1. FINDINGS ON LIFE 2

2. MEANS OF DELIVERY Training Needs Main need: curricular areas driving development of cross skills self respect self respect resilience resilience self confidence self confidence autonomy autonomy leadership leadership problem solving problem solving decision making decision making critical thinking and creativity critical thinking and creativity risk assessment and management risk assessment and management time and stress management time and stress management

3. Training Needs Other less mentioned cross skills Use of foreign languageUse of foreign language ICTICT LiteracyLiteracy

4. All target groups emphasized the importance of Interpersonal, Learn to Learn, Communication and Entrepreneurship Skills. Some skills are more related with attitudes, others with behaviours Employers and Org. supporting Disadvantaged People also stress importance of ITC-Use of Foreign languages - Literacy Orgdisadvantaged Org. supporting disadvantaged consider that this group deal hardly with frustration and give up easily at the first obstacle – “I don’t like it”, that’s the excuse. They need different approaches N umeracy was mentioned by one group N umeracy was mentioned by one group Training Needs

5. MEANS OF DELIVERY Involve local authorities in entrepreneurial initiatives, thus adapting the pack of skills to local needs (e.g. creativity in a textile region has a different expression from a wine region) Enhance connections between schools and business world. We learn: through doing, through doing, side-by-side with those who have experienceside-by-side with those who have experience and when we are well succeededand when we are well succeeded Increase internships opportunities and coached work experiences sooner ( confidence and self esteem)

6. MEANS OF DELIVERY Use new techniques/strategies, such as visualization Improve learning methods of languages, giving conversation the leading role Insert actuality in Literacy – issues linked to the students reality students reality

7. Final thought Irrespective of how final kit will look like, we have to take into consideration that it also: Will necessarily enhance personnel development process Should drive a new educational Culture – life skill’s role must be upgraded to a level similar to traditional disciplines Must help educational institutions to adapt to change and labour market requirements