

Dates & Venue

February 4 - arrival day
February 5-11 - training days
February 12 - departure day

You can start your travels earlier or later but you should not exceed the maximum travel budget (or we will not reimburse you above the maximum budget). For example, you will fly in to Budapest a few days earlier to spend them exploring the city and then you come to the training.

📍 Zlatá Idka, near Košice, Slovakia
🗺️ https://maps.app.goo.gl/rwCieLoGaeC61YXG8

Phases of the project:

January 2025: preparatory phase (reflect on experiences and connect to other participants online)
February 2025: face to face training in Slovakia
March - June 2025: putting learning into practice (implement 1 workshop in your local environment)

Participant’s profile - Who are we looking for?

minimum 18 years of age
at least 1 year of experience with youth work / working with groups
member of an organisation where you could put in practice the skills acquired in the project and where you can organise a dissemination event in the follow up of the training
knowledge of non-formal learning and youth related topics will be beneficial for a productive process and enhanced experience sharing.
committed to participate in all phases of the project

We specifically welcome people with diverse (marginalised) backgrounds

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ While this is not a queer-specific training, we welcome all queer-identified people or people who work with queer (young) people. We will strive to create a queer-inclusive safer space. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Selection process

After the end of the application period, we will look into all the applications and let you know if you have been selected by the end of December 2024. All the participants will get an email about the selection process. Accepted participants will receive information on the next steps as well as a more detailed infopack with logistical information later on.

Team of the project

Lu (she/her) is a passionate trainer and facilitator who works with diverse groups in both formal and non-formal educational settings. She focuses on creating inclusive, compassionate learning spaces that encourage connection and growth. A lover of theatre, singing, and creative expression, she brings a playful energy to her sessions.When she's not facilitating, you can find her getting lost in the forest, embracing the calm of nature. Lu believes in the transformative power of education to inspire change, both in individuals and in communities.

Mateja (she/they) has been working as a trainer in the field of youth for the past few years, primarily working with LGBTIQ+ youth and diverse professionals who work and support (LGBTIQ+) youth. In their work, they focus on inclusion, safer spaces, intersectionality, and systems of oppression - and explore how to bring these concepts closer in the learning processes. DIY enthusiast, cat lover, and proud bisexual, Mateja is happiest with a good abolitionist book during her morning coffee.

Participating countries

Participant should have home address or temporary/permanent address in one of these countries: 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇩🇪 Germany

Are you motivated but not from a participating country? Sign up anyway and we will see what can be done.

Travel budget

How to find out the distance?

Use this tool to find out: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/distance-calculator - put in either your home town or the capital of your country and use the distance that is longer.

*Green travel rates apply if you use anything else than a plane for the majority of your route (length-wise). If you are not sure, contact us.

Travel budget according to the application:
210 € - Slovakia (green travel)
275 € - Italy, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany
320 € - Hungary, Czechia (green travel)
360 € - Portugal

Nearest airports to check for travel: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Cracow. Košice has an airport, but it’s usually rather expensive to travel there.

How to apply?

FILL OUT THIS FORM BY December 15

Accepted participants will receive a more detailed infopack with logistical information.In case of any questions, write via WhatsApp to Robert Furiel, director of Saplinq, at +421 904 497 632 .