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240 school professionals from 24 pilot schools on completing the training on Creating Democratic and Inclusive Learning Community

During the academic year 2022/2023, 240 school professionals participated to the training programme on Creating a Democratic and Inclusive Learning community.

It was organised through four training days combined with four days of monitoring visits in schools on the topics related to Competences for Democratic Culture and also tackled Bullying as a phenomenon in schools and environmental protection.

Besides building the capacities of school professionals, the schools organised impressive school-based projects involving students which tackled bullying, environment projects and social inclusion. Each school also marked the Diversity Day on 26 April with an activity in school.

The participants considered the training vital for equipping them with the skills to manage diverse classrooms and for creating inclusive environments for every child. Moreover, they became aware of the importance of the diversity as an asset. On the last day, the schools also presented their work plans for the upcoming school year, on how they will use the Competences for Democratic Culture and the knowledge gained as part of their school development plans. The school professionals were also equipped with the necessary resources to support their further work within schools.

 

The training was organised within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe project “Building Capacity for Inclusion in Education – INCLUDE”.

20 June 2022
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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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