Inclusion and diversity

Lifelong Learning Principles and Practices

A course for adult education staff on the principles and practice of lifelong learning abroad: cultural competence, pedagogy for adult learners, international partnerships, multiliteracies and lifelong guidance. It shows how to renew an institution through international cooperation and how to adapt good practices from other countries.

5 days
Certificate of attendance
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Who it is for

Teachers of pre-schools, primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teachers of special educational needs
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Improve teaching and learning for adult education staff through staff mobility abroad
Use good practice to renew institutions and raise service quality through cooperation with partner countries
Raise awareness of multiliteracies as 21st-century skills of adults and learn new techniques for skills training
Learn new practices in lifelong guidance and counselling from good practice examples

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Create an inclusive learning environment for adults from different cultures
Apply andragogy and active learning with adult learners
Plan international partnerships with quality assurance in mind
Integrate multiliteracies and lifelong guidance into their programmes

Programme, day by day

Day 1Cultural competence and communication

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Icebreakers and introduction to the course
Cultural competence and sensitivity: an inclusive learning environment
Language and communication skills; supporting non-native speakers

Day 2Teaching adult learners

Andragogy, active learning and engaging adult students
Adapting curriculum and materials to learners and the local system
Technology in delivering content

Day 3International collaboration

Why international partnerships matter in education
Selecting and evaluating partner institutions
Negotiation and diplomacy in international partnerships
Quality assurance and continuous improvement
Legal aspects: agreements, intellectual property and credit transfer

Day 4Multiliteracies, digital and media literacy

What multiliteracies are: digital, media and information literacy
Multiliteracies in adult education and skills training
Digital literacy and technology in skills training
Media literacy and critical thinking
Project-based, collaborative and interactive teaching

Day 5Lifelong guidance and adapting good practice

Lifelong guidance and counselling: principles and objectives
International perspectives and successful systems
The benefits of learning abroad
Evaluating and adapting good practices to your own context
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies and practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

Inclusion and diversity