{"id":51496,"date":"2013-11-26T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/youth\/kick-off-meeting-of-volunteers-in-play-employment-routes-children-play-and-volunteering\/"},"modified":"2019-04-18T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T11:37:24","slug":"kick-off-meeting-of-volunteers-in-play-employment-routes-children-play-and-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/en\/youth\/kick-off-meeting-of-volunteers-in-play-employment-routes-children-play-and-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick-off meeting of \u201cVolunteers in Play \u2013 Employment Routes\u201d: children, play and volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VIPER<\/a>The kick-off meeting of the \u201cVolunteers in Play \u2013 Employment Routes\u201d (VIPER) project was held on 12-14 November 2013 in Cheltenham, UK. The project, involving a Consortium of 6 organizations from the EU and 1 from Turkey, is co-funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation (TOI) sector and will aim at transferring a play training course for volunteers across the EU.<\/p>\n

As many services and organizations working with children and young people rely ever more on volunteers, the need for a well-trained children\u2019s workforce is particularly perceived in the EU. The course \u201cVolunteers in Play\u201d was specifically designed by the University of Gloucestershire (UK) to tackle this issue by improving the quality of VET for adults working with children, while at the same time serving as a stepping stone into employment for volunteers seeking training opportunities in this field. The training course entails front lessons to be delivered to anyone wishing to volunteer or work in the children\u2019s workforce. Some of its features include notions on play spaces, the role of playworkers and the importance of play for children.<\/p>\n

During its 24 months\u2019 duration, the VIPER project will transfer the \u201cVolunteers in Play\u201d course to all participating countries and create an EU-wide training resource. After an initial volunteer training needs assessment, the original training course materials for trainers and learners will be adapted according to each participating country\u2019s practices. The materials will then be piloted through a \u201ctrain the trainer\u201d activity in all participating countries and adjusted. These will also be made available online and downloadable in all participating countries\u2019 languages. The final phase of the project will entail the dissemination of the training materials as well as activities aimed at seeking accreditation for the course at national but also EU level.<\/p>\n

CESIE will actively support the project\u2019s research and pilot phases thanks to its contacts and partnerships with local organizations dedicated to children care and play. Moreover, CESIE will lead the product adaptation section entailing the collation of country specific material and the adjustment of the original training course.<\/p>\n

The project is co-financed with support of the European Commission\u2019s Lifelong Learning Programme. For further information on the project, please write to partnership@cesie.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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