CfA: International Workshop on education, Iasi/Romania, 15 – 21.11.2009

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NGO FORMARE STUDIA has the pleasure to invite you to the International Workshop on "Implementing quality management for better education" 15 - 21 November 2009 IASI, ROMANIA

Purpose: Responding to the objectives of the Grundtving Programme of the EC, DG Education and Culture, Lifelong Learning Programme, the workshop aims at:

- Promoting European co-operation in the field of quality management in education and disseminating information about quality management in education in target countries.

- Improving knowledge with regard to quality management in education by discovering the situation in target countries, allowing the creation of networks among adults and increasing their chances to play a more active role and to work for the development of better education in their societies.

- Developing a guide with the main features of quality management in education

- Helping to provide the adults participating in the program with opportunity to improve their knowledge and competences in the field of quality management in education and foster an intercultural learning process.

- Identifying the causes and the solutions to failure in education, school dropping and various educational challenges in the European countries;

- Creating a network of organisations interested in quality management in order to create future partnerships and give to the adults an opportunity to meet and learn, participate in non-formal learning activities, improve adult's competences in specialized areas and enhance employability

Target Group:

- People who are or aren't involved in formal education and would like to learn more about quality in education through non-formal learning methods and exchanges of experiences;

- People interested in the field of quality management in education and in developing education activities and who need to improve their competences in the field, who lack the know-how and would like to learn more in order to implement better education of their communities

- People involved in adult education, interested in educational issues;

- People involved in organizations offering adult education;

-People working with learners with special needs, trainers, educational guides or counsellors.

10 participants will be selected from the following countries: UK, Hungary, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, France, Germany. In addition, participants from the host country, Romania, are also welcomed to apply and participate, but they cannot receive financial support.

Language:
= The working language is English. The participants are expected to be able to work in English
= Please note that prior to the arrival, each participant will have to send a presentation, small project in preparation of the seminar, in the working language of the workshop.

Themes of discussion:

- the concept of quality management systems and its application to education
- principles of quality management
- the phenomenon of school abandon and ways of fighting it
- improving quality of education and its impact on encouraging learning
- identification of solutions in order to answer to standards exigencies in education
- motivating the teaching staff to improve their own abilities and the organization' s efficiency through quality management
- quality management systems benefits in satisfying social necessities and preventing social problems and failure in education
- comparative programs contributing to improve quality of education
- motivating and involving people to continue their education
- comparing quality management systems of participants' organisations

We expect you to participate in the whole training! We also expect you, upon your return home, to share the knowledge gained with at least 5 other people through of an informal meeting

Workshop Expenses : A participation fee of 20 euro is required upon arrival.
Accommodation and food is provided by the organisers. Please note that the travel expenses from your departure city to Iasi, will be reimbursed within the limit of 398 EUR based on the least expensive airfare.

Application deadline: 25 September 2009
Please send the application form duly completed and signed to each of the following:
- Formare Studia € ¦’¶ scanned by email: formarestudia@ gmail.com
- by post : 8A Martha Str. Iasi, 700374, Romania.
- the Grundtvig National Agency in your country( please check the related website)
- the Grundtvig National Agency from Romania : ANPCDEFP, Calea Serban Voda, nr 133, et 3, sector 4,zip code 040205, Bucharest, Romania

Failure to send to one of the above mentioned bodies will result in the annulment of your application.

Early application in encouraged.
Details about the organizer of this workshop:
The NGO "Formare Studia" Association was founded in October 2007 with the purpose to support the persons with special needs in education, encouraging lifelong learning and supplying professional training programs. The organisation aims at supporting people with special needs in gaining access to education and integrates better in the society, motivating young people and adults to involve in learning activities, volunteer activities in order to gain knowledge, help the community and gain new skills.

Until now it has the authorisation from the Romanian Ministry of Education to organize the following specialisation courses: Auditor of the Quality, Trainer, Professional Competences Evaluator; Mentor. The courses have generally duration of 68 hours and the participants to these courses receive a certificate recognized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour and Family.

For any other information or details please contact us at: formarestudia@ gmail.com
application form in group file database or email formarestudia@ gmail.com

We look forward to meeting you!