About the project

VET trainers involved into the Italian refugees system are facing diverse learning styles and behavior of people with different cultural background and psychological meaning related to the refugees experiences, seems to differ between countries: it requires the adaptation of the teaching behavior as well as the integration of innovative methods (such as informal, collaborative) that can foster a learner center approach and continuity in learning.
In addition, they are involved in a deeply differentiate delivery organization in terms of curricula, tools and programs employed in each local area. A common framework is absent in Italy both at the national and local level in terms of tools, competences, and so on. With this regard, Deeper takes into account two issues: a common need for designing a learner center and innovative training programs for refugees according to the diverse learning schemas; an heterogeneous situation of delivery models and training programs. Deeper aims to address the rising need for innovative (taking into account potential of informal, learner centered, behavioral learning) and common framework training (tools & programs as well as trainers community) which fulfill the requirements of refugees learning needs, styles and integration processes.

DEEPER project is intended to design an integrate and EU-based innovative program for refugees through: research activities carried on by a transnational group to ensure a common and wider view of framework and related issues, as well as to share competences and experiences; transfer of innovative methodologies, results and practices; implementation and evaluation in the national context to better monitor all variables (pedagogical, organizational, cultural) involved in setting an effective training program. Consortium is made up of experienced partners coming from institutions(CIR; CIRE and local adm), ONG (CREA) and training and research (Dida, LComm, INCOMA). Other partners are involved in the dissemination phase in order to enhance the results. Associated Partners will sustain pilot in other local area (Caserta) and assure project' valorization and sustainability (ANCI).
Results will improve trainers teaching skills, tools and practices. Building and promoting the trainers network will allow to enhance, in the long-run, continuous upgrading of competences and services delivery schema. On institutional level, the local adm. and the system for refugees as a whole, will improve knowledge and quality of services. Learners-refugees will benefit from the project results in terms of improved training programs, that take into account the diversity of cultural, cognitive and motivational learning schema, also valorizing informal learning schema. Decision makers and experts will benefit by getting insight into learning behaviors diversity and, finally, VET sector will benefit on competence development and on increased quality and attractiveness of institutions on cross cultural issues.