<< Objectives >>The main objectives of this project are to; fill in the knowledge gap, enhance the competence and motivation of psychologyprofessionals in the field of disability - both objectives will feed into the ultimate aim which is that of improving the quality oflife and life skills of adults with disability, being the service users of Agenzija Sapport.<< Implementation >>1. Creation and accreditation of training2. Delivery of Training3. Management of the Project<< Results >>The immediate results will be the creation and delivery of a niche and accredited training programme relating to psychotherapy and disability which will be well documented so that it may be transferable throughout Europe. At least 20 professionals in Malta accredited in this specialised training. It is envisaged that the project will run according to schedule and up to the standards envisaged by the partners

"<< Background >>The project topic is hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults. We understand simultaneous hybrid learning as an educational model where some students attend class in-person, while others join the class virtually from home. The need for the present project appeared during the pandemic time since spring 2020. Most of the teachers and adult educators in the world faced the challenges to transfer the learning online, but later it appeared that even if we are able to work with our groups offline, there is always a risk that some participants can't join due to their illness, geographical obstacles or other reasons. It means that we have to find effective solutions for hybrid learning. This task is especially difficult if we work with disadvantaged learners.<< Objectives >>The partnership is looking for successful solutions of hybrid learning in order to help disadvantaged adults to learn, support inclusion and improve the availability of high quality learning opportunities. We see that the world will never be the same again and hybrid learning should be available for all people whereever they live and whatever special need they have. Improvement of the adult educators' competences will support the learners in achieving better learning results. The project team develops supportive materials for organisation of hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults and their implementation will make adult education at least in participating regions more inclusive and equal. In the project we focus specifically on the people with intellectual disabilities, immigrants and learners in rural areas. This choice is connected with the target groups we work with. In local and international partnership we are planning to develop a toolkit including methods and tools, which will support the learners in hybrid environments; a training programme and a e-learning self-study course for the adult educators.<< Implementation >>In order to reach the expected results of the project the partnership has planned the following activities described in chronological and logical sequence:- Online kick-off meeting- Learning programme in Estonia -Piloting of the toolkit with disadvantaged adult learners in the project partners’ countries- Learning programme in Malta- Piloting of the training programme on hybrid learning in the project partners’ countries- Learning programme in Spain -Local development work on the e-course- Piloting of the e-course in the project partners’ countries- Finalizing the intellectual outputs and preparing for the final project meeting and multiplier event in Turkey- Final project meeting in Turkey- Hybrid multiplier event in Turkey- Evaluation of the project and its results, finalizing and submitting the report.Three intellectual outputs of the project are interconnected and constitute the package of resources addressed to the educators and aimed at enhancing learning of disadvantaged adults in a hybrid way.Our methodology is based on the principles and values of andragogy, Paulo Freire's dialogic pedagogy, theories of self-directed and transformative learning.<< Results >>The project expected results are the following:1. One-week training in Estonia for the adult educators on the topic of ""Hybrid learning"". The participants will find out how to organise and lead hybrid learning effectively (each partner sends 2 participants to Estonia and 2 participants from each country work with us online). This form gives us a chance not only to learn how to teach in a hybrid way, but go through this experience together. During that week we also discuss which of the presented methods and tools can be used with our target groups.2. Two international learning programmes in Malta and Spain for the project participants, so that they could learn together and develop the intellectual outputs in a team.3. One hybrid multiplying event in Turkey in order to disseminate the project intellectual outputs (at least 100 participants offline and online).4. At least 15 adult educators took part in the project mobilities and developed their competence in organisation of hybrid learning including hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults.5. At least 20 adult educators took part in the project learning activities online and developed their competence in organisation of hybrid learning including hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults (12 of them during the learning programme in Estonia and the rest in other programmes optionally).6. At least 40 adult educators from the partner countries took part in piloting of the training programme on hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults and developed their competence in the topic.7. At least 20 adult educators tested the self-study e-learning course on hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults and developed their competence in the topic.8. At least 90 adult learners from disadvantaged background who took part in testing the toolkit for hybrid learning.The project intellectual outputs are:1. Toolkit of methods to use in hybrid learning for disadvantaged adults2. Training programme on hybrid learning of disadvantaged adults for adult educators3. E-learning course for adult educators on organising in hybrid learning of disadvantaged adultsNew training programme, toolkit and e-course offered to other educational providers working with disadvantaged people together with support for developing hybrid learning opportunities. At present hybrid learning opportunities have mainly been applied in higher education. The outputs developed in our project with certain adjustment could be applied in vocational, general and adult education."

<< Objectives >>The project aims to build a Europe-wide network of inclusion practitioners, called the International Forum of Inclusion Practitioners – Europe (IFIP Europe), strengthening teachers’ and school leaders’ capacities to better respond to the increased diversity of inclusion challenges of our times, contributing to building more equitable education systems Europe-wide that meet the needs of every child.<< Implementation >>The project will set up a learning platform on inclusive practices in education with open-source access to any inclusion practitioner in Europe. The platform will host a variety of practical tools, learning resources, and spaces to engage in collaborative dialogue, learning, and peer-support activities among teachers and school leaders, eventually contributing to a change in mindsets on inclusion and increased competencies in responding to the growing diversity of Europe's student community.<< Results >>The project will enhance the European dimension and internationalisation of teachers’ professional development in the field of inclusion in education, through innovative and practical collaboration with peer practitioners in other European countries. The project will also address the key priorities of the European Union from the perspective of teachers’ professional development, such as learning in the digital world, equity and inclusion, and sustainability.