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brussels, 27-29 oct 2008

Greta

• Group of Educational EsTAblisments (since 1975)

• Public - Ministry of Education• Adult education and training (>16)• 21 training sites (in the “Velay” area)• 35 trainers• Network of 300 consultants, part-time trainers• Certification : ISO 9001:2000, APP• A network in France (258)

activities

• Adult continuous training • Variety of training supply (target & training paths)

– SME, individuals, groups– Preparation to exams– Occupational training– Vocational trainings– 300 000 training hours /year

• Consulting, research & development activities– Companies– Local, regional, national & European – International

Greta du Velay

Dépt. CRIDenis AboulinPierre L. CarrolaggiJérôme CombazCéline GibertLaurent GouteyronNathalie Lardon

IT for education & training• tailor-made solutions• selection and integration of tools• focus on open source tools ( accessibility)• emphasis on the use of ICT for all• examples

– methods: e-learning for e-inclusion charter– services: network of ODL centers– research: Diogene (IST)– advice and consulting– elaboration of training tool: Citim– service: Guidemploi

intercultural experience

• language training

• French language and culture

• management of groups with diversity

• localisation of training material

• EU involvement

EU experience with migrants

• AITO [language teaching in context]

• Citim [http://citim.velay.greta.fr]

• Epitome [http://epitome.eu.com]

• CA-ME [care for minority elders]

• M2M, from migration to management

• Wikim [http//wikim.eu]

interculturality

• participants

• group / trainers

• group / trainers / organisation

• group / trainers / organisation / environment

interculturality

• diversity management

• intercultural dialogue

• training in / training for / training with

“intercultural creative approach to training”

fundamentals of interculturality

• stereotypes

• ethnocentrism

• prejudices

• aculturation

• spatial and temporal representations

• management of muticultural teams

• etc.

cultural dimensions• relation to life• eating habits• sports & games• economic & financial

systems• communication• transportation systems• the body• sciences• living species• political & judicial systems• family structure• relation to material

• housing• space• time• knowing, thinking, learning• societies & beliefs• digital systems• expressing feelings• activities• the five senses• the role of men & women• objects• clothing• arts

methods

• conceptual map• words

– what knowledge do I associate?– which practices?– which opinions, ideologies?– do culture(s) influence its meaning?– what story may I link with the meaning?

• list of questions