Please See Annex 1 for Full List of Training and Consultancy Work

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Curriculum Vitae
GIORGI KAKULIA
Date of Birth: November 5, 1983
Place of birth: Sokhumi, Georgia
Citizenship: Republic of Georgia / Mobile Phone: +995 599 96-45-99
E-mail:
Address: 1 Gotua str., Tbilisi 0171, Georgia
WORK EXPERIENCE
FREE-LANCE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY / Internationally
2006 – present:Trainer, facilitator and consultant

Trains, facilitates and consults youth groups, youth workers, youth organsiations, various international and national institutions and governmental bodies on youth related issues
Main fields of expertise: Conflict management and transformation, Peace-building and Reconciliation, Project cycle management, Resource mobilisation, Youth Participation,Youth Inclusion, Youth Empowerment, Volunteering and Volunteer Management, Active/European citizenship,Nonviolence and campaigning,Gender education, Forum theatre, Presentation skills, communication skills, Intercultural learning, Anti-discrimination, International cooperation, Training for Trainers, Youth policy, Democracy education, Civil servant competences, Youth workers competences, Strategic planning and Resource mobilisation.
Please see Annex 1 for full list of training and consultancy work

ACADEMY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (APD) / Tbilisi, Georgia
2002 – present:President, CEO (Part-time)

Co-founded, promoting, fundraising, strategic planning and organisations capacity development
Supervising staff members and programme activities of the organisation

MINISTRY OF SPORT AND YOUTH AFFAIRS OF GEORGIA (MSY) / Tbilisi, Georgia
April 2014 – Present: Expert on Youth Work and Non-formal Education

Member of the expert group responsible for defining national strategy for Youth Work development in Georgia;
Defining key competences and educational programmes for youth and youth workers.

YOUTH ORGANISATIONS FORUM OF GEORGIA (YOFG) / Tbilisi, Georgia
2009 - 2011: Head of Board

Co-founded, promoting, fundraising, strategic planning and organisations capacity development
Work on youth policy development, youth research and consultancy

YOUTH INFORMATION CENTRE OF GEORGIA (YICG) / Tbilisi, Georgia
2010 – 2011: Executive Director (Part-time)

Co-founded, promoting, management, strategic planning and capacity development
Supervised staff members and programme activities of the centre

SALTO EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS RESOURCE CENTRE / Tbilisi, Georgia
2004 – 2013: Informational representative

Conductsconsultations for youth, youth workers and public authorities on EU Youth Programmes

2006 – present: Trainer

Conducts on-arrival trainings and facilitates mid-term evaluation meetings for EVS volunteers hosted in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

2006 – 2011: EVS training coordinator in Georgia

Coordinated training and evaluation cycle for EVS volunteers hosted in Georgia

IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY SOKHUMI BRANCH
EXACT SCIENCE FACULTY / Tbilisi, Georgia
2006 – 2008: Contracted Lecturer

Mathematics Calculation Methods – tutoring undergraduate students

NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC) / Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 – 2009: Trainer

Conductedover 30 Training Courses for youth groups on gender awareness, drug abuse, domestic violence, presentation and communication skills and HIV/AIDS prevention

ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AED)
YOUNG LEADERS FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN CAUCASUS / Tbilisi, Georgia
2002 – 2004: Programme Assistant (Part-Time)

Co-coordinated YLPD training programme for 510 Georgian and Abkhaz youth
Conducted supervision and monitoring of youth clubs
Co-organised Georgian-Abkhaz Summer Peace Camp for 110 Georgian and Abkhaz youth

ASSOCIATION “THIRD AGE” | ASSOCIATION “IMAGE PRO” / Tbilisi, Georgia
2001 – 2006:Financial and Project Manager (Part-Time)

Managed project operational, logistical and financial/tax related tasks
Worked with donors, prepared project and budget proposals. Supervised project staff

IV. JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY SOKHUMI BRANCH / Tbilisi, Georgia
2001 –2004: Head of the Young Scientist Club of Faculty / Member of FacultyCouncil

Planned scientific competitions, events and conferences for the students of the faculty
Thesis on “Dynamic Structures in the Computer Science Area” and “Microprocessors classification and development history”
Participated in the decision making process of the faculty

FOUNDATION “APHKHAZETIS MOMAVALI” (FAM) / Tbilisi, Georgia
1999 – 2002: Volunteer

