Training
When it comes to victims’ rights knowledge building, VSE and its network brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. The overall objective of VSE’s work is to strengthen the organisational capacity of VSE members and other organisations and individuals coming into contact with victims to achieve change.
In order to put this plan into action, VSE has developed wide-ranging experience and competences in capacity-building since our foundation in 1990. Through various projects and programmes, the organisation offers a wide range of services, which includes both trainings and coaching on issues such as referring victims to victim support, victims’ needs and Victims’ Directive, the provision of information to victims of crime, individual assessment of victims of crime, communication, and strategic litigation. All these activities support the skill-building efforts and organisational development of victim support serves across the EU.
VSE also offers training that helps address the rights of various groups of victims, for instance, through its knowledge development on hate speech.
VSE has supported knowledge development through the delivery of specific training events, workshops, lectures and presentations in both VSE-organised events and the events organised by others. Below you will find the list of the main training activities we have carried out.
2019 Activities
‘Supporting Victims of Online Hate Speech’ Training
One of the accomplishments of the 2019 alliance between Victim Support Europe and Twitter is the training ‘Supporting Victims of Online Hate Speech’ which was piloted during Victim Support Europe’s Annual General Meeting 2019 in Brussels. The workshop was developed by VSE’s Policy Officer Ruth Shrimpling in partnership with Twitter’s Stephen Turner (Head of Public Policy, Government Relations and Philanthropy at Twitter Belgium) and Silvia Caneva (Public Policy, Government Relations and Philanthropy at Twitter Belgium).
A Three-Day Training Programme on European Best Practices in Supporting Victims of Crime.
In May 2019, Victim Support Europe hosted a delegation of officials from South Korea to attend a three-day training programme on European best practices in supporting victims of crime. The delegation was comprised of representatives of Korean National Police Agency, National Human Rights Commission of Korea and South Korea’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
The training included sessions on:
· Rights of victims of crime in Europe – protection through the Council of Europe, European Union and national protection mechanisms;
· Supporting victims in criminal proceedings and prevention of secondary victimisation;
· Good European practices in supporting victims of crime;
· Support for vulnerable victims – children, women, migrants, persons with disabilities etc.
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Writing Skills Training
Pamela Dalby, VSE’s volunteer from the University of Boston, delivered a training on improving writing skills in English to VSE’s team in Brussels office in June 2019.
2018 Activities
Facebook Training on Supporting Victims of Cybercrime and Cyberbullying
In 2018, Facebook delivered a training to VSE members on how to support victims of cybercrime and cyber bullying. The module focused on processes for reporting such activities, how to obtain assistance and how to end those activities and prevent future abuse.
You can find more info on Facebook Safety Centre’s Page.
VSE Training on Strategic Litigation
During VSE’s Autumn Conference 2018 , VSE’s Deputy Director Aleksandra Ivankovic organised a training on strategic litigation. The training was conducted in partnership with ILGA-Europe and DLA Piper who developed modules in their respective areas of expertise.
Conference and Seminar Presentations
Besides formalised training, VSE has been invited to speak and lecture at many events over the years. You can find a selection of those presentations here.
