Simona Muršec
Personal data:
Pronoun: she
Year of birth: 1983
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Languages: Slovenian, English, Croatian, French
Trainer
description:
I have been actively involved in training since 2004. At first I was leading workshops and short mentorings for activists; however, soon, I dived into the pedagogic of informal education, which pulled my interest so far that I actually lived the next 10 years only from training and facilitations. I was active on an international level, worked in the area of youth work, youth politics, intercontinental youth collaboration (Africa-Europe, Europe-Arabic countries), and worked a lot for international institutions (European Commission, the Council of Europe, etc.).
In the past, I was a member of the pool of trainers of the European Youth Forum and the Youth Council of Slovenia. Currently, I am an active member of the pool of trainers of Slovene National Agency MOVIT – Institute for the development of youth mobiity.
Fields and topics that I have mostly been focused on are:
- educational for human rights and global education with a focus on antiracism and the inclusion of LGBTIQ+ youth,
- facilitation of youth policy creation processes,
- strategic development of organisations, inclusive organisations and safe space,
- development of youth work and processes such as the European Youth Work Agenda,
- trainings for trainers, civil servants and experts.
At the moment, I mostly focus on:
- addressing hate speech,
- intersectionality,
- addressing racism and intersectional discrimination,
- strategic development of organisations for more inclusive practices,
- developing training for youth workers and other professionals who work with youth,
- topics related to LGBTIQ+ identities and other marginalised groups.
References:
National consultation of the youth sector 2023
My role: facilitator
Scope or duration: 1 day – November 2023
Target groups: youth workers and representatives of organisations with public interest status in the field of youth
Organised by: Youth network MAMA, Youth and cultural centre Maribor and the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth
Training for project coordinators of volunteering projects
My role: trainer
Scope or duration: 3 days – November 2023
Target groups: coordinators of volunteering projects within the programme of the European Solidarity Corps
Organised by: MOVIT – Institute for the development of youth mobiity
Inclusive Organizations Training – Certification Scheme
My role: trainer
Scope or duration: 7 days – September 2023
Target groups: youth workers and project collaborators of the international strategic partnership Inclusive Organizations from Slovenia, Italy, Austria and Spain
Organised by: Ljubljana Pride Association
»Outside In – Transforming Hate« International Training of trainers in Hate Speech Transformation
Role: co-trainer and co-facilitator in a team of 4 international trainers
Format: 3 residential training courses with intense mentoring in between
Dates and Location: September 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia; December 2018, Figueira da Foz, Portugal; October 2018, Santarem, Portugal
Organised by: Ljubljana Pride Association, RKI – Finnish Peace Education Institute, HaMoment Portugal, Irish National Youth Council and Interfaith Scotland
Reference: www.transforminghate.eu
European Parliament elections – Volitve v evropski parlament – training for trainers
Role: trainer
Format: 2 days
Target group: Eurodesk’s regional partners in Slovenia
Organised by: Eurodesk Slovenia
Training for trainers in youth work
Role: trainer
Format: 4 days
Target groups: yuth leaders, trainers
Organised by: Mladinski svet Slovenije
AS I TRAINER,
I RECEIVED MY EDUCATED IN:
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method
(Training for facilitators)
Organised by: Jens Rottbøll – certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® trainer
Scope or duration: 4 days – September 2023
Type of training: international certified training for facilitators according to the official LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method
Certificate: YES
Advanced Compass Training in Human Rights Education (ACT-HRE)
Organised by: Council of Europe
Duration: 2 years (2006-2008)
Type of training: 2-years international online training with three 9-days residential trainings
Certificate: yes
National training for trainers for The Compass training courses on human rights education by Council of Europe
Organised by: Šola za mir – EIP Slovenija
Duration: 8 weeks (2005)
Type of training: 6 weeks of online training, 2 weeks for practical preparation and residential 3-days training for practical test
Certificate: yes
Training for trainers in youth work
Organised by: Mladinski svet Slovenije
Duration: 4 days (2004)
Type of training: 4-days residential training + 6 months for practica implementation of the planned activity
Certificate: yes
POOL OF TRAINERS
LJUBLJANA PRIDE ASSOCIATION’S
Ljubljana Pride’s pool of trainers is composed of a team of trained and motivated non-formal education trainers, all of whom are a part of the LGBTIQ+ community. Their work is based on non-formal education methodology and youth work, and each has additional professional qualifications from social pedagogy to political science and international relations.