Handbooks for Facilitators

The COMPETENDO handbooks for facilitators are here available as PDFs and hard copies. But please find below as well other inspiring practice and impulses from all over the world mostly in English language. The library will be updated regularly. Send us your proposal.

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Inspiring Practice from the Community

Facilitation in General

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  Emergency Capacity Building: Facilitator Handbook
   
  A short and comprehensive basic handbook for planning
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  Learning Circles Facilitator Handbook
   
  P2PU's basic facilitation handbook
  Download

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  Reflective Peacebuilding
   
  John Paul Lederach, Reina Neufeldt, Hal Culbertson,
  Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies: Planning oriented on impact Download

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  Energizers
   
  EYP Academy's booklet for energizers.
  Download

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  Guide to Cooperative Games for Social Change
   
  Adam Fletcher, Kari Kunst, CORE
  The book offers a collection of trust-bulding and ice-breaking activities together with other types of activities relevant for activist, facilitators and teachers.
  Download

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  T-Kit 6: Training Essentials
   
  A comprehensive toolbox for training organization.
  Download

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  Manual for facilitators in non-formal education
   
  By Council of Europe on non-formal learning, team working and personal responsibilities. Download

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Competence Frameworks

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  Competences for a Democratic Culture
   
  Council of Europe's holistic competence framework for Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights.
  Download

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  DigComp 2.1: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens
   
  One of EU's key competences for lifelong learning
  Download

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  EntreComp into Action - Get inspired, make it happen
   
  M. Bacigalupo, E. Mc Callum, R. Weicht, L. Mc Mullan, A. Prison, E Alison
  A user guide to the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework.
  Download

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  PISA Global Competence Framework
   
  An OECD Framework to "global competence"
  Download

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  DeSeCo
   
  OECD project to the definition and selection of key competences
  Online

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  Education for Sustainable Development Goals - Learning Objectives
   designed by UNESCO education sector
  [https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000247444 Download}

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Competency Frameworks For Educators

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  Digital Competence of Educators
   
  What has digital competency to do with you as a teacher or educator?
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  ETS Competence Model for Trainers
   
  SALTO Training and Cooperation's framework for educators
  Download

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  A Competence Model for Youth Workers to Work Internationally
   
  SALTO's competence model for international facilitation Download

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  Competencies for ESD teachers
   
  Download

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Activism/­Active Citizenship

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  Initiative Cookbook
   
  H. Fahrun, E. Skowron, N. Zimmermann
  Homemade Engagement. An Introduction to Project Management. Download

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  A Consensus Handbook
   
  Seeds for Change Network's tool for co-operative decision-making
  Download

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  Resource Mobilization Toolkit
   
  FRIDA's toolkit (not only) for girls, young women and trans youth
  Download

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  Building our Citizen Muscle
   
  SALTO-Youth Participation, Diána Hajdu-Kis
  Planning youth participation projects Download

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  Seed for Change
   
  Tools addressing skills around civic competences
  Web

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  Game On
   
  A Practical Guide to Campaigning
  Download

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  Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
  IDEO's guide
  Download

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  Design Thinking for Educators
  by Riverdale Country School and IDEO
  Download

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  ENGAGE
  Learning democracy with children aged 8-12
  by DARE network
  Download

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  Urban Lab for Media Education
  Evens foundation's and association "ę"'s manual on media-related actions for a social change in a city.
  Download

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  Development Impact & You
   
  Practical Tools to trigger and support social innovation
  Download

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Human Rights

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  Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Ethics in Journalism
   
  A training manual for educators with introduction into human rights and their relevance for journalism
  Online

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  Just now-A toolbox for teaching Human Rights
   
  Methodological-didactical materials relating to human rights education in non-formal and formal youth educational work
  Online

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  Understanding Human Rights
   
  W. Benedek
  European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy's Manual on Human Rights Education
  Download

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  CHANGE – Handbook for History Learning and Human Rights Education
   
  Martin Lücke, Felisa Tibbitts, Else Engel, Lea Fenner (Ed.)
  An approach delivered through Freie Universität Berlin, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and right now
  Download

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  Teaching democracy - A collection of models for democratic citizenship and human rights education (2009)
   
  Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf (Ed.)
  Volume VI of EDC/HRE Volumes I-VI Education for democratic citizenship and human rights in school practice. Teaching sequences, concepts, methods and models
  Download

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  Compass & Compasito
   
  The Council of Europe's tools for Human Rights Education: Online

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Digital Competence

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  DigComp 2.1: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens
   
  One of EU's key competences for lifelong learning
  Download

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  Digital Competence of Educators
   
  What has digital competency to do with you as a teacher or educator?
  Download

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  Travel Guide to the Digital World
   
  B. Hogge, Internet Policy and Governance for Human Rights Defenders
  Download

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  Security in a Box
   
  Tactical Tech Collective's online toolbox
  Web

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  My Shadow
   
  Tactical Tech Collective's introduction into tracking technologies
  Web

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  Holistic Security
   
  A Strategy Manual for Human Rights Defenders including an additional trainers' manual.
  Download

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  Media Literacy
   
  12 good practices that will inspire you collected through Evens Foundation
  Download

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  Media Literacy
   
  Inspiring ways to involve parents in digital education collected through Evens Foundation
  Download

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  Visual Literacy
   
  How to think and act with images?
  Download

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Language Animation

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  Sag was! Dis moi! Powiedz coś!
   
