WP3: Skills4Life Training Package For Adult Educators

The third work package of the Skills4Life project is the Training Package For Adult Educators.

This work package was designed to offer hands-on materials for adult educators, community educators, social workers, professionals that work with young adults, and all interested in the education of young care leavers.

The training package includes: Handbook, and In-Service Training Programme.

Handbook

The handbook on the development of transition to autonomy programmes was designed to build successful autonomy programmes. It includes four main aspects:

  1. Strategies to build livelihoods of young adults in alternative care settings
    • importance of the concept of livelihood for young adults in alternative care settings
    • help them be able to make, influence and participate in decisions about their own lives
  2. Strategies to help young adults in alternative care settings develop social and human capital
    • the concept and impact of social and human capital and its importance for young adults in alternative care settings
    • various forms of social and human capital: social network, education, training, work
    • role of caregivers and other community organisations
    • importance of networking and seeking support from professionals
  3. Development of personal autonomy programmes for an effective transition of young adults in alternative care settings: steps and procedures
    • key principles and approaches, goals and objectives of personal autonomy programmes
    • how to improve the effectiveness of such programmes
    • steps and procedures involved in the development
    • how to restructure and define new strategies towards the intervention with young people
    • how to develop an action plan and implement a strategy
    • taking into account the unique needs and circumstances of the individuals
    • prepare care leavers for the transition to adult life
  4. Planning and evaluation of personal autonomy programmes
    • steps and procedures involved in the planning and evaluation of personal autonomy programmes
    • key stakeholders and partners involved in the planning and evaluation
    • key resources and support needed to effectively plan and evaluate
    • how to plan and implement such programmes
    • how to evaluate the effectiveness

Here you can download the materials:

Module 1

Module 2

Modules 3 and 4

In-Service Training Programme

The training programme has a modular structure as follows:

  1. Skills4Life Serious Game: Implementation and Assessment Strategies
    • introduction to the Skills4Life Serious Game
    • implementation and assessment strategies
  2. The Transition to Adulthood: Concepts and Processes
    • key concepts related to the transition to adulthood
    • physical, cognitive and emotional changes that occur during the transition to adulthood
    • role of professionals and support systems
    • impact of social and cultural contexts
  3. Key-Skills for Social, Personal, and Professional Autonomy
    • key skills related to social, personal, and professional autonomy
    • impact of these key skills on the success in young adulthood
    • importance of education and personal development
    • strategies for building and maintaining strong relationships and networks
  4. Technology and Innovation in Education
    • role of technology and innovation in supporting the transition to adulthood
    • strategies and impact of using technology and innovations
    • benefits and challenges of technology and innovations
    • role of digital literacy and digital citizenship
    • key concepts

Here you can download the materials:

Module 1

Lesson plan (all languages)

Module 2

Lesson plan (all languages)

Module 3

Lesson plan (all languages)

Module 4

Lesson plan (all languages)

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6