Assisted project manager completing operational and technical tasks
Co-founded and worked as a teacher of Mathematics in Weekend School for 30 young IDPs

FORMAL EDUCATION
2004 – 2006: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Sokhumi Branch | Faculty of ExactSciences

MA,Master of Mathematics, with distinction

2000 – 2004: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Sokhumi Branch | Faculty of ExactSciences

BA, Bachelor of Informatics, Qualification of Teacher of Informatics and Mathematics, with distinction

2002: Training Centre “Well-Regulated Accounting” | Specialisation Course(Tbilisi, Georgia)

“International accounting standards and tax system”, Diploma

1996 – 1999: IT Training Centre “Mziuri” | Specialisation Course(Tbilisi, Georgia)

Computer sciences basic course and programming languages advanced course, Diploma

NON-FORMAL EDUCATION (Training Courses, Seminars and Conferences)
2015: SALTO EECA RC | Outdoor Education Training Course (Minsk, Belarus)
2010: British Council | Advanced training for facilitators (Brac, Croatia)
2009: Norwegian National Agency of Youth in Action programme | Internship on EVS trainings (Oslo, Norway)
2004 – 2005: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | Long-term Training Programme for Trainers (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Training courses on Gender, Drama in Education, HIV/AIDs, Art Therapy, Stress Management and Leadership, Communication and Presentation Skills, Forum theatre
Advanced Training Course for Trainers

2005: Mostar Friedensprojekt e. V. | Internship in the field of international youth work(Potsdam, Germany)
2004 – 2010: SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre | Trainings and seminars

Long-term Training Course for Trainers on EVS training cycle (Simiez, Ukraine / Poronin, Poland)
SALTO / Council of Europe Long-term Training Course for Trainers (Lviv, Ukraine / Strasbourg, France)
Contact-Making Seminar “GO EAST” - Seminar on InternationalYouth Work (Warsaw, Poland)
Training Course “EVS4U” - Training on European Voluntary Service (Wroclaw, Poland)
Long-term Training Course “Factory of Multipliers” (Sochevka, Poland / Warsaw, Poland)

2002: Horizonti Foundation | Long-term NGO Management Skills Development Course (Tbilisi, Georgia)
1999 – 2001: Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Long-term Programme “Young Leaders for Peace and Development in Southern Caucasus” (Tbilisi, Georgia)

English language, IT skills, Conflict management, NGO and Small business development courses;
Georgian-Abkhaz Summer Peace Camp 2001 (Tsakhkadzor, Armenia).

2004 – 2008: Participation in various training courses, seminars and conferences (Internationally)

Topics: Human Rights education, International youth work, Project management, Organisational management, Forum theatre, Drama in education, European citizenship, Youth participation, Conflict resolution, Effective communication, Presentation skills, Training for trainers etc.

SKILLS
IT skills: Ms Windows OS, Mac OS, Ms Office applications, various digital design programmes
Languages: Georgian – Native, Russian – Fluent, English – Fluent
Valid driving license

ANNEX 1 – INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS AND CONSULTANCY

2017:

SALTO EECA EVS coordinators meeting (Rustavi, Georgia)
Seminar “Young People for Human Rights” (Warsaw, Poland)

2016:

SALTO EECA Training Course “Eastern Express” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Education for peace – Competence development for youth workers in peace education” – 1st course (Misaktsieli, Georgia)
Training Course “Facilitate Learning Among Cultures” (Mistaktsieli, Georgia)
Training Course “Education for peace – Competence development for youth workers in peace education” – 2nd course (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training for trainers “Peace education in youth work” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course on Resource Mobilisation (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Regional conference for youth leaders (Batumi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course on Project Development (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training for Trainers for International Youth Trainers (Misaktsieli, Georgia)
Training Course on Youth Inclusion (Misaktsieli, Georgia)

2015:

Conference “7th Youth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
PBA “I Disagree, Therefor I Participate” (Kiyv, Ukraine)
Training Course “Youth Builds Peace in Europe” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training and Mid-term evaluation meeting (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training for Trainers “Explore your potential” (Ganja, Azerbaijan)
Training Course “Manage the Future – Build Partnership” (Rio Major, Portugal)
Training Course on Civic Activism (Lopota lake, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth Empowerment meets Conflict Transformation” (Misaktsieli, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS coordinators meeting (Rustavi, Georgia)
Training Course “Project Management Training” (Zakopane, Poland)
Training Course “CSO Strategy Development” (Istanbul, Turkey)
Training Course “Next Door” (Misaktsieli, Georgia)
2nd Eastern Partnership Youth Forum (Riga, Latvia)
Training Course “Youth Workers competences, 2nd edition” (Kvareli, Georgia)

