Trainers’ Life Hacks Lab

“Trainers’ Life Hacks Lab” is open to all trainers and is dedicated to the personal and professional well-being, motivation and job satisfaction of trainers. ﻿
Dates: 9-15 October 2023
Place: Sremski Karlovci, Vojvodina region, Serbia
Application: Please fill in the application form by the 5th of September 2023: https://forms.gle/uxJFFqdcXefuQMSb6
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﻿The International Youth Work Trainers Guild and her partners are holding a laboratory (Lab) for trainers: “Trainers’ Life Hacks Lab” in Sremski Karlovci, in the Vojvodina region of Serbia. The Lab is part of a long-term strategic project open to all trainers, dedicated to the personal and professional well-being, motivation and job satisfaction of trainers. The Lab will provide space to explore current tools in development and co-create new tools and inputs for trainers' well-being, motivation and job satisfaction. As a trainer, if you have an interest in the holistic well-being of trainers and have something to offer in one or more of the areas being explored, we invite you to apply. This is an opportunity to learn about yourself, network with peers, learn about the Guild of Trainers, network, and be a part of the future of European trainers development as a profession.
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Background:The Lab is part of the long-term strategic partnership project “Trainer Life and How to Hack It (Holistic Trainer)”. “Holistic Trainer” aims to increase the quality and impact of youth work training by holistically exploring the life of the European-level trainer to support trainers in their well-being, motivation, and job satisfaction. 
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The European Training Strategy has supported trainers in the last years: the ETS Competence Model for Trainers, Training of Trainers, Bridges for Trainers, the COMETS training courses, etc. All of these focus on the sector's development and individual trainers' competencies - which is very necessary and important.
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However, this project focuses holistically on the practical, emotional and intellectual aspects of a trainer's development and life. Specifically, this is viewed in 5 areas:
Mental and emotional well-being
Physical well-being
Life on the road
Legal matters
Self-management
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To give some concrete examples, these areas include, among others, issues about continuous travel, lack of control over one's diet, large amounts of time in hotels, hostels and conference centres, understanding contracts, tax and VAT laws, intellectual property rights and ownership of materials produced, the physical impact on the body, long periods of standing or sitting, the daily mental and emotional impact, and being more ecologically sustainable in work.
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The project has been exploring and researching these topic areas, using further research, peer knowledge, exchange of practices and expert input. The project is now at the stage of developing life hacks, tips and tricks, specific knowledge and proper guidance that can improve the quality of life of a trainer and, therefore, their work quality. All the materials produced (in many formats) will be freely available to the youth work trainer (and wider) community. 
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Aims of the Lab:Involve the wider trainer community in testing, reviewing and providing feedback on the developed outputs that have been developed so far. 
Co-create (further) tools and methods for trainers' personal and professional support.
Promote the visibility and impact of the project to the youth work trainers' community of practice at the European level.
Provide the opportunity to create a lasting holistic support community of trainers.
To raise the profile of the Trainers Guild as a leading actor in the care and personal and professional development of trainers in the European youth sector. 
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State of Play:The Lab is an opportunity to review the work done so far, including… 
Challenges collected from the community of trainers.
Issue and solution stories collected from the community of trainers.
Hacks, tips and tricks collected from the trainers and external experts community.
Development of gamified resources.
Drafting of a survival guide.
Concept development for a MOOC.
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The Lab will provide space for a full exploration of the resources for a trainer's well-being, motivation and job satisfaction. The Lab is a space to test the existing resources and co-create further resources. In terms of formats, the project has so far developed or is still working on…
Audio teasers
Videos
Games (for example, cards)
Survival guide
MOOC
Infographics
Illustrations
Webinars
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So, what can you expect during the Lab?Exploration of resources for the well-being, motivation and job satisfaction as a trainer
Support and inspiration from peers and external experts
Possibility to co-create and further develop tools for the Holistic Trainer project
Take a break from your busy trainer life and dedicate time to your personal and professional well-being (did we hear you say “yoga”?)
Enjoy the nature and cultural richness of the Vojvodina region (there are rumours there will be wine tasting, as well as opportunities for bike rides and hikes)
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Target group:We invite experienced youth work trainers with a European / international dimension in their work: 
Working at the European level for at least 3 years.
Experience working on the local level as well is desirable
Highly motivated for the co-creation of tools/methods to support the well-being, motivation and job satisfaction of trainers in their personal and professional life
Ready to support the project further after the Lab, for example, via promotion and dissemination of the developed resources for trainers
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Conditions:Accommodation, meals and activity content are provided thanks to the funding of ERASMUS+. 
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We will be accommodated at Eco Center Radulovački in Sremski Karlovci, Vojvodina region of Serbia. The Centre is situated in the town of Sremski Karlovci, just a couple of minutes away from small shops, exchange offices, and bars, etc.
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Arrival is on October 9th, and departure is on October 15th. Full attendance of the Lab is required to be eligible for the reimbursement of travel costs.
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Travel is covered based on real costs with the following maximum amounts defined in the Erasmus+ distance bands:
For travel distances between 100 and 499 KM: up to 180 EUR per participant
For travel distances between 500 and 1999 KM: up to 275 EUR per participant
For travel distances between 2000 and 2999 KM: up to  360 EUR per participant 
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Participants are encouraged to find the most environmentally and economical means of travelling. Healthy planet, healthy lives. 
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Application:Please fill in the application form by the 5th of September 2023: https://forms.gle/uxJFFqdcXefuQMSb6
We will get back to you by the 10th of September.
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Funding:The activity is part of the project “Trainer life and how to hack it” with the support of the European Union under the Erasmus+ Youth programme. 
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Neither the European Commission nor the EU are responsible for the content. Please contact the International Youth Work Trainers Guild, Germany, for copyrights.
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Partners:"Holistic Trainer" has been created and is implemented by an international consortium of four organisations:
International Youth Work Trainers Guild, Germany
Coobra - Cooperativa Braccianti, Austria
BalkanIDEA, Serbia
Team MAIS, Portugal
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Contact: For any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Ivana Volf from the hosting team: holistic.trainer@iywt.org.
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