Paideia’s adult education workshops are designed as practical learning interventions for adults of different ages, social backgrounds and educational paths. Their shared aim is to strengthen basic skills, social and digital inclusion, personal development and access to learning opportunities that respond to the real needs of everyday, social and professional life.
All workshops follow the principles of adult education, with experiential and practical methods adapted to the needs of each group. On completion of each workshop, a certificate of attendance is provided, which requires participation in at least eighty percent of the sessions and states the theme, the duration and the main learning units.
OVERVIEW
The workshop supports adults seeking a clearer direction in their professional path, at a time when looking for and competing for a job increasingly passes through digital channels. Rather than treating career management as a fixed set of techniques, it approaches it as an ongoing ability that an adult cultivates and draws on throughout their working life.
DURATION
16 hours, in 4 sessions of 4 hours.
CERTIFICATE
A certificate of attendance is awarded, provided the participant takes part in at least eighty percent of the sessions.
NEED ADDRESSED
Access to organised career guidance remains uneven. Outside large urban centres, and for those who are beyond educational or employment structures, such support is rare or absent. Meanwhile, the move of job search into digital environments has added a new barrier, since it presupposes skills that many adults never had the chance to develop. The result is that capable workers are unable to present their value in terms the modern market recognises.
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The central aim is to strengthen the autonomy of the participant. The workshop does not merely set out to produce a CV, but to give the adult the method and the confidence to manage their own path beyond the end of the programme.
WHO IS IT FOR
The workshop is addressed to adults who face substantial barriers in managing their careers. Among them are the long-term unemployed who have drifted from the demands of the market and people returning to work after a prolonged absence for reasons of care. It is of particular interest to older adults who struggle with the digitalisation of recruitment, as well as to workers with significant practical experience but limited formal qualifications, who have no way of documenting what they already know.
KEY LEARNING UNITS
• Mapping skills, interests and experience, both formal and informal
• Setting realistic professional goals
• Writing a CV and cover letter
• Job search in digital environments and professional networks
• Preparing for the selection interview
• Professional communication and networking
• Managing the stress and uncertainty of transition
• Preparing a personal professional development plan
TRAINING METHOLOGY
The approach is experiential and oriented towards practice, as befits adult education. Participants work with self-assessment tools, analyse real examples, take part in interview simulations and work on their own material. Group discussion plays a complementary role, while the individual action plan ensures that learning connects with each person’s real situation.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completing the programme, the participant has a complete CV, adapted to a specific professional goal, and a realistic plan for their next steps. They have practised the preparation and conduct of an interview and have become familiar with the digital media and professional networks that today determine access to employment.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is formative and embedded in the flow of the workshop, without grading. Progress is followed through the exercises, the simulations and feedback on each participant’s own material. The CV and the personal plan that take shape during the workshop offer a concrete indication of progress. At the close, participants’ self-assessment and a short satisfaction questionnaire feed into the design of future cycles.
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