CHAPTER 3TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE EU AID VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVE
Article 9Training programme
1.
A training programme for all successfully selected candidate volunteers shall be implemented by training provider(s) with input, where relevant, from sending and hosting organisations and former volunteers.
2.
The training programme shall be based on the competence framework and shall be adaptable to the needs of both junior and senior professionals.
3.
The training programme shall consist of a combined learning approach based on e-learning and classroom modules.
4.
Mandatory modules for all candidate volunteers shall include:
(a)
General introduction to the Union its external relations and crisis response system;
(b)
Introduction to humanitarian action, the Union humanitarian aid policy and the EU Aid Volunteers initiative;
(c)
Managing personal safety, security and health;
(d)
Project management;
(e)
Inter-cultural awareness (and transversal issues);
(f)
A scenario-based simulation exercise requiring candidate volunteers to demonstrate acquired competences.
5.
Optional modules shall include:
(a)
Advocacy and communication;
(b)
Psychological first aid;
(c)
Training of multipliers;
(d)
Volunteer management;
(e)
Organisational development;
(f)
Tailor-made modules, where necessary, in particular related to adapting the technical competences of candidate volunteers to a humanitarian aid context.
6.
Candidate volunteers shall attend all mandatory modules and may attend one or more optional modules to be selected in accordance with Article 8.
7.
The training curriculum, with details of each module, including its status, target group, timeline, competences addressed and related learning outcomes, shall be as set out in Annex II.
Article 10Assessment of candidate volunteers during and after training
1.
During the training and upon its completion, candidate volunteers shall be assessed for their preparedness for deployment based on the competence framework.
2.
The assessment shall be jointly organised by the trainers, with a key coordination role to be played by the candidate volunteer's training mentor.
3.
The assessment of competences shall be based on the trainers' assessments of the candidate volunteer's knowledge, skills and attitude, including:
(a)
Self-assessment to be completed by the candidate volunteer after the scenario-based simulation exercise;
(b)
Observation notes to be provided by trainers after each module and after the scenario-based simulation exercise;
(c)
Training mentor's assessment providing a critical review of the self-assessment and observation notes from a one-to-one mentoring session between the training mentor and the candidate volunteer based on feedback from trainers.
4.
The assessment of all competences shall be included in the candidate volunteer's learning and development plan that shall be updated upon completion of the training and indicate the courses followed and the results obtained.
5.
Candidate volunteers who display poor proficiency in any of the transversal or specific competences shall be disqualified. The trainers and the training mentor must be able to explain and justify, if necessary, any such assessment and decision.