📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
As a volunteer at Vivalla Trainstation you will get a unique opportunity to explore the newest technology and a possibility to develop your own skills as well as share your knowledge with others. Trainstation is built to inspire creativeness in the digital and technical field. Vivalla Trainstation offer visitors to learn and experiment with digital music, programming, photo/film, web design, VR, AI and 3D games as well as clothing design, 3D-printing, digital drawing, 3D-sculpting and more. After an introduction you will contribute by helping out with everything from developing new learning material to support and motivate our visitors in order to help them get creative results as well as build their self-esteem. You will also get the possibility to create your own projects that involve youths in some way, created from your own interests. You will meet people from all over the world since this Youth Centre is located in a multicultural neighborhood.
🏠 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 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. At Trainstation you will have time to evolve your own technical skills in everything from building and programming robots to learn how to take and edit professional photos. 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 digital 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 also
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.