Bringing Artistry and Motivation into Social Care Work through Capacity Building and Validation of Skills (BAM-SKILLS)
Project coordinator - FEDERATIA ORGANIZATIILOR NEGUVERNAMENTALE PENTRU SERVICII SOCIALE – FONSS (Romania)
Partners:
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ARTIED (Bulgaria)
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VšĮ Edukaciniai projektai (Lithuania)
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SOLUCIONES TECNO-PROFESIONALES CONSULTING (Spain)
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Bianna – Zentrum für Bildung und Kunst (Austria)
BAM-SKILLS overall objective is to improve inclusion and quality of life of people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities by equipping VET providers, social workers, art&labour therapists and other care professionals with new competences and training tools based on cultural prescriptions and adapted arts&craft activities, and by helping them to verify their competences acquired through different educational experiences.
Specific objectives:
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Strengthen the capacity of social carers and professionals, while offering informal carers and unemployed people opportunities to improve skills or enter the social sector through a Training Programme on cultural prescribing and adapted arts & crafts, supported by a VET Educator’s Manual.
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Support social workers, art and labour therapists, and carers in validating their competences through a two-stage piloting of the Training Programme, international training, and national case studies.
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Build a network of trained professionals in each partner country to act as future instructors and promoters of the project approach.
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Raise awareness at national and EU level on the importance of continuous capacity building and competence validation in the social sector.
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Promote interdisciplinary and transnational cooperation to foster innovation in social care, education, and VET services.
Results
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A Training Programme and VET Educator’s Manual for applying cultural prescribing and adapted arts & crafts with people with cognitive or intellectual disabilities.
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A functioning competence verification system, tested through two-stage piloting and supported by an international training event.
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National case studies demonstrating how to validate skills acquired through diverse educational experiences.
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Local promotional teams established in partner countries to sustain and spread the project approach.
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·A series of national webinars and local multiplier events to raise awareness and share project outcomes.