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Piloting with Volunteers: Key Insights and Next Steps
The piloting phase with volunteers is now underway. The Dutch Probation Service conducted three different pilot sessions with a wide...
Building Bridges: A Supervisor's Journey
One of my experiences as a supervisor still stands out to me. In preparation for my new client, I read his report. A serious crime was...
CoPPer online update meeting
This meeting, attended by all partners, welcomed guest Steve Pitts, CEP Ambassador, sharing perspectives on the role of volunteers...
Inspiration from Ireland: The Success of the Le Chéile Mentoring Project
The Le Chéile Mentoring Project in Ireland has set a strong example of how community-driven initiatives can support young people in the...
Blended-learning training course for volunteers in probation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our blended-learning training course for volunteers in probation! This initiative will be...
Copper Training Course
For the Copper training course for volunteers in probation, the Copper project team prepared a series of webinars to introduce trainees...
Reflective learning by doing- role playing and checking in on our own biases
The CoPPer probation volunteer training programme consists of different modules. The introductory module focuses on the basics of...
Developing a volunteer training approach which combines e-learning with in- person learning.
The CoPPer team, led by our Dutch colleagues, is currently developing the training content for the project’s European wide training...
Productive team meeting of ERASMUS+ CoPPer Project Meeting in the Netherlands!
On the 19th of April 2024, following a successful 6th World Congress on Probation and Parole, the partners of the CoPPer Erasmus+ project...
Reclassering Nederland started the pilot of the Cooper European Traning Programme for Volunteers on Probation
Two groups of 19 volunteers from 4 Dutch organizations - Novadic-Kentron, Gevangenenzorg Nederland, Cosa Reclassering Nederland and...
CoPPer Project at the Portuguese Prison and Probation System (DGRSP) Conference
Copper project was presented at DGRSP's conference "Strategic Vision: the role of studies, projects and planning" in October 2024 in...
New study alert!
A 2024 study by Kerstin Svensson and Monica Larsson (link in the comments) examines the integration of volunteers within Sweden’s public...
CoPPer - CBOs Volunteer Management in Probation Survey Results published
We are excited to announce the publication of two new deliverables on our project website: the survey results and an accompanying...
Community Based Organisations Capacity-Building - Survey Results
The CoPPer Project is an Erasmus+ European Probation Project seeking to develop a training package for volunteers in Probation Services....
Capacity building and the benefits of volunteering
How can we recruit volunteers and build more awareness amongst Community build organizations. Just show them the advantages of...
The Role of Volunteers in Social Inclusion
At the CoPPer project we work from the basis of social inclusion. If we take a closer look at social inclusion, we find the following...
Working with volunteers and the challenge of over -professionalizing
Working with volunteers has many challenges. At the international office of Reclassering Nederland we work with 260 volunteers worldwide...
Japan's Probation System: The Role of Volunteers in Offender Rehabilitation
The article "Probation and Volunteers in Japan" by Andrew Watson, published in 2019 in the "Asian Criminology" journal, explores Japan's...
Update on WP 3 Initiative: E-learning Tools and Webinars
The Trainer's Manual is complete, marking a significant milestone as we shift our focus to developing the e-learning tool and webinars...
The CoPPer Project at the 6th World Congress on Probation!
Join us for a landmark moment as the CoPPer project takes center stage at the 2nd World Congress for Community Volunteers (WCCV), a...
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