1. THE PROJECT “THE YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE”

2. Project financed from the European Social Fund and implemented by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation, in collaboration with the Institute of Education Sciences, OSC Agency and Save the Children. Project financed from the European Social Fund and implemented by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation, in collaboration with the Institute of Education Sciences, OSC Agency and Save the Children. The project directly contributes to achieving the overall objective of the Sectoral Operational Programme of Human Resource Development - HRD and is in the key area of intervention 1.1 Access to education and initial vocational training of quality. The project directly contributes to achieving the overall objective of the Sectoral Operational Programme of Human Resource Development - HRD and is in the key area of intervention 1.1 Access to education and initial vocational training of quality.

3. General objective of the project The overall objective of the project aims to develop structures and mechanisms for information, training, monitoring and communication at local, regional and national levels to prevent and combat the phenomenon of violence in schools, to develop the institutional capacity of the various structures involved in the field and the skills of human resources involved in education.

4. Specific objectives of the project development of an improved system for monitoring the violence in schools and a common methodological framework to all counties; development of an improved system for monitoring the violence in schools and a common methodological framework to all counties; implementation of activities for rising the awareness on the phenomenon of school violence among different categories of actors and the public level; implementation of activities for rising the awareness on the phenomenon of school violence among different categories of actors and the public level; support for the institutional development of the structures responsible for the coordination at national, county and local level of the activities for combating violence in schools; support for the institutional development of the structures responsible for the coordination at national, county and local level of the activities for combating violence in schools; creating a network of trainers with expertise in preventing and combating school violence at different levels of decision; creating a network of trainers with expertise in preventing and combating school violence at different levels of decision; increasing the institutional capacity of County Training Centers to improve the quality and diversification of training on school violence; active involvement of students in activities to prevent and combat school violence organized during extracurricular and school activities; increasing the institutional capacity of County Training Centers to improve the quality and diversification of training on school violence; active involvement of students in activities to prevent and combat school violence organized during extracurricular and school activities;

5. Target groups The target groups in the project are: - students - management, monitoring, evaluation, control personnel also from the school inspectorates, - executives and board members of the schools.

6. Project’s activities Creating and implementing a monitoring system of the phenomena of violence in schools; Creating and implementing a monitoring system of the phenomena of violence in schools; Support for institutional development; Support for institutional development; Training in preventing and combating violence; Training in preventing and combating violence; Training students and volunteers; Training students and volunteers; Communication activities. Communication activities.

7. Project’s results Drawing up a monitoring system of the phenomena of violence in schools; Drawing up a monitoring system of the phenomena of violence in schools; Support for institutional development; Support for institutional development; Training in preventing and combating violence at school; Training in preventing and combating violence at school; Training program for students involved in the Conflict management and non-violent communication / interaction programme Training program for students involved in the Conflict management and non-violent communication / interaction programme

8. Implementation of the project June-September 2010: training of 450 teachers nationwide, of which 90 trainers were selected, two for each county; March to June and July-October 2011: national training of 2300 teachers, 50-55 from each county.

9. The training is done in 84 hours and it is organized in "face to face" sessions and online on the Moodle Platform. The Platform sets up more communication spaces for participants: 4 forums for open discussions, blogs, news forum, facilitators café, resources, personal portfolios. The Platform is a tool for communication, exchange of experience and good practice and it induces users to a learning exercise and to developing new skills. The Beneficiaries of this program will find in the Virtual space solutions to the proposed topics and challenges for other projects.

10. THANK YOU ! Director CCD Iasi, Director CCD Iasi, Prof. Lidia Andronache Prof. Lidia Andronache