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PRO-SKILLS

PRO-SKILLS. Support of basic skills in socially disadvantaged adults as a basis for Lifelong Learning. Background: WHY “Pro-Skills”?. Background.

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PRO-SKILLS

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  1. PRO-SKILLS Support of basic skills in socially disadvantaged adults as a basis for Lifelong Learning

  2. Background: WHY “Pro-Skills”?

  3. Background The European Community is to “[…] become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” Lifelong learning is seen as one of the fundamental strategies for achieving this goal,”[…] central not only to competitiveness and employability but also to social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development.“ (European Council 2000)

  4. Background • Increasing number of people from a difficult social background without training or with difficulty to find a job in first profession • Adult education intends to provide further education and improvement of qualifications for this target group BUT… • LLL offerings predominantly taken up by individuals who already have a certain amount of training • socially disadvantaged person seldom represented among trainees

  5. Background • A lack of personal, social and self-management skills can be barrier: Professional skills Key skills Basic skills (Self-manangement skills, personal & social skills) specific job or task technical basis for job or further education general basis for learning at all

  6. Background personal skills self-efficacy Lifelong Learning social skills motivation & volition self-management skills

  7. Background • These skills rarely part of adult education curricula, few offers. • Pro-Skills fills this gap by giving adults the opportunity to practise basic skills within a protected environment Lifelong Learning Health- promotion Reduction of social unequality

  8. Innovative concept

  9. Background Focus on resources & empowerment Which skills and competences does the individual already have and how can they be invested in an innovative way? Which resources can bemobilised (also social resources!)?  Empowermentbystrengtheningofself-efficacy

  10. Background Safe environment Where do adults get the opportunity to train new behaviour without risk in a safe environment? • High demandtothetrainerconcerning • groupatmosphere & trust • handlingoffeedback

  11. Background Active & experience-based training approach Children try out behaviour hands-on in role-playing – where get adults the chance to try out new behaviour? • Activetrainingapproach: • self-regulatedlearning • experienced-basedlearning • cooperativelearning • productivelearning

  12. Realising a European project

  13. Structure of project Project 2: Elaboration of train-the-trainer concept December 2010 – May 2013 Project 1: Elaboration of training concept for final target group of socially unprivileged persons October 2006 - September 2008 (24 months)

  14. Structure of the project • Elaboration of the train-the-trainer concept:

  15. Structure of the project • Pilot trainings on national level & exchange on European level:

  16. Material in internet • Background philosophy • Manual of basic training concept • Train-the-trainer concept • “Toolbox” • Sensitisation brochure www.pro-skills.eu

  17. Pro-Skills Partners Nine partners from eight European countries:

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