TRAININGS
“We believe that education plays a fundamental role when striving for peace and development. Education is a human right. In our training courses, we use the Non Formal Education (NFE) method – meant to be participatory and accessible to everyone. Through dialogue and intercultural exchange, we can promote a critical understanding of the world and changes in our society.“
SCI Team
Pre-departure Training
During our pre-departure training you will learn more about our volunteer engagement, the workcamps and long-term projects. Moreover, you will also get to know our values and goals. We deal with challenges in international workcamps or long-term projects and will offer you various workshops on topics such as interculturality, conflict resolution, non-violent communication, group dynamics, cultural prejudices/stereotypes, Global Justice, racism, post-colonialism, gender and safe spaces and much more. In addition, volunteers will report on their experience in the field, and will give you valuable tips.
Are you interested in participating? Contact us: info@scich.org
The next pre-departure training will take place on the following date:
- 29 October in Bern. Here you find all information: https://scich.org/en/take-part-in-the-next-pre-departure-training-29-october/
Participation in the pre-departure training is compulsory for minors who want to participate in a workcamp or LTV project.
Upcoming Training courses
Participate in the seminar “Walking Against Colonialism” in Bern!
Take part in the international seminar "Walking Against Colonialism", which will take place in Bern from the 29th of...
Take part in the next pre-departure training (October 29)!
We are happy to have you on board as a participant for our pre-departure training on Sunday 29 October!This seminar is...
Take part in the Training Course “Training of Trainers for Peace” in Switzerland!
We are looking for 28 international participants (4 participants residing in Switzerland) to join the one-week...
Peace training courses
“Peace is a big concept. It has many layers and levels of understanding. Throughout this year and beyond, SCI hopes to broaden young people’s understanding of and engagement with peace, as something more than just ‘absence of war’. We want to show that peace is something which can be lived on a day-to-day basis”. (SCI International)
Peace in Practice (2020)
The training course shed some light on the three levels of peace (“inner peace”, “peace with others” and “peace with nature”).
Peace for Change, Change for Peace (2022)
The project goal was to build the capacity of around 60 youth workers to gain competences essential for building a peaceful and nonviolent world.
Educators for Peace (2023 - 2024)
We will organise 2 training courses (November 2023 & April 2024), where the participants will learn, share and exchange on how to work for peace.
Publications & Toolkits
SCI Toolkits
The Power Behind Good Intentions (2021)
A toolkit for critical European volunteering organisations and Global Education practitioners
Free to be You and Me (2019)
The toolkit provides information on gender and sexuality, practical guidelines and easy-to-use tools
The Dailyplate Project (2020)
A toolkit and a cookbook about how our values should and can be represented in our food consumption
Peace on the Streets (2019)
Tools, best practices, knowledge around campaigns and street actions for youth workers and peace activists
FA-SILLY-TATORS!
(2020)
Exploring humour in non-formal education and youth projects
Building Bridges (2017)
Know-how on voluntary projects involving asylum seekers & refugees as well as raising awareness on forced migration
Publications from other organizations
The "BreakFree!" Project
The “BreakFree!” Project is a joint project of the SAJV and the ‘Milchjugend’, in cooperation with “Du bist Du”; its aim is to strengthen the inclusion of LGBT + youths in youth organizations.
Other publications