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Initial project organisation training for pilot school teams
Promotion of positive image of plurilingualism and language learning

As part of the Council of Europe’s project “Fostering rapprochement through education for democracy and language learning (FRED)” ten school teams in Kosovo* have received initial project organisation training.

The four-day (23 - 27 November) training in Prevallë/Prevalac focused on how to set up and organise school-based projects to promote positive image of plurilingualism and language learning.

Some forty participants – school heads, teachers and representatives of parents and students - had an opportunity to explore all dimensions of such projects: democratic co-operation, plurilingual and pluricultural identity, living together, language awareness, dealing with controversial issues and all forms of communication and project management.

The participants were particularly interested in the part of the training devoted to project management and design, during which they could learn how to manage, plan and organise projects, as well as how to communicate and raise visibility of their work. After project ideas were identified and exchanged, they were further enriched through discussions.

The participating teams are composed of key protagonists in day-to-day education and the general impression is that the contribution of student representatives was particularly constructive.

They are now expected to formulate action plans and start preparing projects which they will implement in spring and summer 2019. They will be supported all the way through by their trainers and coaches, both on and off-line. In early March next year the teams will reconvene to finalise project plans, so that their implementation can start from April onwards.

 

 

Study on linguistic and cultural perceptions of young people

The Council of Europe’s project “Fostering rapprochement through education for democracy and language learning (FRED)” also includes a survey on how young people perceive languages and their speakers.

In the past two months, a team in charge of the project accompanied by a group of experts visited pilot schools to collect data by using an online questionnaire, which had been developed prior to the visit.

Based on a representative sample of nearly 500 pupils and more than 200 teachers, the study is expected to offer a clearer and evidence-based picture of linguistic and cultural perceptions of younger generations and of their teachers. It should also identify the best ways to promote plurilingualism.

The poll will be repeated after the schools have designed and implemented their projects to promote plurilingualism to show whether and to what extent the participation in the projects has changed the participants’ linguistic and cultural perceptions.

In addition to the projects, this study should help develop guidelines and offer practical examples to all schools that wish to promote a positive image of local and regional plurilingualism and language learning.

Both activities are part of the Council of Europe project “Fostering rapprochement through education for democracy and language learning (FRED)” co-funded by Norway and implemented by the Council of Europe.

* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Prevallë/Prevalac 13 December 2018
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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