CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: BP TRAINING IN KYRGYZSTAN  

                              
From 12 to 15 July, IDEA will be running an intensive training course on British Parliamentary style debate in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Training and debating will be conducted in English, and will consist of 32 hours of exercises, practice debates and seminars.
IDEA British Parliamentary Debate Training is open to university students and recent graduates currently resident or studying in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan or Pakistan. Anyone applying for a place on the course must have a good command of English. The training will invite up to 25 participants. 

From 12 to 15 July, IDEA will be running an intensive training course on British Parliamentary style debate in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Training and debating will be conducted in English, and will consist of 32 hours of exercises, practice debates and seminars.  IDEA British Parliamentary Debate Training is open to university students and recent graduates currently resident or studying in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan or Pakistan. Anyone applying for a place on the course must have a good command of English. The training will invite up to 25 participants.  The deadline for the applications is 1st June 2012 and the application form is available here. Applications should be sent to Altynai Djumasheva at adjumasheva@idebate.org   Applicants should ideally have a background in debating, or an interest in training as a debater in order to create debating societies and run public discussions on civil and political issues at a community level. As the course is designed to give others the skills to teach debate and organise large debating events, applicants should have a passion for sharing their knowledge and a commitment to continually developing their own debating abilities.   Successful applicants will receive free accommodation and meals for the duration of the training course in Bishkek. Participants from outside of Bishkek who may need financial assistance to travel to Kyrgyztsan will need to contact Altynai Djumasheva at adjumasheva@idebate.org stating the amount needed for travel and providing a justification for the need of subsidy.     British Parliamentary debating is one of the world’s most popular debating styles, practiced in more than 70 countries around the world by countless universities, schools and clubs. British Parliamentary debating is also the format of choice for the World University Debating Championships, the largest multi-national public speaking event on the planet. For two decades, the unique features of British Parliamentary debate have helped students to improve their confidence, their understanding of the English language and their academic performance.   IDEA British Parliamentary Debate Training offers participants a unique opportunity to learn the BP format and get involved in British Parliamentary debating’s highly active international community. The course will also teach the fundamentals of debate judging and training, enabling participants to begin competing in debate tournaments and passing on their newly acquired skills to others straight away.   The rules and nuances of the BP format will be taught via innovative debating exercises, intensive coaching and a series of full BP style debates.   In addition, course participants will be able to attend seminars on setting up and expanding a debating society; running public debates in cooperation with activists, the media and community leaders; running competitive debating events; and obtaining funding for national and international debating projects.   Course participants will also receive free copies of IDEBATE Press training manuals, to provide them with further support as they develop their debating careers.   Individuals wishing to attend the camp must first complete an application form- available online or via email- that will be used to record details of their academic background, motives for attending the camp, English speaking ability and previous debating experience.   For more information and to send your application, motivation letter and a request for travel grant, please contact Altynai Djumasheva at adjumasheva@idebate.org   The training will be conducted by Alexander Cavell. Alex will be assisted by 2 co-trainers, who will be announced at the later date:    Alexander Cavell is IDEA UK’s Debate Programme Coordinator. In addition to providing debate and public speaking training in Eastern Europe, the Caucuses and Central Asia, Alex is also responsible for IDEA UK’s Debate in the Neighbourhood program, which has been created to provide training in debate and critical thinking to young people living in marginalised urban communities throughout the UK.   Alex is a busy and enthusiastic speaker and school and university-level debate judge. He was formerly the training officer for the BPP University College Graduate Diploma in Law debating society. He currently chairs the committee of the School of Oriental and African Studies Debating Society. As a competitive debater, he was a finalist and top-of-tab at the London IV 2011, a finalist at the Swansea IV 2011 and the KCL IV 2011, and a semi-finalist at (among others) the Utrecht Open 2011, the Birmingham International 2011 and the Exeter Open 2012. As a judge he has chaired the ESL final of the Manchester IV 2012. Attachment Size Application (MS Word 97-2003) 107.5 KB