How to be an inclusive Placement Officer This is a training for new and existing placement officers in SCI. We have started building this training leading up to the Placement Officer Training (POT) 2021. It is largely based on the Practical Procedures, because we...
Work Together In this module you will find compelling arguments on the importance of working together and different concrete examples of collaboration, from the experience of the SCI network. You will learn practical tips and tricks for coordination and more...
Introduction to advocacy and its importance for bringing about peace In this module, we will delve into the empowering world of advocacy and explore inspiring examples from the realm of anti-militarist activism. Advocacy plays a crucial role in effecting positive...
Communication – Basics & Types Communication is both a basic human need and a medium that can help people understand each other and also understand what is going on in the world. Abiola S. (2020) defines communication as “a dynamic process that involves the...
SPEAK UP FOR PEACE About No War Anywhere Welcome to the course Speak Up for Peace, which is part of the No War Anywhere! project!. This initiative brings together young people across Europe to explore alternatives to militarism and build tangible...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Before starting this last module, let’s make an overview of what we have learned so far through the previous module Recap ...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Our brain naturally tends to categorise everything. This happens because in our daily life we are constantly exposed to an endless number of inputs and we need a method of “filing” this information to avoid “overloading”. This is exactly...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Self-assessment test: how much do you know about SCI’s history, its development, its approach to volunteering and to peace work? The following questions will guide you in your self-assessment. Do you know when and why the first workcamp was...
Ready? Dear friends, Are you READY to start a challenging, exciting and inspiring learning journey on cross-cultural volunteering? This online course has been designed to support you in the preparation of cross-cultural voluntary exchanges and it is addressed to the...
In this module we will introduce the concept of gender and how it relates to the work we do in youth organisations. We will explore the need of a gender perspective in youth work and how to effectively implement it, both in your organisation and your projects. The...
Are you an activist, a volunteer, a camp coordinator, a youth worker, a trainer, an enthusiast or just curious to learn more about sustainable and inclusive SCI style projects? Join us on a journey to get to know more about it! This module won’t teach you...
This is a short introduction that might be useful for you if you are planning an educational project. Your project can be anything from a seminar, a workshop, a volunteering camp, a youth exchange, a training course or an international cooperation project. This is...
In case you are enraptured by all this information and want to know EVEN MORE about the placement guidelines, you can find the full practical procedures here. If you have some extra time and energy, you could also make some notes on things that you find are difficult...
This module is all about the Online Placement System (OPS), which you can find at https://workcamps.sci.ngo/. Volunteers can find all camps within the SCI movement there, they can register and apply for camps. There is also an admin interface, which is what you as a...
Welcome to this module of our course for Placement Officers. In this module, you will learn what are the basic requirements to organize a camp as well as how to write a good description of a camp that you are organizing. This is especially important if you are an ...
In this module of our course for Placement Officers, we want to introduce to you some basic info about SCI that you will need to know if you become active in our movement. You will learn about the structure of the organization, about the history and the values of SCI...
Welcome to this module of our course for Placement Officers. In this module, you will learn lots of info about how to place volunteers in camps. All the information in here is based on the Practical Procedures document. The document is not the friendliest to read, so...
