Transcript Pro-Skills` background philosophy

The Pro-Skills’ background
theory & philosophy
Pro-Skills’ background philosophy
World rapid change requiring more special
competences
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Global financial crisis
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Large number of vulnerable people at great risk of
inactivity, social exclusion and social benefits’
dependence!
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These people are not unskilled but, because being victims of specific
conditions or entire society, perceive themselves as powerless.
It’s fundamental to offer them the opportunity to work on
and enhance basic skills.
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Empowerment
The aim is to empower and connect people to take active part
in changing conditions in their life.
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Life-skills
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WHO definition: abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that
enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of
everyday life
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important protective factors to help people not to get lost in adversity
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maintaining self-esteem and self-confidence, internal locus of control
and a sense of life purpose as well as social support from family,
friends and community
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may be directed towards personal actions or actions towards
others, as well as towards actions to change the surrounding
environment making it conducive to health
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Life-skills in Lifelong Learning
Life-skills education is based on studies
conducted on the way human grow and learning,
acquisition of knowledge, attitudes, skills
and behave…
It is demonstrated that life-skills programmes
improve learning processes and teaching methods.
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life-skills education
improves self-efficacy
self-efficacy as
self-confidence
towards learning
life-long
learning process
self-efficacy is not
an innate capacity
but it is learnt during life-time,
can increase or be reduced
depending on life-events
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Coping
life-events
Empowerment
empowerment
LIFE-SKILLS
Maintain social
support
SELF-EFFICACY
LIFE-LONG
LEARNING
Learning
EMPOWERMENT
Change
situation
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Life-skills are related to the sense of empowerment
“the process by which people increase control over events
that influence their lives”
SELF-EFFICACY
Self-regulation
Self-efficacy and self-regulation are strictly related
to the possibility to use one’s own competences and resources
and activate life-skills.
On the other hand life-skills are necessary to be able
to face problems and situations and improve self-efficacy.
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The focus on personal key competences to manage life-events also
affects the capacity of organizations, groups with similar interests and
community to influence life-environment and health behaviour.
Pro-Skills’ interest is also in the change of societal structures.
Pro-Skills training of basic skills
in socially disadvantaged adults
aims at promoting an “inclusive” perspective into society.
Pro-Skills’ background philosophy
This specific view of society and human beings makes Pro-Skills concept
based on certain ethical, philosophical and pedagogical aspects.
These views must be communicated to our participants to obtain
legitimacy, as a first step towards learning.
Every human being has the right to decide
about his own process of development and learning.
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These philosophical and ethical principles also
guide Pro-Skills’ methodology and concept of Lifelong Learning.
This coherence can help a change in learning process
and societal structures, not only get people ready for the market.
Our aim with Pro-Skills training is to add value
in life and in health.
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Pro-Skills’ background philosophy
Pro-Skills concept is a piece of work in progress
that needs further development and improvement.
We are aware that it should be integrated
into a wider programme of interventions, enhancing stakeholders'
involvement and social dialogue at different levels
between public services (social and health),
education and training providers
to address the high goal of a more fair and healthy society.
Pro-Skills’ background philosophy
By testing this training proposal,
trainers who want to embrace the Pro-Skills concept and philosophy
could have the opportunity to discuss and reflect
upon their role within the complex learning
and social needs of this changing world.