RESULTS
The functional profile describes the tasks, roles and responsibilities of the candidate to become “Disability support moderator for youth with disabilities”. It describes the previous knowledge and educational background as well as needed previous work experience. In addition, the profile is providing the description of the modalities of areas of application as well as the knowledge, skills and competences, which the disability support moderator should acquire.
The training handbook consists of methods, strategies, tips and practices, which can ensure the proper execution of the work of the disability support moderators. The guidance material is based on the Universal design for learning guidelines including the recent strategy of the consortium for inclusion and diversity policies.
Dedicated communication module provides more information about the different groups of disabilities and what potential barriers these people may encounter while making transition between the school graduation and entering higher education institutions. Tips about proper disability etiquette are provided as dedicated guidance on application and usage of digital assistive technologies. Basic videos consisting key words in local Sign language are also provided.
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R4 Blended training of 40 potential disability support moderators
This activity started in October 2024 with recruitment of possible candidates to become youth NGO’s disability support moderators. We have trained 179 candidates as disability support moderators in Portugal, Bulgaria, Spain and Turkiye. We have organised a blended training scheme lasting 3 months. At the end of the training process, an assessment of the obtained knowledge was conducted via dedicated form. The assessment process is based on the principles for validation of learning outcomes acquired during non-formal training process. This process was observed by representative of the local partner, who made the final observation by dedicated score ranking.
A Moodle based e-learning portal is produced as part of the project website. It facilitates the blended training process and it provides a secure environment for access to the project deliverables. Pilot implementation trainings via online and physical workshops started from October 2024. In this process we have trained 179 disability support moderators for youth with disabilities in Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria and Turkiye. Provision of supervision was provided by trainers with background in the field of disability, inclusion, inclusive education, sign language interpretation, psychology. This is an individual follow-up activity, where each partner have monitored and supervised the applicability and usefulness of the produced training materials to ensure where needed an additional support will be provided.
The training resources are also available via Mobile application (please first download from Google play the Moodle app) via following QR code:
This result includes the following activities, evidences from which are uploaded on the title page of the project website:
– Organisation of physical and online meetings with project stakeholders
– Presentations that will reach the society reaction on project results;
– Discussions during information sessions (workshops, seminars, peer reviews);
– Discussions with other NGOs and educational institutions
– Production and circulation of informative materials – project leaflet (EN, PT, BG, ES, TR), project poster (PT, BG, ES & TR), project logo
– Visibility in the social media – pages in Facebook, SlideShare, YouTube
– Organisation of round tables and focus group presentations (on annual base) to convince the other NGOs to train disability support moderators by presenting the benefits and strengths and the impact that they have reached during this project.
– Regular organisation of meetings with representatives by the regional educational directorates and relevant departments at the Ministry of education and youth as well as the representatives by the educational committees at the national Parliaments responsible for the decision-making to support the implementation of successful inclusive learning practices in HEI via policy inclusion of the functional profile of the Disability support moderator and where possible to seek for their governmental support via operational programmes and funds.
– Sending informative letters and presentation of the project deliverables and results from the piloting to organisations such as: Superior Technical Professional Course of Accompaniment of Children and Youngsters; Scientific Review Board of the International Dyslexia Association; Center for Research in Basic Education (CIEB), EURLYAID, GAT, SIPOSIO, POLIBEA, Secretary of State for Social Services and Secretary General of the Royal Board of Trustees on Disability.
All information about realised dissemination activities is available in section “NEWS” of this website.