European Training course for Teachers and Trainers on
Homophobia and Diversity of Genders
(September 2009)

KomBi offers a training course on Homophobia and Diversity of Genders addressed to persons working in the educational sector (school or adult education). Comenius or Grundtvig grants are available for applicants from EU member states (except Germany), Turkey, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

Strategies and Practical Tools Challenging Homophobia and Acknowledging Diversity of Genders in formal and non-formal 
Education for Teachers and Trainers

Date: 20th to 25th September 2009
Place: Berlin (Germany)

The main objective of this course is an increased awareness of perspectives 
of inclusion in educational settings with the focus on gender stereotypes in a 
binary gender system, heteronormativity and homophobia.

This course has been accredited and it is listed in the Comenius-Grundtvig 
Training Database, reference number "DE-2009-901-001". Find more 
information about the training course in the European database 
of accredited training courses here:

Comenius-Grundtvig Training Database

Pedagogues working in the educational sector (school or adult education) can apply for an In-Service Training Grant from the European Commission’s new Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) and receive a grant of up to 1500 Euro for a 5 day training course. If you are interested in participating in this course and want to apply for a Comenius or Grundtvig grant for the course (deadline April 30th 2009), please consult the attached documents.

Background information on the EU Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)

Information about Application for the course (.pdf)

Pre-Registration form (.doc)