Annex II Training curriculum

1)

Understand and describe the EU and its basic functioning and principles;

Understand and explain EU external action, including Common Foreign and Security Policy and crisis response system as well as the EU's comprehensive approach to external crises;

Understand and explain the role of the Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection in humanitarian aid and civil protection, including its field network;

2)

Understand the EU Aid Volunteers initiative including its communication plan, how it works and what they can do to stay part of it;

Face their placement with realistic expectations;

Act autonomously and create their own ‘volunteering experience’;

Understand how their public action and behaviour affect the image of the EU Aid Volunteer initiative and the mission they will join; and

Be aware of the ‘do's and don'ts’ during deployment concerning issues such as communication with media, publishing information on social media, participation in demonstrations, etc.

Understanding humanitarian contexts and applying humanitarian principles

Autonomy

Demonstrating leadership

Managing one's own expectations

Volunteering mind-set

Communication

Provide definitions of humanitarian aid;

Name three humanitarian principles;

Understand and describe the key elements of the international system of disaster risk reduction, response and humanitarian aid and recovery;

Understand and describe the roles and responsibilities of key international stakeholders in disaster, pre- and post-disaster areas;

Understand and explain the UN's central and overall coordination role in promoting a coherent international response to humanitarian crises;

Know about regional mechanisms for cooperation in disaster management;

Understand and explain the requirements, constraints and objectives of the various stakeholders and the challenges of coordinating stakeholders in humanitarian action, linking disaster relief and rehabilitation and building resilience;

Understand changing aid and development paradigms, resilience approach; and

Post-2015 international agenda.

Understanding humanitarian contexts and applying humanitarian principles

Accountability

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

Working with others

Name the main points of I-IV Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the 1977 Additional Protocols;

Understand the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in the international humanitarian system and its applications to concrete emergency situations;

Have a basic understanding of international disaster response law and international human rights law; and

Know the main points of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid and the European Consensus on development aid.

Understanding humanitarian contexts and applying humanitarian principles

Accountability

Know and describe the specific needs of the following sectors of humanitarian aid:

• Food and nutrition;

• Health;

• WASH;

• Disaster risk reduction;

• Protection;

• Shelter;

• Refugees and IDPs;

• Livelihoods;

• Linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD);

• Resilience;

• Gender; and

• Conflict prevention.

Understanding humanitarian contexts and applying humanitarian principles

Demonstrating leadership

Know and apply Sphere core standards and protection principles;

Know and apply People in Aid Code;

Know and apply the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Standard in Accountability and Quality Management;

Know and apply International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) Accountability Charter;

Know and interpret the definition of accountability according to HAP;

Name the six HAP benchmarks;

Name the nine principles of INGO Charter; and

Understand and exercise accountability towards the final beneficiaries of humanitarian aid.

Understanding humanitarian contexts and applying humanitarian principles

Accountability

Demonstrating leadership

3)

Know and follow security strategies and procedures;

Understand the importance of following organisations' safety procedures when deployed;

Know how to prepare before deployment;

Be able to identify, prevent and mitigate risks during a mission;

Be able to act in situations where threat occurs;

Have basic first-aid skills; and

Have basic stress management and psychological first-aid skills.

Managing personal safety, health and security

Self-awareness and resilience

Autonomy

4)

Describe the main stages of the project cycle and the specific principles applied to these in the context of humanitarian aid;

Develop an outline for a basic project application;

Carry out a basic needs assessment under the supervision of a more senior colleague;

Draw up an implementation plan for a simple project in their area of expertise, in consultation with more senior colleagues;

Develop basic tools for financial management of a project;

Identify the main roles and tasks for other persons needed in the project;

Develop an approach to monitoring of a simple project; and

Outline an evaluation approach for a simple project.

