Grundtvig Learning Partnership Nr. LLP-GRU-MP-2013-LT Improving Participation in Adult Education Mentoring and interactive methods to overcome barriers for participating in adult education

SITUATIONAL BARRIERS I Stepping back into education needs adapting Language barrier of immigrants Lack of basic skills (illiteracy, innumeracy) Intensity of learning must be high No belief in impact

SITUATIONAL BARRIERS II No time for AE Lack of care for children Dependant relatives Difficulties in prioritizing Lack of support Risk of losing the breadwinning job while attending the AE course

FINANCIAL BARRIERS Lack of financial means / funding No technical support Difficulties in prioritizing

OTHER BARRIERS Drug abuse Health problems Other addictions

These barriers may be addressed by MENTORING

What is mentoring Developmental relationship between more experienced and less experienced partners. Partnership between two people normally working in a similar field or sharing similar experiences. Powerful personal development and empowerment tool. Helpful relationship based upon mutual trust and respect.

What does mentor do? Listens patiently and actively; Inspires trust; Respects the other; Gives advice without dictating actions; Encourages independence while offering support at the same time; Offers constructive criticism as well as compliments; Is sincere, open and honest; Is a guide, both through actions and words; Is empathic; Establishes and respects confidentiality.

Mentor abilities Organizational skills Communication skills Guiding skills Creativity

Examples of mentor training tools Leonardo Da Vinci Transfer of Innovation project MentorT: Mentor training for learning support assistants an apprentices Ref. No.: TR1-LEO

Language barrier of immigrants The Circle Communication rules are different. Deprived of most common communication form.

No time for Adult Education Details Focused on: The importance of the details Objective: To understand how much we do without realizing it Description: Participant needs to describe one action (i.e. driving to work; walking a dog) in detail. Participant needs to start from getting up from a chair and describe every small step he / she does.

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