2014:

Conference “6th Youth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Participative and Inclusive Youth Work” (Istanbul, Turkey)
Training Course on Project Management for EaPTC programme (Kvareli, Georgia)
Training Course “Volunteers Management” (Istanbul, Turkey)
Training Course “Community Mobilisation for CSOs” (Istanbul, Turkey)
Training Course “Intercultural Learning in International Projects” (Kobuleti,, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth Workers Competences” (Batumi, Georgia)
Training Course “Empowering Youth – Inclusive Youth Participation” (Misaktsieli, Georgia)
Training Course “Gender Awareness through Non-formal Education” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Training Course “From Past to Present – Youth Takes Action” (Kobuleti Georgia)
Eastern Partnership Forum on Youth Policy (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Human Rights Education for Youth Empowerment” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course “Tune in for Democracy – Citizenship andYouth Participation” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS coordinators meeting (Rustavi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Gyumri, Armenia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Partnership Building Activity “Building Non-violent Strategies in Europe” (Rustavi, Georgia)

2013:

Conference “5th Youth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Non-formal Education and Conflict Transformation” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Training Course “Democratic Movements and Social Media” (Dilijan, Armenia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
Training Course “U-Turn” (Reichenau, Austria)
Training Course “Golden Frame” (Brno, Czech Republic)
1stEastern Partnership Youth Forum (Kaunas, Lithuania)
SALTO EECA EVS Event (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Study Visit “Human Rights in Armenia” (Vanadzor, Gyumri, Yerevan, Armenia)
Seminar “Challenges in EVS” (Durres, Albania)
Training Course “Conflicts VS Negotiations” (Pambak, Armenia)
Training Course “Youth Inclusion Meets Project Management” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth for Peace – Youth in Peace” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course “Hand in Hand – Formal and Non-Formal Education” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Trainings and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Trainings and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
Training Course “Against Discrimination – A Tool Box” (Dilijan, Armenia)
Training Course “Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation” (Schoorl, Netherlands)
Seminar “Youth Policy Development – Challenges and Achivements” (Rustavi. Georgia)
Seminar “Youth in the focus – sharing inclusion measures” (Zugdidi, Georgia)
Training Course “East Meets West – For Future to Europe” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Training Course “Chance for Peace” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS coordinators meeting (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “SSSTING – Stimulating Sustainable Social Initiatives” (Payerbach, Austria)

2012:

SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Trainings and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training of Trainers on Anti-discrimination, Intercultural Dialogue and Active participation (Rustavi, Georgia)
Training Course “Cross Borders – Build Bridges” (Gyumri, Armenia)
SALTO EECA Study Visit “Youth Work Reality in Georgia” (Georgia)
Training Course “Take the Future in Your Hands – Empowerment of Youth in Conflict Setting” (Aquarelles, Portugal)
SALTO EECA Training Course “Eastern Express” (Predal, Romania)
Training Course “Social Media for Democracy” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Seminar “Get ready to act! - Empowerment and Social Inclusion for marginalized Youth” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Peace Initiatives - Conflict Management Skills - Youth Participation in Conflict Transformation” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Build Peace on Your Own – Civil Society for United Caucasus” (Berlin, Germany)
7th Economic Forum of Young Leaders (Nowy Sazc, Poland)
SALTO EECA EVS Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training (Yerevan, Armenia)
Training Course “Gender Equality – Make it Reality” (Dilijan, Armenia)
Training Course “Take the Future in Your Hands – Training on Peace-Building (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Trainings and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
Training of Trainers on Anti-discrimination, Intercultural Dialogue and Active participation (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth Takes Action for Europe” (Aquarelles, Portugal)
SALTO EECA Contact-Making Seminar “Tbilisi Take-off” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS coordinators meeting (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Trainings and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Qualification Training Course for Youth Workers (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Qualification Training Course for Civil Servants (Anaklia, Georgia)
Intercultural Learning Training Course for TLG Volunteers (Tbilisi, Georgia)

2011:

Training Course “PACE – Peace Action Cooperation in Europe” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Conference “4thYouth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training Course and Mid-term Evaluation Meeting (Signagi, Georgia)
Training Course on International Project Management (Poronin, Poland)
Study Visit “Discover the Caucasus – Volunteering in Georgia (Georgia)
SALTO EECA Evaluation Seminar “Let’s Follow up” (Warsaw, Poland)
SALTO EECA EVS On-arrival Training Course (Tbilisi, Georgia)
EU Youth Conference “Youth and the World” (Warsaw, Poland)
Training Course “A Europe of Citizens – A Vision for a near Future?” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
SALTO EECA Group EVS On-arrival Training Course (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA Group EVS On-arrival Training Course (Ozurgeti, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth Initiatives for Peace – Youth Inclusion and Participation in Conflicts” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training for Trainers “Train for T” (Vlora, Albania)
Training Course “Youth Participation as a Tool for Youth Employment” (Krakow, Poland)
Training Course “Make Your Own Project – Take Action! Be Inclusive” (Ganja, Azerbaijan)
Training for Trainers “Community Youth Centres” (Anaklia, Georgia)
Training Course “Facing The Future, Shaping The Profile” (Baku, Azerbaijan)

2010:

Training Course “Across Borders – Youth for Active Participation in Europe” (Dilijan, Armenia)
British Council Training Course for Trainers “Active Citizens” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
SALTO EECA Training Course “Let’s Train With Our Neighbours on Peace Education” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Cooperation with quality” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training of Trainers “FLY - Facilitating Learning for Youth” (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Youth Exchange “Youth in Conflicts – The Power of Youth in Conflict Resolution” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Advanced Training for Trainers “FLY Lab” (Obertraun, Austria)
Council of Europe Youth Summer Peace Camp (Europapark, Rust, Germany)
Training Course on Conflict Resolution “Pax Europea” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course on European Citizenship (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Training Course “Youth in Conflicts” (Prague, Czech republic)
Training Course “Puzzling Conflicts” (Poronin, Poland)
Seminar on Youth Policy Development in EECA region (Donetsk, Ukraine)
Partnership Building Activity “East Meets West – For Future to Europe” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course on European Citizenship “Belonging to Europe” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course on Intercultural Learning for Georgian and Russian youth (Moscow, Russia)

2009:

Conference “3rdYouth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Conference “5thEuropean Youth Meeting” (Bologna, Italy)
Training Course “PACE – Peace Action Cooperation in Euromed” (Castuera, Spain)
Training Course “Be Active! Make a Change! Training on Youth Participation” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Youth Exchange “Spacing Migration – Sizing Conflicts” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training of Trainers “FLY - Facilitating Learning for Youth” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Council of Europe Russian-Georgian Youth Meeting (Strasbourg, France)
Council of Europe Youth Summer Peace Camp (Europapark, Rust, Germany)
Training of Trainers “FLY - Facilitating Learning for Youth” (Dilijan, Armenia)
Training Course “Active Participation and Volunteering in Caucasus” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Seminar for Georgian and Russian youth workers “Tranquillity is our choice” (Bakuriani, Georgia)

2008:

Conference “2nd Youth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training Course “Bigger Steps for Bigger Peace” (Bakuriani, Georgia)
Training Course “Training on EVS – improving projects quality with EuroMed region”(Arpino, Italy)
SALTO EECA Training Course “Building Bridges in Conflict Areas” (Istanbul, Turkey)
British Council Summer Camp “Sport Unites People – Regional Youth Camp” (Ureki, Georgia)
Training Course “Manage Your Project - Training on International Youth Projects” (Jdiar, Slovakia)
Partnership Building Activity “From Neighbour to Neighbour” (Gabala, Azerbaijan)
Contact Making Seminar “Better Cooperation for Better Future” (Tallinn, Estonia)
Training of Trainers “FLY - Facilitating Learning for Youth” (Opava, Czech Republic)

2006 – 2007:

Conference “1st Youth Organisations Forum of Georgia” (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Training of Trainers on HIV/AIDs and Gender issues (Groningen, Netherlands)
Contact Making Seminar “For a Future to Come” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Training Course on Leadership (Krakow, Poland)
Contact Making Seminar “Catch the EVS Rope” (Kobuleti, Georgia)
Contact Making Seminar on International Youth Work (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Contact Making Seminar “Youth Across Europe” (Tbilisi, Georgia)

2006 - 2011

Conducted 36 On-arrival training courses, mid-term evaluation meetings, pre-departure trainings and final evaluation meetings for EVS volunteers hosted in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

ANNEX 2 – PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED

Long-term projects: