WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Volunteer Programme coaches to be trained in Kazan

The All-Russian Educational Academy for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Volunteer Programme coaches was opened in Kazan. On 17-23 March, future youth coaches – 30 representatives of Russian volunteer recruiting centers and 50 volunteer movement leaders from Tatarstan – will receive training at the Volunteers Academy 2019 Camp in the territory of Volga Youth Centre.

The main goal of the camp organizers is preparation of the pool of coaches for training volunteers selected for the WorldSkills Team.

The Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Anna Zakhmatova became an honorable guest of the ceremony. She emphasized the uniqueness of the project. A big team of volunteer recruiting centers led by Tatarstan team has been working on the project. “We have an extensive experience in youth project implementation. I am glad that we have gathered together with colleagues in this conference hall. They can confirm my words: we have been moving forward with many of you since 2012. I am glad to see new faces. Thank you for the trust you have shown entering this path with us. I am sure that you will never regret: each of you will be introduced to the amazing world of skills and young professionals from all over the world! You, the future coaches of the volunteer program, have a special task to become guides in the land of WorldSkills for 3,500 volunteers. Be attentive and soak up everything you will be given these days, ask questions, share knowledge and learn from each other. Good luck!”, said Anna.  

The training program is based on the principles of non-formal education and includes the best international practices for training coaches to work with volunteers.

Future coaches will be trained within three key aspects: personality and competencies of the volunteer training programme coach; training design and technology of conducting training courses for volunteers; moral philosophy of coaching as part of a volunteer programme. These three modules will help participants learn the necessary material and gain practical group work experience. The camp participants will also have theoretical and practical sessions, test educational demo sessions with supervision, excursion to the main Competition Venue – the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre – and cultural programme.

The camp participants who successfully complete the practical stages of the programme receive a certificate of a trainer for the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 volunteer educational programme. In April, they will start the implementation of the training part of the WorldSkills Competition Volunteer Preparation in Kazan and Russian regions.

It should be noted that this educational camp is the third event as part of the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Volunteer Programme. The first camp was arranged in 2017 and was the final stage of an open all-Russian competition for the right to become the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 volunteer recruiting centre. According to the results, 15 non-commercial partners were selected in 8 federal districts of the Russian Federation. In October 2018, the second Volunteers’ Academy was organized. The key topic of the event was the selection of candidates and recruiting technology.

Press Office of WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Competition Organizer