How to Effectively Plan and Conduct Dialogue. Series of Trainings

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports the development of a Ukrainian community of dialogue practitioners and offers an opportunity to participate in an in-person training "How to Effectively Plan and Conduct Dialogue". Motivated candidates from local government, self-government bodies or civil society organizations are invited to apply for the following trainings:

• 23 – 25 October 2019 in Kramatorsk (application deadline: 8 October 2019)
• 30 October – 1 November 2019 in Severodonetsk (application deadline: 13 October 2019)
• 13 – 15 November 2019 in Mykolaiv (application deadline: 24 October 2019)
• 20 – 22 November 2019 in Kherson (application deadline: 31 October 2019)
• 27 – 29 November 2019 in Odesa (application deadline: 7 November 2019)

The training will provide:

• practical skills of managing conflict situations;
• communication techniques for the establishment of mutual understanding;
• skills to plan and conduct a dialogue.

The training participants will obtain certificates in case they have achieved at least 90% attendance of the training.

Selection criteria

The selection process seeks to involve representatives from various backgrounds who:

• work in local government, self-government bodies or civil society organizations;
• hold a certificate from the online course “How to Effectively Plan and Conduct Dialogue” of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, the applicants who have no certificate from the relevant online course will not be considered during the selection process;
• demonstrate intention to practise the gained knowledge and skills to promote dialogue and a dialogue approach in resolving and preventing conflicts and problems arising in their local communities and in Ukraine as a whole.

The OSCE seeks balanced participation of women and men from different regions of Ukraine, regardless of their religious, ethnic and social background.

Training-related expenses

The participation in trainings is free of charge. The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine reimburses travel expenses as well as provides accommodation and board for the participants over the period of a training.

How to apply

If you wish to participate in one of the trainings, please fill out an application form. 

Contact information

Should you have any questions, please contact Ms. Roksolana Melnyk, Senior Project Assistant of the Project “Dialogue for Reform and Social Cohesion” of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, at e-mail Roksolana.Melnyk@osce.org.

The training is part of the Project “Dialogue for Reform and Social Cohesion in Ukraine”, implemented with financial support from the Government of Bulgaria, Global Affairs Canada, Government of Japan, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America.