FINDINGS ON LIFE 2FINDINGS ON LIFE 2

MEANS OF DELIVERYTraining NeedsMain need: curricular areas driving development of cross skills

self respectself respect resilienceresilience self confidenceself confidence autonomyautonomy leadershipleadership problem solvingproblem solving decision makingdecision making critical thinking and creativitycritical thinking and creativity risk assessment and managementrisk assessment and management time and stress managementtime and stress management

Training Needs

Other less mentioned cross skills

•Use of foreign languageUse of foreign language

•ICTICT

•LiteracyLiteracy

AllAll target groups emphasized the importance of Interpersonal , target groups emphasized the importance of Interpersonal , Learn to Learn, Communication and Entrepreneurship Skills.Learn to Learn, Communication and Entrepreneurship Skills.Some skills are more related with Some skills are more related with attitudes, attitudes, othersothers with behaviours with behaviours

EmployersEmployers and Org. supporting and Org. supporting Disadvantaged People Disadvantaged People also also stress importance of ITC-Use of Foreign languages - Literacystress importance of ITC-Use of Foreign languages - Literacy

OrgOrg. supporting disadvantageddisadvantaged consider that this group deal hardly with frustration and give up easily at the first obstacle – “I don’t like it”, that’s the excuse. They need different approaches

NNumeracy was mentioned by one groupumeracy was mentioned by one group

Training Needs

MEANS OF DELIVERY

Involve local authorities in entrepreneurial initiatives, thus Involve local authorities in entrepreneurial initiatives, thus adapting the pack of skills to local needs (e.g. creativity in a adapting the pack of skills to local needs (e.g. creativity in a textile region has a different expression from a wine region)textile region has a different expression from a wine region)

Enhance connections between schools and business world. Enhance connections between schools and business world. We learn:We learn:• through doing, through doing, •side-by-side with those who have experience side-by-side with those who have experience •and when we are well succeeded and when we are well succeeded

Increase internships opportunities and coached work Increase internships opportunities and coached work experiences sooner ( confidence and self esteem)experiences sooner ( confidence and self esteem)

MEANS OF DELIVERYMEANS OF DELIVERY

Use Use new techniques/strategies, new techniques/strategies, such assuch as visualizationvisualization

Improve learning methods of languages, Improve learning methods of languages, giving conversation giving conversation the the leading role leading role

Insert actuality in Literacy – issues linked to theInsert actuality in Literacy – issues linked to the students students reality reality

Final thought

Irrespective of how final kit will look like, we have to take into consideration that it also:

•Will necessarily enhance personnel development process

•Should drive a new educational Culture – life skill’s role must be upgraded to a level similar to traditional disciplines

•Must help educational institutions to adapt to change and labour market requirements