Dear Friends, 

This year in cooperation with youth education center Kurt Löwenstein which is run by the  Socialist Youth of Germany – Die Falken we will be able to have the Training of Trainers for IUSY Pool of Trainers (PoT). 

Die Falken will organize a Training of Trainers 17-23 October 2021 on the topic of “Education for social change” in which participants will gain knowledge and skills how to design and run educational processes in an international surrounding.

For more than 20 years, the Kurt Löwenstein Education Centre of SJD-Die Falken Germany is an international meeting and encountering place for members and activists from IFM-SEI, IUSY and YES. In various seminars like Winter-school, Summer-school, Queer Easter and other seminars we discuss, dream and make plans how to contribute to social change.

For us it is important that these seminars and trainings are run by an international team to share different approaches and experiences, and to learn more about different realities we live in. The international team is composed of active members from various organisations from all over Europe, Israel and Palestine. They meet regularly, receive trainings and develop ideas for seminars in these meetings.

Despite many difficulties and restrictions of travel and physical meetings, we emphasise the importance of finding ways of learning, engaging, supporting each other, demanding and driving for change. 

The training will be about

• ideas and methods of non-formal education,

• inclusion of political and cultural aspects into activities of non-formal education,
• ideas of socialist education and
•  reflective and anti-discriminatory education.

Participants are expected (profile of participants) 

• To have be already involved in non-formal learning or strong interest in non-formal education
• To have the need to develop training competences and perform as a trainer/facilitator for IUSY and for their member organization. There is also possible to be involved with the educational team of KHL. 
• Belong to IUSY member organisation (activity is aimed towards grassroot activists not leadership)
• Be aged 18-35
• Have a proficient level of English (the only working language during the activity)
• Availability and commitment during the whole duration of the activity 
• To share initiative and motivation in organasing follow up activities with IUSY

Since we expect to provide all regions with trainers for their events, we’re aiming for participants from all regions and from a variety of member organisations. According to the IUSY statutes, we’re also looking to achieve a gender-balanced training so we reserve the right to select participants based on gender criteria if needed.

Participation Fee
50-100€, depending on your country of residence. For selected participants IUSY will cover the costs. 

Travel cost reimbursement
Travel costs for selected participants will be covered. No tickets should be purchased without the confirmation from organisers side. 

Online-Registration:
https://www.kurt-loewenstein.de/de/formular/online-registration-education-social-change-2021

NOTE: Please make sure to put your organisations name when you fill in the application and also mention that your organization is IUSY member. Otherwise we will not be able to identify. 

NOTE: On the comments section please share your motivation of applying for the training and further sharing your skills within IUSY Pool of Trainers. 

Registration deadline
04 October 2021 

Visas

Participants needing Visa invitations, please apply as early as possible. You will receive a visa invitation of your application is selected. 

Please make sure to contact the Embassy of Germany I your country in order to find out about the current procedure for applying for visa.

Hygiene?
Currently our house operates under some restrictions due to health prevention. We follow special rules of hygiene (sorry, only available in German), such as covering mouse and nose in the corridors and dining hall, washing and disinfecting hands on a regular basis and separation of different groups in the house. So far, we have successfully organized several seminars under these conditions. We are confident, that the seminar will be possible. If it has to be cancelled because of the pandemic, you won’t have to pay any fees

CONTACT INFORMATION

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact IUSY Secretariat at gohar.ghandilyan@iusy.org.