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International vocational training and education initiative in Slovenia focusing on art and craft for individuals with disabilities to enhance employment opportunities.
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Vocational Training in Art and CraftPilot project DLAN (PALM) Jasna Božič University Rehabilitation Institute Republic of Slovenia
Pilot project DLAN(PALM) International development of integral training and education programmes in the area of protection and revitalisation of natural and cultural heritage. The title DLAN (PALM) – traditional manual production
Slovenia • Austria • Hungary Partnership • Who? • P1 • P2 • P3 • P4
Contribution to EU lines and directives on equal opportunities of people withdisabilityin education, training and employment We tried to follow the wishes,needs, ambitions, opportunities and capacities of peoplewithdisability
Project starting points • High unemployment level in the region Podravje • High unemployment level of persons with disability • Insufficient opportunities in the labour market • Specific training, education and employment needs of some target groups (permanentprofessional and psychosocial support)
Theprojectobjectives • enabling appropriate response to training needs of specific target groups • assuring appropriate professional and psychosocial support for enabling users to acquire knowledge, skills and habits for stable employment • identifying new market niches and workplaces with appropriate dimension of creativeness and initiative • to facilitate social inclusion and integration of vulnerable groups • better opportunities on labour market and in life
Maingoals • Development and testing of flexible vocational qualification measures • International transfer of knowledge and best practice Two central points: • Concept of education and training of users - promotion of handcraft • Concept of education and further training of trainers
Target groups • Educators, trainers, job coaches • Unemployed persons with specific difficulties (mental health problems, learning problems, brain injuries) • Young persons with disabilities • Long-term unemployed • College dropouts
Specific vocational qualification • Production of hand-made paper • Manual printing • Traditional bookbinding • Traditional carpentry and timbre- frame construction for traditional building • Ecological production of vegetables, herbs and spices • Ecological fruit farming (apricots) • Pottery (clay and ceramic) • Usage of natural materials in traditional building
Specific vocational qualification 1. Producing hand-made paper
Specific vocational qualification 2. Manual printing
Specific vocational qualification 3. Traditional bookbinding
Specific vocational qualification 4. Traditional carpentry and timbre-frame construction for traditional building
Specific vocational qualification 5. Ecological growing of vegetables, herbs and spices
Specific vocational qualification 6. Ecological fruit farming (apricots)
Specific vocational qualification 7. Pottery (clay and ceramic)
Specific vocational qualification 8. Usage of natural materials in traditional building
Project results • Vocational qualification programmes / modules for trainees • Curriculum / modules for trainers „Train the trainer“ • Manuals for educators, trainers, mentors of practical work • Pilot courses
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Strengths Flexible, modular programme structure Diversified module contents can be adapted to individual interests and requirements Highly interesting topics (hand craft, ecology) Possibility to elaborate some contents into other existing programmes
Parallel with project activities new working places were developing in the framework of Employment centre Dlan, where with the contribution of experts new applied products were developed and produced Some products gained Slovenian certificate of native craft and applied art
With appropriate support and leading specific targetgroups can acquire knowledge, skills and habitsthat can assure them stable employment with appropriate dimension of creativeness and initiative
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