From the 20th to 22nd of February 2024 the partners had a three day face-to-face training in Skopje, where each partner contributed in sharing expertise related to the 21st century life skills. The Faculty of Security – Skopje, as a project partner was host of the training. Ten prison educators, representatives of five countries (Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Belgium and Macedonia) had the opportunity to exchange good practices, methods and experiences for improving social skills of prisoners during their vocational training. The primary goal of the training was to augment the capacity of adult educators to design effective learning materials and employ specific teaching strategies and methods.
Each partner organisation held two workshops that cover main project areas:
- Enhancing Social Skills for Prison Learners
- Blended Learning with Open Resources
- Digital Educational Materials and Publications
- Empowering Prisoners’ Social Skills for Employment
- Promoting Social Skills in Prison Education
- SOCVOC Platform Guide
- Inclusive Content for Prison Learners
The following schedule was followed:
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Session 1 |
Challenges and opportunities in the development of inmates’ social skills during vocational education – Examples of good experiences, Tallinn Construction School |
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Session 2 |
Enhancing Social Skills for Prison Learners – Methods in teaching disadvantaged adult learners in prison, Tallinn Construction School |
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Session 3 |
Improving awareness of adult learners in prison on the importance of good social skills in informal educational environments through face to face and online activities, Faculty of security – Skopje |
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Session 4 |
How to work with 21st century skills, ClickF1 |
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Session 5 |
Workmethod SocVoc – Blended learning, ClickF1 |
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Session 6 |
Methodological recommendations for adult educators, Asturia vzw |
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Session 7 |
Guidelines for teachers – Adapting teaching and learning content in task sheets for learners in prison: making materials accessible for all, Asturia vzw |
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Session 8 |
Social skills in the labor market. Enhancing employability of prisoners with better social skills, Faculty of security – Skopje |
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Session 9 |
Can prisoners be role models? Unveiling potential behind the bars. The journey of transformation and influence, Busola Institute |
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Session 10 |
Vocational training as a vehicle for self-development in a prison. The case of Polish prison vocational education, Busola Institute |
