Training and Evaluation cycle in volunteering

Here you can find the calendar as well as registration forms for obligatory Training and Evaluation Cycle (TEC): On-arrival Training (OAT) and Mid-Term Evaluation (MTM) for volunteers doing their service in Eastern Partner countries.

If you would like to register more than 3 volunteers, please use this form and send it to us at: eeca@salto-youth.net (cc: anna@salto-youth.net), with information which region (Caucasus/Moldova) is concerned.

Seminars for ESC volunteers from programme Countries hosted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova:

15-19 March - OAT in Bakuriani - registration closed

20-23 March - MTM in Bakuriani - registration closed

23-26 March - MTM Bakuriani - registration closed

10-13 June - OAT+MTM in Kobuleti - registration closed

26-30 September - OAT in Kobuleti - registration closed

21-25 November - OAT planned in Bakuriani - registration open

26-29 November - MTM planned in Bakuriani - registration open

Seminars for ESC volunteers from programme Countries hosted in Norway:

24-28 November - OAT planned in Balestrand - registration open

Organisations are requested to register their volunteers for particular training at the latest 4 weeks before the activity. Before registering volunteers, please consider:

• on-arrival training targets volunteers whose projects are long-term (more than 2 months). There is no possibility for our SALTO EECA to offer on-arrival training for short-term volunteers. Project promoters are responsible for such preparation of short-term volunteers.
• mid-term evaluations are planned only for volunteers whose services are longer than 6 months. SALTO EECA can accept only those mid-term volunteers who are still at least 1 month before end of the activity.
• in case there is less than 6 (5 for online) volunteers for an on-arrival training or mid-term meeting we will need to cancel the training/evaluation and consider inviting volunteers to another activity.
• in case there is between 6 (5 for online) and 10 volunteers, we might decide to shorten the activity to 2 working days.
• in case there is more than 25 volunteers for an on-arrival training or mid-term evaluation, we will consider organising additional activity (also possible that it could be organised in the more convenient country for volunteers, then the one stated in the calendar);
• all hosting costs of volunteers' training/evaluations will be covered by organiser - SALTO EECA; travel costs will be reimbursed during activity in cash on the base of original tickets (including copies of return ones), only 2nd class inter-city land transportation expenditures (buses, trains: plackartnyj or kupiejnyj) will be reimbursed (no city buses nor taxi); only in exceptional cases SALTO EECA can reimburse the flight ticket for volunteer; if necessary, additional visa costs should be considered by promoters at the project application level;

Exceptions are possible, so if you have any doubts, remarks or proposals, please contact us at eeca@salto-youth.net

Information and application forms for ex-volunteers who returned to their home countries in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus after volunteering projects.

In 2025 SALTO EECA with a help of local partners will organise events in countries of Eastern Partnership region:

Armenia  - 10-12.08.2025 in Gyumri  - registration closed

Moldova & Ukraine - 15-17.08.2025 in Chisinau - registration closed

Georgia - 01-03.09.2025 in Kobuleti - registration closed

Azerbaijan - 30-31.08.2025 in Sumgait - registration closed

Annual event is blended activity with two elements:

1. evaluation and reflection of ex-volunteers, who returned to their home countries, about their volunteering experiences;
2. promotion and information on the European Solidarity Corps, with following features:

• a chance for potential volunteers and promoters to meet experienced volunteers;
• an opportunity to promote the programme and its impact through contacts with stakeholders and decision-makers and the media;
• a showcase for successful projects;
• a celebration of volunteering.

All board and lodging costs are covered by SALTO EECA. Transportation costs can be reimbursed upon agreement with the organisers.

Trainers responsible for delivering the Training and Evaluation Cycle for ESC Volunteers in the Eastern Partner countries.

• Andriy Donets, Ukraine
• Olena Glazkova, Ukraine
• Anna Yeghoyan, Armenia
• Mkrtich Dallakyan, Armenia
• Elmurad Mammadov, Azerbaijan
• Nurana Mammadova, Azerbaijan
• Vitalie Cirhana, Moldova
• Gubaz Koberidze, Georgia