Ge t tSe t t in Estonia Sirje Pree Kai Rannastu
Jan 18, 2016
GettSett in EstoniaGettSett in Estonia
Sirje Pree
Kai Rannastu
Who is who?
• KAK as a regional training centre, there are many adults among the students (10% + courses
• Kai Rannastu – teacher of social work, social pedagogue
• Sirje Pree – teacher of psychology, psychologist, counsellor (inc. vocational expert)
• Experiences with:– job search training– in-work training of adults – counselling (people of different age)– putting together and using e-learning materials
Project period
• 2007 2009– Fast changes on the labour market (needs etc)
• 2007 – up face of economy, • 2009 – down face (so called MASU)
– 2009 – Massive adults comeback to the school
• Young people always have difficulties entering the labour market lack of experiences, the theory centred educational system (Friskie)
• The adults do have some experiences, but their flexibility to adjust with changes is smaller (GetSet)
Our goal
• To create an interactive learning material, which could be used– By adults independently (help-yourself method) – At the training of how to find a job as a help material
(binded with computer studies)– But also by counselling (individual, in groups)
• To teach how to manage in life the changing of self-esteem the entry to the labour market the improvement of life quality
The beginning
• Friskie's material expertise– Teachers/ tutors/ advisers who had experiences with
these groups (6 persons – experts)
• Target groups:– Adult learners – small enterprise, social care, ITC skills,
handicraftsmen/artisans
– Adults with learning disability (people we get from governmental social services)
– Adults from coping skills courses
– Young learners (age 17-25) with learning disabilities from KAK
What did we achieve or the results?
• Workbook to use on paper– Theme 1 – Work and training
– Theme 2 – Useful steps forward
• We have tried different worksheets on paper version (individually)
• Opportunities to co-operate with the community have broadened
• Interest has been generated (unemployment fund, local
government)
Riffs
• Ensuring the interactivity of the material – so that it's up-to -date, interesting, easy to use (development is fast!)
• The computer based version has not been tried out yet expects a different method by instructing
• The materials are situated in a server in Finland, on a Finnish address hard to find on a search engine
• Cultural differences are surprisingly big– Counselling process– The role of a counsellor– The capacity of independent work– Technical skills
What next?
• Training– Conference+ seminar
• Estonian computer based version is about to get done
• The use by students of KAK (100 students) and hearers
• The planning of new co-operational projects
THANK YOU!
Thank you!Thank you!