2013-11-04

November 02-04, EPSAYA public union organized the second 3 days training courses within the project of “Leadership school for regional youth” with the financial support of the US Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the 20 youth participants from the 13 different regions of the Azerbaijan Republic. There were 10 men and 10 women youth participants in the training courses. Besides the staff and participants we had two state representatives – Mr. Nazim Valiyev, Deputy Director of Lankaran city Youth and Sport Department and Mr. Yusif Khaniyev, Senior Advisor of the Department of Public-Political and Humanitarian issues of Lankaran City Executive Power. During the training courses the staff and the participants discussed a lot of themes related to leadership skills – “Communication session: How communication works, Active listening and response skills, The ability to see other points of view, Management of meditation and intuition, To define strong aspects, How others see you, Understanding body language, Mimicries and gestures, Increasing of self-confidence, Difficult people and difficult situations, Conflict Resolution, Intergenerational communication with community; Volunteerism and volunteer work session: Who is a volunteer? Why should people be volunteers? To define the role and approach, Values ​​and benefits of volunteerism, International Institutes of Volunteerism, Well-known Azerbaijani and foreigner volunteers; Leadership and management session: Identification of the person / self-knowledge; Who are you? Who are we? Who is an active citizen? Why do we need to be a social-active people in society? Types of Leadership, Are leaders born or grown? The role and place of leaders in society, Can everyone become a leader? Leadership and management, Community leadership, leadership styles, Logical approach, Encouragement, Motivation / Theory of justice; the role of youth in formation of civil society and in peace building session: Who is a youth? Youth and youths - in the context of local and international experience, Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on Youth Policy, The place of the youth in the formation of civil society, The role of youth in peace building, The role and place of the youth in the socio-political activities, Youth and development models”. During the training courses the staff used different training methods like interactive group discussions, debates, simulations, presentations, focus group discussions, role-playing games as well as watching to the different social videos related to the topics throughout the entire session. The staff discussed the future activities of the project, especially organizing of the next training courses with the participants in Lankaran, too. In the end of the training courses the participants and the staff gave their views on the project and thanked to the guests including the donor – the US Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for implementing such kind of useful project for the regional youth.