Managing projects in humanitarian contexts

Accountability

Demonstrating leadership

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

5)

Apply their experience of project cycle to the sector of humanitarian aid in which they will be active;

Understand and be capable of applying the principles of humanitarian aid to the project cycle when it comes to involvement of local communities, accountability, specific attention being paid to gender issues and vulnerable groups;

Carry out needs assessment for a project in his/her area of expertise;

Develop a project application;

Draw up an implementation plan for a project in their area of expertise;

Develop tools for financial management of a project;

Identify the main roles and tasks for other persons needed in the project;

Identify the briefing and guidance needs;

Carry out a risk assessment for the project;

Develop an approach to monitoring the project;

Outline an evaluation approach for the project;

Understand the key principles for successful reporting; and

Identify the main requirements for financial and administrative reporting.

Managing projects in humanitarian contexts

Accountability

Demonstrating leadership

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

6)

Understand the importance of demonstrating cultural sensitivity;

Understand the possible negative consequences of behaving in a stereotyped manner;

Describe what stereotypes are and how they are conveyed;

Describe the different reactions in the context of a new culture (withdrawal, resentment, feeling of superiority, over-identification, etc.);

Understand the main features of culture and how these are translated into practice;

Understand the importance of non-verbal communication;

Understand differences in communication styles and adjust communication;

Describe and apply the key principles of giving constructive feedback;

Be aware of the importance of developing and implementing gender-sensitive behaviour; and

Understand the main principles of mainstreaming.

Inter-cultural awareness

Working with others

Communication

Managing one's own expectations

7)

This component is aimed at testing how the participants have acquired the key learning outcomes of previous modules and test their ability to:

• Analyse the context of an imaginary humanitarian intervention and identify the main security risks for the organisation and its staff;

• Establish procedures to mitigate security risks;

• Implement security guidelines;

• Gather, analyse and communicate information in a rapid assessment;

• Coordinate with other stakeholders;

• Set up project logframe and identify funding for projects to facilitate recovery or to mitigate disaster risks;

• Work in a team, implement and evaluate a simple project plan; and

• Communicate project progress and outcomes to stakeholders.

8)

Understand the importance of ethical considerations in the context of humanitarian aid advocacy;

Apply cultural sensitivity to communication and advocacy;

Carry out a mapping of stakeholders/beneficiaries in the context of humanitarian aid and identify what communication channels are best suited to reaching them;

Draw up a communication strategy; and

Critically review communication strategies and identify improvements.

Communication

Demonstrating leadership

Inter-cultural awareness

9)

Identify the four domains where human emotions are expressed through the stress cycle in the aftermath of a disaster, emergency or other traumatic event;

Define two different types and scope of disaster and emergency;

Describe two disaster behavioural health response principles;

Demonstrate competency in at least three of the PFA skills taught in the training;

Identify the modalities by which PFA can be delivered; and

Identify the populations for which PFA is appropriate.

Managing personal safety, health and security

Self-awareness and resilience

10)

Name the principles of adult learning and apply them;

Name the stages of the training cycle and the key requirements for each stage;

Formulate aims and learning outcomes of training courses;

Know and practise learner-centred approach to delivery of training;

Apply various training skills and techniques;

Select appropriate methods, reading materials and resources for training related to humanitarian work; and

Develop tools for evaluation after the training.

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

Communication

11)

Understand and implement legal frameworks for volunteer management;

Plan the work of local volunteers in the receiving country;

Organise recruitment and selection of volunteers;

Set up and implement systems for the regular supervision, support and management of volunteers;

Plan induction and short training sessions for volunteers, as relevant;

Set up systems that ensure the safety and security of local volunteers;

Ensure that management in the local organisation has taken formal responsibility for the volunteers, with an appropriate line-management and reporting system; and

Set up and monitor systems.

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

Demonstrating leadership

Working with others

Inter-cultural awareness

12)

Name some key characteristics of capacity building;

Name and describe a range of different organisation development interventions;

Describe different elements of organisational assessment (OA);

Assess a local organisation's strengths and weaknesses;

Be able to carry out needs assessment for capacity building;

Assist local organisations in developing new policies; and

Develop capacity indicators for monitoring organisational development.

Achieves and transmits results of action and capacity building

Demonstrating leadership