The changes in attitudes, rights and European policy towards disabled people have brought about a paradigmatic change in the work: from medical care to personal and social support. This change in occupational and professional profile requires the development of new skills, like personal and social-communicative competence, as well as flexibility and creativity in interpersonal relations.

The project aims at introducing a new vocational training model for the educational sector and the health and social sector - the threefold approach. This model combines and supplements the traditional dual system of theory and practice with art subjects and exercises.

A European curriculum for teachers/trainers, artists and tutors, based on this methodology will be developed and implemented in a test phase. The results of the project will be a research report and the founding of a European institute for the program to be continued after the project's end.

The multi-actor partnership of 28 partners comprises: Seminars/vocational training providers, training organisations, SME's (small and medium sized enterprises), associations of companies, a research institute, a university, a trade union organisation and parents' organisations. The partners come from 13 European countries: The Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and United Kingdom. 3 organisations from Russia and Switzerland participate as "silent" partners.

Duration

Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2007

Project Promoters

ECCE(European Co-operation in anthroposophical Curative Education and Social Therapy) in cooperation with the Training Group of the Curative Education and Social Therapy Council, Medical Section, Goetheanum

Co-ordinating organisation