📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
At Komtek you will guide young people and children in the world of many different technical techniques. Komtek is a Municipal School of Technology and Entrepreneurship, visitors come to have fun in their leisure time. Young people experiment and solve technical challenges. The participants are supported by inspiring supervisors and generously with materials, tools and machines. The activities are conducted on evenings, weekends and holidays and can be of different lengths and have a varied content with a focus on practical work. Mechanics, electronics and programming are some of the technology areas that are treated to create movement, sound and light in fun applications. You will also get the possibility to create your own projects that involve youths in some way, created from your own interests.To be able to challenge and listen to each participant's ideas and thoughts, the supervisor density is high at Komtek's activities. All participants should feel - I want, can and dare!
🏠 Accommodation on site
Pocket/food money: The volunteer will get food and pocket money according to the European Solidarity Corps funding rules paid at the end of every month by bank transfer. Accomodation: The volunteers will share a flat in Örebro with single rooms. The kitchen will be equipped with most of the kitchenware you need. Heating, electricity and wifi is provided. Local transport: A monthly ticket for the local public transport or a bicycle will be provided for each volunteer.
🎒 Leisure activities
Upon your arrival, you will take part in an on-arrival training provided by Ung Arena in Örebro. During your time in Sweden you will also take part in an On-Arrival training and Mid-term evaluation provided by the Swedish National Agency. You will also have the opportunity to attend linguistic course (Swedish), both online and at SFI (Swedish for Immigrants).
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We will accept applicants from all program countries. You must be passionate about helping others to grow, both personally and technically. You must have a big interest and some knowledge in the technical world. It doesn’t matter if you are formally educated or self taught but you should be motivated and interested in learning new things as well as sharing what you can with others. We want you to be able to speak English on a comfortable level since communicating with colleagues and visitors (mostly children and youth) is essential. You also have to be willing to adapt to a new culture and als
Deadline: Application deadline: 25/11/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.