TEACHING TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

Programme Summary

The course is aimed at teachers (primary, secondary, vocational, university, adult, special needs) and teacher trainers. The course will provide teachers with a range of specific activities and strategies for incorporating essential transferable skills (communication, teamwork, time management, problem solving and others) into their classes.

Participants will work on practical examples and adapting activities they can use in their classrooms with the aim of increasing their learners’ life and career skills as well as their chances in the job market.

Participants will also have the opportunity to observe, reflect, discuss, and exchange their experiences and examples of good practice with other teachers.

Outcomes

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• employ various strategies and activities to incorporate key transferable skills into their classes
• adapt existing material and activities to incorporate key transferable skills
• increase their students’ autonomy and metacognition
• meet colleagues from other European countries, share experiences and examples of good practice

Day by Day Programme

Day 1:

• presentation of the training institution, trainers, and participants
• introduction to the programme
• introduction to transferable skills
• positive attitude

Day 2:

• communication skills
• presentation skills
• team work

Day 3:

• creativity
• problem solving
• working under pressure
• flexibility

Day 4:

• time management
• personal discipline
• responsibility
• learning to learn

Day 5:

• integrating transferable skills in the classroom
• adapting material and activities for different transferable skills
• examples of good practice
• closing and evaluation of the course

Target Groups

• teachers (primary, secondary, vocational, university, adult, special needs)
• teacher trainers