The aim of the project is to develop a guide for VET practitioners (including teachers and tutors, staff working in Information, Advice and Guidance and career counselling practitioners, and staff recruiting individuals onto vocational learning programmes or into employment) to enable them engage and work effectively with people from different countries and diverse cultures.
What are we aiming to achieve?
How will we do this work?
The following partners are involved in the work:
- 2000 Foundation, Bulgaria
- Aedipe, Spain (lead partner)
- berami, Germany
- The Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia
- DVV International, the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association, Germany
- Institute of Machine Tools, Spain
- NIACE, England and Wales
In the process of developing the guide, the partners have:
- Analysed the experiences of groups from different countries and diverse cultures in specific sectors within their given countries.
- Identified existing models of intercultural learning that can be adapted for the VET sector. Based on this work, the partners have identified the need to develop intercultural competencies in the following key areas:
Self awareness
Challenging stereotypes
Communication
Flexibility
Networking
Intercultural team management
Change management
Service orientation
- Produced a draft guide for VET practitioners to enable them to develop their intercultural competencies. The draft guide will be tested with VET practitioners and intercultural competencies experts in all partner countries before being finalised and disseminated.
Who is this work for?
The aim of the project is to develop a guide for VET practitioners. Ultimately, we are working to develop and improve the experiences of people from different countires and diverse cultures engaged with VET services in Europe.
What is (or will be) the impact of this work?
This work will raise awareness of the need for, and support the development of, intercultural competencies of VET practitioners across Europe, to ensure people from different countries and diverse cultures receive education, training, advice and support that is effective and tailored to their needs.
Contact Information
Caroline Law
NIACE
21 De Montfort Street
Leicester
LE1 7GE
0116 2044249
caroline.law@niace.org.uk
