Venture Training Programme 2022
Viatores Christi has over 20 years experience in training development volunteers and humanitarian workers to take on new roles in development and humanitarian work. Our experience has taught us that people want to gain the technical skills that will help them in their roles, and also need wider support in taking on and adapting to roles in different international, cultural and faith contexts.
VC is a leading provider of training to the faith-based and missionary sector for over 62 years. Its programmes are supported by leading Irish funding agency Misean Cara and the organisation is a member of the CHS Alliance and holds a European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Quality Label for deployment of volunteers in the field of humanitarian aid assistance.
Our Venture Training Programme has run successfully, providing a broad range of learning, in-person at our headquarters. To meet the need of todays development volunteers, humanitarian workers and professionals, and to open our training to a global audience, the Venture Training Programme is now being offered online. The programme includes live workshops and masterclasses with experienced specialists and professionals, and on-line self-study modules that participants can complete at their own pace.
The programme which will run over 4 weekends between September 24th and December 4th 2022 and will consist of 8 days (approx. 5 hours per day) of live training sessions, plus access to over 20 hours of online, independent learning.
Topics covered:
| Global Awareness | Basic Safety in the Field |
| Active Global Citizenship | Community Development |
| Project Cycle Management | The Relationship Between Mission and Development |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Research Methods |
| Accessibility in Project Cycle Management | Technical Writing Skills |
| Health and Wellbeing | Cultural Adaptation |
| Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection | Perspectives and experiences from the field |
What you will learn:
- How to make informed choices when engaging in development / humanitarian work
- Management, communication and technical skills to work with local partners to run development and humanitarian projects and programmes effectively
- How to support the capacity development of the communities and organisations where you work
- How to work effectively by using the skills of a community development worker by using interactive and people-centred approaches
- How to accept, respect and enjoy living or working in a new professional or cultural context (and faith-based setting) where required
- The importance of wellbeing, including healthy relationships.
- How to understand power relationships in the humanitarian and development context.
- Be aware of security issues and simple strategies around personal safety and wellbeing.
- The complexities of child & vulnerable adult safeguarding, and incusive practices.
- About VC as an organisation – its aims and objectives.
The fee for the course will be €400 Euro including all training materials and related content. VC will offer a special 25% discount to individuals who are based at project level given the higher cost of internet access in some parts of the Majority World. This includes development projects and programmes operating within Africa, Asia, Central and South America.
Group discounts will apply to group bookings of 3 or more – please contact us for more information
Please register now before 21st of September 2022, more details of the course content can be found here. Deposit of €100 will secure place.
| Session | Date | Content |
| Weekend 1
Live online sessions |
24th Sept | Introduction to VC & Venture
Global Awareness Workshop |
| 25th Sept | Meet the VC team
Volunteering today & Active Global Citizenship Workshop |
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| Online self-study courses | Project Cycle Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
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| Weekend 2
Live online sessions |
22nd Oct | Perspective from the field
Health and Wellbeing Workshop |
| 23rd Oct | VC team perspectives from the field
Accessibility in Project Cycle Management Workshop |
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| Online self-study courses | Child and vulnerable adult protection
Basic security in the field
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| Weekend 3
Live online sessions |
19th Nov | Perspectives from the field
Exploring the relationship Between Mission and Development |
| 20th Nov | Get to know VC
Community Development Workshop |
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| Online self-study courses | Research methods
Technical writing – writing project reports
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| Weekend 4
Live online sessions |
4th Dec | Perspective from the field
Research methods workshop |
| 5th Dec | Cultural adaptation Workshop
Summary, wrap-up and next steps! |
For more information or questions, email venture@viatoreschristi.com
