26-30/5/2015- Seminar on how to improve the promotion of the EVS and EVS quality project implementation (Rome, Italy)

The Seminar will focus on new approaches to promote EVS, involving different stakeholders also from the formal education sector. The aim of the seminar will be to involve more youngsters to choose EVS as a valid opportunity to develop skills useful in their transversal learning process (formal and non formal learning).
Aims and objectives:
The overall aim is to understand the real value of the EVS experience in terms of personal development, skills and ability development, competences acquired.
This should be fostered through:
- increasing the knowledge about EVS, basic knowledge in EVS in general and about the framework Programme Erasmus+: Youth in Action
- reflecting about roles, responsibilities, challenges and needs concerning EVS
- sharing best practice and tools for supporting EVS
- discovering the latest news about EVS in the framework of Erasmus+:Youth in Action Programme

Who
The Seminar will involve 60 participants. It’s recommended for representatives of associations of ex volunteers, mentors, EVS project officers, teachers

What?
This training activity offers the opportunity to share with a wide target group the way how to promote EVS and involve more young people.
The educational approach of the seminar is based on non formal education methods as well as the contribution of participants and on active participation in all parts of the programme.
Working language will be English – participants need to be willing and able to actively participate and communicate in English throughout the whole activity.

Πηγή: http: www.salto-youth.net