The project Train Intercultural Mediators for a Multicultural Europe (TIME) was selected as a good practice example and success story and was nominee in the “European funding for excellence in Vocational Education and Training - Erasmus+; social inclusion - Award” in the context of the 2019 European Vocational Skills Week in Helsinki. It explores practices of training and employing intercultural mediators for immigrants (IMfI) throughout the EU. It promotes the exchange of good practices in the field of intercultural mediation by proposing model training programs for both intercultural mediators and their trainers. TIME also analyses existing structures in the partner countries and proposes recommendations for the validation of intercultural mediator training. More...
Testimonials
"I was honored and pleased to discover that the TIME Project has summarized my work in a clear and thoughtful way in their Module 3 of their training materials, and made the work operational. I hope it is of service to your fine and important cause."
Elizabeth Bader, lawyer, mediator, author and teacher, USA
"Wonderful project, and let me congratulate on your success and hard work."
Kazumi Takesako, PhD, Japan Chapter Chair of the IMIA(International Medical Interpreters Association) and former Secretary of Executive Committee and Board of Directors of IMIA, Japan
"We came up with a box of Lego-bricks that makes it easy for anyone to create an excellent training program for intercultural mediators, tailored to the local needs and that with minimal effort."
Hans Verrept, Head of the Intercultural Mediation and Policy Support Unit, Federal Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium