Chapter 5, Article 18 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1244/2014

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Article 18In-country induction#

1.Hosting organisations shall ensure that all EU Aid Volunteers receive a thorough and appropriate in-country induction upon their arrival in the country of deployment, covering as a minimum the following:

(a)Organisation and management structure and processes; teams involved in the project (including project management officer, operational and technical team, crisis management officer, support teams such as human resources and finance); project site(s); and organisational mission and objectives in relation to the EU Aid Volunteers initiative;

(b)Comprehensive information on the hosting organisation's mission, remit and projects; communities involved; operational context; and expectations on outputs and results from the EU Aid Volunteer's task assignment and the needs assessment that underpins it;

(c)Relevant local legal framework applicable to the EU Aid Volunteer;

(d)Mandatory context-specific security briefing and health and safety briefing as provided for in Articles 28 and 30;

(e)Supervision and performance management system and procedure and support mechanisms in place, including mentoring and other support as provided for in Articles 19, 20 and 21;

(f)Cultural briefing on the country, region and locality of deployment, including guidance on appropriate behaviour;

(g)In-country debriefing process as provided for in Article 23.

2.The hosting organisation shall ensure that all information provided during the in-country induction process is read and understood by the EU Aid Volunteer and remains easily accessible throughout their participation in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.

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Competence framework
means a framework within the meaning laid down by the Commission Delegated Regulation to be adopted on the basis of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014;
Debriefing
means a process that provides the sending and hosting organisations and the EU Aid Volunteer with clear information on the results of the assignment, the achievements of the EU Aid Volunteers, and recommendations or learning from their experience, as well as capitalisation, lessons learnt and a positive professional closure of the placement.
Learning and development plan
means a plan within the meaning laid down by the Commission Delegated Regulation to be adopted on the basis of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014;
Mentoring
means a process of informal transmission of knowledge, social capital and psychosocial support relevant to work, career or professional development.
Trainer
means a person recruited by the training provider to deliver one or more training modules or to facilitate scenario-based simulation exercises and to assess the candidate volunteers' competences;
Training mentor
means a trainer, recruited by the training provider, with a coordinating role to assess the eligibility of the candidate volunteer for deployment.