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Volunteering in Education and Training in Europe EPA conference 26 November 2011, Warsaw

EUCIS-LLL. Volunteering in Education and Training in Europe EPA conference 26 November 2011, Warsaw. Some facts about EUCIS LLL History Mission Activities Added value. History From a project…to an informal network…to a monopoly ↗ membership : 5 → 25 members ↗ recognition. Mission

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Volunteering in Education and Training in Europe EPA conference 26 November 2011, Warsaw

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  1. EUCIS-LLL Volunteering in Education and Training in Europe EPA conference26 November 2011, Warsaw

  2. Some facts about EUCIS LLL • History • Mission • Activities • Added value

  3. History • From a project…to an informal network…to a monopoly • ↗ membership : 5 → 25 members • ↗ recognition

  4. Mission • Promoting LLL • Creating bridges • Making civil society's voices heard • EU civil dialogue

  5. Activities • Public hearings • Conferences, seminars • Work groups • LLL Weeks • Stakeholders' Forum

  6. Activities • Monitoring EU policies • Fostering transsectoral projects • Dialoguing with EU • Positions & campaigns • Publication on Volunteering • (based on Conference in • Cracow)

  7. Volunteering in Education and Training • Almost all sectors in lifelong learning work with volunteers to some extent • Different traditions of volunteering across Europe • Volunteer as a learner and as learning provider

  8. Volunteering in Education and Training – Demands • A European legal framework for volunteers • Support for European mobility of volunteers • Involve volunteers and volunteering in civil society

  9. How voluntary is volunteering? • When volunteering replaces governmental service (‘big society’) • When volunteering becomes an obligatory part of CVs • When volunteering is the only way into the labour Market (internships)

  10. Volunteers as learning providers • Parents, trainers, mentors, guides, youth counsellors, study circle leaders, …. • Is there a contradiction between volunteering and professionalisation? • Recognition of the contribu- tion is still too low (Finnish study: 1 € = 7 €)

  11. Volunteers as learners - benefits • Great source of informal learning • Active citizenship – contribution to society • Well-being as key? • Choice – Inclusion – Reciprocity - Recognition

  12. Volunteers as learners - needs • Training and learning are often necessary • Ensure quality in the volunteering experience • Recognition – on different levels • Tools from different levels • Transferability

  13. Volunteering as a European experience • Volunteering as a European curriculum • Mobility for volunteers • Active citizenship education

  14. Resources • Check our website: www.eucis-lll.eu • Contact us! • EUCIS-LLL Secretariat • 40, rue d’Arlon • B-1000 Brussels • afrith@laligue.org

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