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The FACE IT! training programme has been designed to enable professionals working in a range of community settings to engage with innovative learning approaches and content meeting the needs of migrant/socially isolated and disadvantaged families who require support to become informed, active citizens. |
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Who can join a FACE IT! trainer training programme? What skills and experience do I need to join the trainings? What will the trainer training content include? What will be the language of delivery at the trainings? How will this course be of benefit to the families I work with? How much does a course cost and how can I get European funding to participate? How do I know that I am enrolling on a high quality training programme? Do I need to complete assignments for this programme? Do I get a qualification when I finish my programme? How do I find out about training opportunities in my area and then enrol? Will I have to purchase materials and resources to join the course? What time commitment am I required to undertake as part of the Blended Learning element? How can I get the learners I work with to become involved with Active Citizenship and Participatory Democracy? How can I be kept informed about other related opportunities for professional development? |
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Who can join a FACE IT! trainer training programme? Provided you have some experience of working with adults and you are interested in developing programmes of Active Citizenship for hard-to-reach families, you are welcome to join a FACE IT! training programme. |
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What skills and experience do I need to join the trainings? Ideally, you should have some experience of working in adult learning, be able to use a computer to access on-line support and be keen to develop new provision to attract hard-to-reach families including migrants and isolated families back into learning. |
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What will the trainer training content include?
The content of a FACE IT! training course depends on the specific delivery context and audience, but the basic outline is the following: The theoretical background of Family Learning and Active Citizenship will be discussed, Participatory Democracy will be role-played by participants and autobiographical copybooks will be examined under Active Citizenship competencies. The advantages of the Study Circles methodology will also be demonstrated through simulation activities. Existing case studies will be showcased at the training. There will be opportunities for participants to share their own case studies, both online, prior to and after the course, and through displays of work while attending the training events. |
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What will be the language of delivery at the trainings? All events in Ireland and the UK will use English. The courses in Marseille will be in French. The national training in Iasi – Romania will be delivered in Romanian, with possibilities for one-to-one simultaneous interpreting to English and French. The International Conference in Iasi – Romania was in English, with simultaneous interpreting from and to Romanian. |
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How will this course be of benefit to the families I work with? Training content addresses the need to provide communities with tools to train professionals in how to effectively stimulate Active Citizenship using Family Learning methodologies within communities. During a FACE IT! training, each professional develops an outline for their own programme, to deliver with a specific target group in mind. Participants then return to work and engage with disadvantaged families to become more actively involved in their communities. |
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How much does a course cost and how can I get European funding to participate? To give you an idea, the fee for the national training in Ennis – Ireland (Feb 27-29) was 200 Euro. The national training in Marseille – France (March 18, 25, April 1) was free of charge. The national training in Iasi – Romania (Feb 23-24, 29) ) was free of charge, and the International Conference (also in Iasi, July 2-4, 2008) charged local participants only for optional meals and transportation. |
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How do I know that I am enrolling on a high quality training programme? The FACE IT! trainer training programme has been developed by practitioners with substantial experience of working in the fields of adult learning, non-formal/informal learning (including Family Learning) and Active Citizenship. By drawing on a range of expertise, an innovative programme has been devised, with the flexibility to adapt the provision according to the target group of the course participants. The programme includes face-to-face delivery by highly qualified and experienced practitioners as well as online support for continued learning in home countries. All the FACE IT! training events have been exceptionally evaluated by participants. Proofs of the quality of the FACE IT! programme are the resources available here. |
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Do I need to complete assignments for this programme? Teaching and learning may be in the form of home-based tasks on an online learning platform, short presentations, workshops with group work, study circles and role play, experiential learning, case studies and self reflection. Depending on the situation, you may be required to contribute information to the online learning platform prior to the start of the face-to-face course input. You may also be asked to share the materials you develop as part of the trainer training programme. |
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Do I get a qualification when I finish my programme? In order to qualify for a certificate of attendance (including a description of training content and time input) you may be required to share the results of piloting ideas from the training in your work. So far, all the active participants in all the FACE IT! training events received certificates signed and stamped by the organizing institutions and, wherever opportune, other educational authorities from the region (e.g. Iasi County General School Inspectorate in Romania). |
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How do I find out about training opportunities in my area and then enrol?
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Will I have to purchase materials and resources to join the course? Typically, all programme materials and resources will be provided by the organizers. |
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What time commitment am I required to undertake as part of the Blended Learning element? A certain number of hours of Blended Learning have been scheduled as part of the programme, especially where participants come from different geographical areas. This may include some online study required before joining the face-to-face delivery, with online follow-up support offered afterwards. |
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How can I get the learners I work with to become involved with Active Citizenship and Participatory Democracy? By experiencing a variety of tasks in the training programme, participants are enabled to deliver these tasks to their learners, who will realise that they have the ability to affect change in their communities. Using peoples' own life experiences helps learners to see how they have already affected change and builds their confidence. Learning is then shared with family members by the adult learner, who becomes a role-model to demonstrate learning in the home. Integrating the topic into a longer course helps adult learners to remain interested. |
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How can I be kept informed about other related opportunities for professional development? The European Family Learning Network (www.efln.eu) is a structure offering membership, networking and training opportunities to practitioners in Europe. For further information contact: Juliette Collier (jcollier@cflearning.org.uk) |
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