ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ

Skip to main content
European School Education Platform
speaker in front of an audience
Third-party on-site course

INNOVATIVE ADULT EDUCATION THEORIES AND PRACTICES 10 DAYS

This course aims at providing specialized knowledge and develop skills so that people involved in adult education will be able to apply innovative adult education theories and approaches in their practice. The course will focus on competence framework and will introduce several engaging methods.

28.04.2025
Next upcoming session:
26.05.2025 - 06.06.2025
Multiple locations
I'm interested

Description

The course consists of 50 didactic hours and includes the following modules:

  • Introduction of participants, warm ups and ice breakers, outline of the programme
  • The anatomy of the first meeting
  • Introduction to adult education
  • Characteristics of adult learners 
  • Barriers to learning
  • Overview of current adult education theories and practices
  • Communication skills and group dynamics
  • Roles in the group
  • The role of Adult Educator 
  • Effective Adult Teaching Techniques
  • Transformative learning through art
  • ²Ñ¾±³¦°ù´Ç³Ù±ð²¹³¦³ó¾±²Ô²µâ€‹
  • Distance learning in adult education
  • Online tools for collaboration in interactive adult education projects, EPALE 
  • Educational visit to a local second chance school
  • Educational visit to a local adult education institute
  • Individual support
  • Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session
  • Teambuilding and networking activities
  • City tour or a cultural trip

ºìÌÒÊÓÆµing objectives

  • Improving and expanding the participants’ didactic skills and knowledge.
  • Familiarizing with the innovative adult education theories.
  • Understanding of student centered, emancipatory methods in adult education.
  • Mastering participatory techniques suitable for adult education.
  • Understanding of group dynamics and group roles.
  • Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful implementation of student centered and emancipatory methods in adult education
  • Improving English fluency (official language of the course).
  • Promoting intercultural awareness.
  • Sharing experiences of student centered and emancipatory methods in adult education from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.
  • Strengthening the European collaboration among people involved in adult education in different contexts.
  • Providing insights into different education systems.

Methodology & assessment

We strive to deliver high quality training courses on trending topics in European and global education while considering individual needs of our participants and their schools. Our inspiring trainers are experts in their fields and have international experience in education from almost all EU countries and beyond. Our methodology is based on theoretical input, presentations of examples of good practice as well as demonstrations and experience comparisons and in the most part practical learning by doing approach. Participants will have the opportunity to get to know the theoretical background as well as go through a series of practical exercises and project tasks which will be tried out and reflected upon and evaluated by participants themselves, the trainer and the group throughout the course. After the course, learning outcomes will be recorded on the Europass Mobility Document (if requested by the participants).

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

All the materials will be made available to the participants in digital form upon completion of the course.

Certification details

Certificate includes the topic, dates and location of the course. We can list the record of learning outcomes on the Europass Mobility Document on request of participants.

Pricing, packages and other information

  • Price:
    800
    Euro
  • Course package content:

    The course fee includes tution and materials for the course. Accommodation, meals and transportation are not included and participants are expected to organize and cover for these expenses by themselves. We do not charge anything extra apart from the 800 EUR course fee.

  • Additional information:
    Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
  • Cancellation & changes:

    Free cancellation up to 30 days before the start. After that, the reservation is not refundable. Changes in name and profile of the participant are possible any time before the start of the course. In case of extraordinary circumstances we will offer a free re-schedualing to be used within 6 months. 

  • Additional information:
    The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)
    Other
  • Target audience type:
    Teacher
    Not-for-profit / NGO staff
    Other
  • ºìÌÒÊÓÆµing time:
    25 hours or more

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 26.05.2025 - Ending on 06.06.2025
    Planned
    in

    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 07.07.2025 - Ending on 18.07.2025
    Planned
    in

    Ioannina

    , Greece
  • Starting on 04.08.2025 - Ending on 15.08.2025
    Planned
    in

    Funchal (Madeira)

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 18.08.2025 - Ending on 29.08.2025
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 22.09.2025 - Ending on 03.10.2025
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 13.10.2025 - Ending on 24.10.2025
    Planned
    in

    Ioannina

    , Greece
  • Starting on 27.10.2025 - Ending on 07.11.2025
    Planned
    in

    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 17.11.2025 - Ending on 28.11.2025
    Planned
    in

    Funchal (Madeira)

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 01.12.2025 - Ending on 12.12.2025
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece

Past sessions

  • Starting on 11.03.2024 - Ending on 22.03.2024
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 13.05.2024 - Ending on 24.05.2024
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 27.05.2024 - Ending on 07.06.2024
    Planned
    in

    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 02.09.2024 - Ending on 13.09.2024
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 28.10.2024 - Ending on 08.11.2024
    Planned
    in

    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 02.12.2024 - Ending on 13.12.2024
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece
  • Starting on 13.01.2025 - Ending on 24.01.2025
    Planned
    in

    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 10.03.2025 - Ending on 21.03.2025
    Planned
    in

    Larissa

    , Greece

Provider

You can view this course on the provider's website

More courses by this organiser