FRIDAY

2:30–2:50

Arrival

3:00–5:00

Staying Healthy Overseas with Dr. Mark

5:00–6:00

DINNER

6:00-9:00

Welcome and Introduction to the Course  / Objectives

Adapting to the Reality

VSO Expectations

Training Links

SATURDAY

8:30-10:20

Personal Expectations

Culture:  What Am I Taking With Me?

10:20-10:35

BREAK

10:35-12:15

Culture:  What Will I Encounter?

Values: What Is My Bottom Line?

12:15-1:15

LUNCH

1:15-3:15

Relating to People: Overseas

Information From Returned Volunteer / Intern

3:15-3:30

BREAK

3:30-5:30

Introduction to Sex & Relationships

Sex And Relationships / Going Overseas as a Couple

SUNDAY

8:30-9:45

Leaving & Saying Goodbye

9:45-10:00

BREAK

10:00-12:00

Community Connections 1

Moving Beyond

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

1:00-3:30

What is development?

Disadvantage and development

Power and Development

3:30-3:45

BREAK

3:45-6:00

(inc break)

The Trading Game

Globalization and Development

6:00-7:00

DINNER

7:00-8:40

Global Development

Local Development

MONDAY

8:30-10:45

Mapunta

VSO and Development

10:45-11:00

BREAK

11:00-12:00

Volunteers, Interns and Development

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

1:00-2:30

Community Connections 2

Conclusion and evaluation

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

9:00–10:00

 Identifying personal objectives of ICT placements

 Questionnaire on the evaluation of the training

10:00-12:00

 Technical Support or NetCorps Presentation

9:00–12:00

 Cross-cultural communication and adaptation

 (NetCorps Video clip on adaptation)

 (Activity on the Adult Education Model)

9:00–12:00 

Organizational Culture

(Activity on the Adult Education Model)

9:00–11:00 

Adult Education Model

11h00–12h00

Workshop Preparations

9:00–12:00

Applying the Workshop Model:

#2,

#3,

etc.

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1:00-4:00 

Technical Support or NetCorps Presentation

1:00-5:00 

Cross-cultural communication and adaptation

(Continued) 

(NetCorps Video clip on gender relations)

 (Activity on the Adult Education Model)

1:00-5:00 

ICT and International Development

 (Activity on the Adult Education Model)

1:00-4:00 

Workshop

Preparations (Continued) 

4:00–5:00 

Applying the

Workshop Model #1

1:00-2:00 

Evaluation of acquired knowledge at the end of the training 

3h00 

Departure to Montreal

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

6:00

Dinner at NetCorps Secr้tariat

7:00

Departure to Bromont

9:00–9:30

Introduction to the training

7:00-9:00

Introduction to the Adult Education Model

 Bonfire Night

7:00-9:00

Meeting with past ICT Volunteers

  Bonfire Night