{"id":4528,"date":"2022-10-17T15:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/?post_type=projekte&#038;p=4528"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:56:02","slug":"young-adults-outreach-professionals-exposure-program-pep","status":"publish","type":"projekte","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/news\/projekte\/einsaetze-fuer-junge-erwachsene-professionals-exposure-program-pep\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach for Young Adults - Professionals Exposure Program (PEP!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PEP! is a further training program offered by Mission 21 that consists of three parts: a preparatory course, an assignment in a project and an evaluation and follow-up after returning home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparation and follow-up in Switzerland are important components of the program, as is support during the assignment. In this context, further training means that the participants' task in the project is related to their profession or training. They are responsible for their own area of responsibility within an existing project, deepening their specialist knowledge and acquiring intercultural and transcultural skills. They organize their day-to-day work together with local teams. Mutual learning and self-reflection on the part of the participants are central components of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One PEP student, who is completing his assignment at the advice center for refugees in Hong Kong, says of his assignment: \"I was able to learn a lot and gain an insight into international cooperation. This experience is valuable for me and is very important for my future career.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participants take on a task of their own related to their education or professional experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The partner church\/organization and the project management define the assignment positions with the requirement profile. The project receives a qualified specialist who makes an active contribution to the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The assignment gives participants professional experience in a different cultural and religious environment. In addition, they gain a deeper insight into the everyday life of the host country. They acquire or deepen intercultural skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable missions: The returnees bring their experiences into their personal environment and into the work of Mission 21 and thus act as multipliers in the international dialog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By deepening their inter- and transcultural skills, participants are able to make a contribution to peaceful coexistence in pluralistic societies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zielgruppe\">Target group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PEP! participants are qualified young professionals (aged 22-30) who have completed vocational training or a degree. They want to take a gap year for personal development or are interested in international cooperation and would like to do a \"trial assignment\". They have a keen interest in intercultural issues and are motivated to work for a fairer world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, seven young professionals participated in Mission 21\u2019s Professional Exposure Program (PEP!) and gained experience as trainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abIt was a very educational and enriching experience during which I learned a great deal, both professionally and personally.\u00bb That\u2019s how one participant summed up her assignment in Costa Rica. The seven graduates spent between six and twelve months working with partner churches and organizations in Costa Rica, Hong Kong, or Tanzania. This opportunity to gain experience in international cooperation within Mission 21\u2019s international learning community and to strengthen their own intercultural and transcultural competencies was once again highly valued last year by both the participants and the partner organizations alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Positions are generally advertised based on requests from partner organizations, and participants are carefully recruited. The preparation and follow-up, as well as the support provided during the assignments, are important components for all involved and for the program\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PEP! is based on the current standards of Personnel Development Cooperation (PEZA). Thus, current developments and guidelines are incorporated and adapted to create sustainable assignments for participants and local partners. PEP! follows the guidelines developed by Unit\u00e9 for the PEZA deployment of young adults (18 to 30 years old).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transfer of knowledge and the integration of the PEPers after their assignment are an important part of the program and are covered by further offers for young adults by Mission 21.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":15651,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"land":[36,7,50],"wirkungsbereich":[53],"class_list":{"0":"post-4528","1":"projekte","2":"type-projekte","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"land-hongkong","7":"land-tansania","8":"land-weltweit","9":"wirkungsbereich-spezialprojekt"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekte\/4528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekte"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projekte"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekte\/4528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20744,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekte\/4528\/revisions\/20744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"land","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/land?post=4528"},{"taxonomy":"wirkungsbereich","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wirkungsbereich?post=4528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}