ImproVal partners did a 90-minutes Webinar on validation tools in the voluntary sector on the 13th of June 2019. After a short presentation of the project and its initial findings, 4 guest speakers presented their tools and answer questions from the audience.
Guest speakers:
- Samia Fitouri, Communication Manager at World Scout Bureau Europe
She presented the tool Empower yourself
- Miikkael Ringman, Development Designer at the Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses
He presented the tool NäytönPaikka
- Luca Lóth, European Solidarity Corp volunteer at the European Volunteer Centre (CEV)
She presented the project Lever Up
- Jelena Kamenko Mayer, Volunteering development Program Manager at the Croatian Volunteer Development Centre
She presented the Certificate of Competences Acquired Through Volunteering
The recording is also available on Youtube here.
Others
Between January and June 2019, ImproVal partners have been working hard to collect validation tools for volunteers in the EU. As a result, more than 40 tools have been collected. They are available in 22 different languages.
On 29-30 of October, partners from 5 countries met in Helsinki to kick off the ImproVal project, which, over the next two years, will focus on improving validation in the voluntary sector. Partners shared their experiences from previous validation projects.
On 16 and 22 June, ImproVal partners organised a series of three webinars on the topic of learning new skills in volunteering and validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL).
ImproVal partners co-published a new study which aims to discover whether and how volunteers and voluntary organisations have been able to use the outcomes of validation.