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Core skills development

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Core skills development

Find a job you enjoy, and you'll never work a day in your life."

(Confucius)

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TARGET GROUPS

• Economically or socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed persons, persons in prison

• Local community groups

• Women

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Unemployed Employed

Participants arecustomers

Companies arecustomers

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• Exercises• Observations and

reflections• Practical training

and reflections• Real practice

and reflections

Who are theparticipants andwhat prerequisitesdo they have?

What expectationsand ambitions dothey have in relation tohow important and relevantthe training is for their futurelife?

What do they bringto the room?

The room What do they expect to getfrom there?

Needs assessmentanalysis

Organising the roomas a learning environmentwith practice and reflections

Continuously adapting toparticipants’ expectations(a value-for-money concept)

TRAINING PROGRAMM

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TRAINERS

Expectations Buildings andfacilities

Resources andmaterials

Participants

Content

Trainer

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LEARNING INSTRUMENTS

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Maslow – Hierarcy of needs

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Possible learning instruments

• Trainer•Culture

–Technology

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Learning methods

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Experiential learning

• David Kolb

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Kolb Learning styles

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Learning instruments

• TRAINER

• CULTURE

• TECHNOLOGY

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TRAINER COMPETENCIES

Thevision Company-

relations

Selling

Knowledge ofhow to learn

Communication

Economy andfunding

Networking

Functional

Organisational

Knowledge related

Personal social

Planning and Co-ordination

Co-operation

Learning

Service-minded

Knowledge-sharing

Councelling

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Cultural considerations

Learner

Learning person

Learner’s group

Teacher/Trainer

Educational system

Subject

Social/economic/political/moral/cultural system

Philosophy and sociology of knowledge

Political theory anthropology

Social policy

Sociology of the professions:Educational theory

Social psychology: group theory Sociology of institution

Psychology of personality

Psychology of learning

Progressive filtering

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Technology

• Adapting the modern technology within the curiculla

• Using IT & C technology• Develop new skills

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KWL Strategy

KNOW WANT TO KNOW

LEARN

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PMI – method

•Plus–Minus

»Interesting

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Learning instruments

• Workshops• Site visits• Group discussion • Feedback

techniques • Project method

– And much more…..

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

• Debate • Brainstorming• Field Experience• Predict, Observe, Explain • Cooperative groups or Jigsawing• Models• Case studies• Simulations

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BENCHLEARNING METHOD

• It consists on 7 steps