  Methods for language animation in youth encounters In German, French and Polish language. Download

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  Methodology in Language Learning T-kit
   
  Anne Dussap, Philip Curran (Ed.)
  General Aspects of language learning Download

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  Language Animation - the incusive way
   
  Ulrike Werner, Christian Herrmann
  IJAB Innovationsforum Jugend global
  Qualifying and Developing International Youth Work Download

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Entrepreneurship Education

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  EntreComp into Action - Get inspired, make it happen
   
  M. Bacigalupo, E. Mc Callum, R. Weicht, L. Mc Mullan, A. Prison, E Alison
  A user guide to the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework.
  Download

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  Young People, Entrepreneurship & Non-formal Learning: A Work in Progress
   
  Maria-Carmen Pantea, Raluca Diroescu, Maria Podlasek-Ziegler
  A discussion about the relation between youth work and entrepreneurship education.
  Download

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  Peer-to-Peer learning guide for entrepreneurship education
   
  Andrew Penaluna, Kathryn Penaluna (editors)
  A collection of experiences and practices in Entrepreneurial learning
  Download

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  Conneect Handbook 2015
   
  Dr. Ian Heywood, Emma Heywood (editors)
  Handbook for Entrepreneruship Education
  Website

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Mentoring

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  Mentoring Handbook
   
  Providing Systemic Support for Mentees and Their Projects, by MitOst
  Online

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  Mentoring Pocketbook
   
  Ruth Lowbridge (editor): SFEDI's introduction to enterprise mentoring
  Download

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Conflict Management & Controversial Issues

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  Building Bridges in Conflict Areas
   
  SALTO YOUTH
  Report of a training course. Download

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  Teaching controversial issues
   
  CoE's practice handbook for developing effective training for teachers and school leaders.
  Download

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Education for Sustainable Development/ Global Learning

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  Global Youth Work
   
  K. Allen, Ch. Dwyer
  Activities for Global Citizenship
  more

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  Sherpa Tools
   
  Polish-German Youth office's online tools for Education for Sustainable Development in German and Polish
  Web

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  Environment and Civil Involvement
   
  N. Zimmermann, A. Galfayan, S. Wehrsig
  How Can We Connect Education for Sustainable Development and Active Citizenship Empowerment? A handbook for facilitators. Download

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  Teaching & Learning for a Sustainable Future
   
  UNESCO Toolbox Web

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  Youth Xchange towards sustainable lifestyles
   
  UNEP and UNESCO Toolbox Web

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  Global Education Guidelines
   
  Handbook for Educators by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe Download

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  Education for Sustainable Development Learning Goals
   
  UNESCO's learning goals on ESDPDF

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  PISA Global Competence Framework
   
  OECD's Global Competence Model PDF

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  T-KIT 13 - Sustainability and youth work
   
  E. Keen, J. Pinkeviciute, A. Hayes, A. Berecz, B. Akyüz for CoE/EUC Download

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Diversity and Inclusion

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  Trainer Manual: Mainstreaming Gender into Peacebuilding Trainings
   
  Dr. Cordula Reimann, CORE
  This manual for trainers was created to assist gender mainstreaming efforts within the peacebuilding training community.
  Download

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  Diversity Dynamics: Activating the Potential of Diversity in Trainings
  Heike Fahrun, Eliza Skowron, Nils-Eyk Zimmermann, MitOst
  Handbook for Facilitators
  Download

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  Gender Matters
  A manual on addressing gender-based violence affecting young people
  Download

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  Building Trust in Diverse Teams
  A concise facilitation handbook by OXFAM
  Download

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  Inclusion A-Z
  How to manage inclusion in international projects
  Download

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  Innovation Diversity - New approaches of Cultural Encounter in Europe
  Un-Label's handbook on inclusive art practices
  Download

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  Diversity Toolkit
  to University of Southern California's Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege
  Website

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Creativity

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  Visual facilitation Cookbook
   
  Estonian UNESCO Youth Association's, Biedrība Piepildīto sapņu istaba's and cooperativa braccianti's cookbook on visual facilitation and graphical recording.
  Download

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  Creative Writing Cookbook
   
  Estonian UNESCO Youth Association's, Biedrība Piepildīto sapņu istaba's and cooperativa braccianti's cookbook on creative writing.
  Download

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  Graphic Harvesting
   
  A short and inspiring practice bookpublished by Leargas, Irish National Agency of Erasmus+, in cooperation with SALTO Training and Cooperation.
  Download

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Evaluation and Identification of Learning Outcome

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  Recognizing Learning in Youth Exchange
   
  Youth Work Service, Léargas' handbook complementary to YouthPASS, with suitable methods as well for evaluation and competence assessments without using the YouthPASS
  Download

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  The Learning Curve
   
  A guide to evaluation for youth organizations
  Download

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  YouthPASS unfolded
   
  Practical tips and hands-on methods to make the most of the Youthpass process edieted by SALTO and Jugend für Europa
  Download

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  EaSY soft skills
   
  A skill assessment online tool, model and method handbook
  Online

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