Transfer of good German practices for vocational education and training of youth in disadvantage in Bulgaria ПРОЕКТ BG051PO C001 „Иновативни подходи за идентифициране и отговаряне на потребности от професионално обучение на младежи в неравностойно положение” Проектът се осъществява с финансовата подкрепа на Оперативна програма „Развитие на човешките ресурси” съфинансирано от Европейския социален фонд на Европейския съюз Project BG051PO C001

7 practices were chosen: 4 adopting theatre as main pedagogical method; 1 focused on people, working in SME and put in disadvantage with regard to further qualification; 1 adopting the method of “Personal Future Planning” as main pedagogical method to help young people in disadvantage; 1 focused on training on key qualifications (dealing with conflict situations, communication and interaction)

Reasons for these particular practices to be chosen: Innovative pedagogical approaches used; Successful results achieved by using these practices in Germany; Adaptable and applicable in the Bulgarian socio-economic and cultural environment; Highly evaluated by the Bulgarian target groups (on the workshops, held with representatives of the target groups)

The adaptation concept To give enough information about each practice, so the target groups in Bulgaria to be able to further adapt it for their own needs; Make changes in the practices in terms of making them appropriate and applicable in the Bulgarian socio-economic and cultural environment; Give specific and particular steps of implementation for each practice; Describe the expected educational results in terms of knowledge and skills, which the young people in disadvantage should acquire after completing a course. ПРОЕКТ BG051PO C001

The structure of the educational programs Learner’s profile; General description of the program; Learning hours; Aims of the educational process; Prerequisites for the implementation of the program; Detailed description of the program (themes and hours); Pedagogical and teaching methods used; Independent work of the learner; Evaluation methods; Results, expected upon completion of the program. ПРОЕКТ BG051PO C001

Practice: Talents - aiming at forming a better self and possibilities to form decisions and act accordingly Approaches used: personal future planning Practical steps: group meetings; investigation of business operations; discussion workshop. How was it adapted: Broadening the scope of target groups (originally only young women with learning difficulties); This lead to adapting the learning content and aims of the program; Extending the period of the program, because more practical steps in investigating business operations were added (more types of jobs to be analyzed); Evaluation techniques included at each stage of the program.

Practice: Kukuk – key qualifications for people with learning disabilities Approaches used: teaching methods focused on learner’s self control; practical orientation of educational materials and learning tasks. Practical steps: seminars; individual tasks assigned to each learner; testing of what was learned in a real work environment. How was it adapted: Limiting the possibilities for self control of the education process from the learner (due to not that many resources available in Bulgaria: individual consultants for every learner, possibilities of blended learning and availability of trainers); Evaluation techniques included at each stage of the program (originally the learner chose what his/her evaluation should include) Adding necessary prerequisites for implementation of the program: contact with employers prior to the start of the program, who would take the learner for a real working experience for some time and allow the adopted knowledge and skills to be tested on a later stage).

Practice: LOEWE – support for people in disadvantage, working in SMEs Approaches used: training of elderly workers, women and migrants according to their personal training needs Practical steps: further qualifying such workers by enrolling them in already existing qualification courses. How was it adapted: Broadening the scope of training (originally the program focuses on building and management of value chains only); Adding necessary prerequisites for implementation of the program: setting criteria for VET provider to be chosen. Making time for implementation of the program more flexible (the courses chosen are focused on each learner’s individual needs and the time for passing the courses is different for each learner)

Practice: TAS – theatre approach for labor market integration Approaches used: theatrical pedagogical approaches Practical steps: consultations for choosing a job; individual professional orientation; practice. How was it adapted: Evaluation techniques included at each stage of the program; Adding necessary prerequisites for implementation of the program: preliminary contact with employers on behalf of the VET provider and building a databases of possible employers for the young people to contact, when they reach the stage of practice.

Practice: InVia – theatre approach for language learning for migrants Approaches used: theatrical pedagogical approaches. Practical steps: language classes are focused on learning the particular theatrical play in the language learned. How was it adapted: Adding possibilities for choosing different theatrical plays (originally only classical ones). Broadening the scope of the learners’ individual work – they are supposed to work in groups and write texts themselves, develop musical or dance pieces.

Practice: RAMP – theatre approach for dealing with aggressive behavior Approaches used: theatrical pedagogical approaches. Practical steps: development and presentation of a theatrical play. How was it adapted: Broadening the scope of target groups (not only school students, but also young people outside the school system – older in age); Adding possibilities for using forum theatre; Evaluation techniques included at each stage of the program (in terms of assessment of the learner’s problematic behavior);

Practice: JobAct® – theatre approach for the integration of young people in disadvantage on the labor market Approaches used: theatrical pedagogical approaches. Practical steps:1.development of the theatrical play from the idea to the premiere;2. working practice. How was it adapted: No specific adaptation done. All steps of the practice were considered applicable and susceptible for implementation in the BG practice as they are.

Thank you for your attention. Foundation for development of the cultural and business potential of civil society (02) ; ПРОЕКТ BG051PO C001 „Иновативни подходи за идентифициране и отговаряне на потребности от професионално обучение на младежи в неравностойно положение” Проектът се осъществява с финансовата подкрепа на Оперативна програма „Развитие на човешките ресурси” съфинансирано от Европейския социален фонд на Европейския съюз ПРОЕКТ BG051PO C001