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Third-party on-site course

Diversity in Education -Developing Intercultural and Communication Skills

Internationalisation covers a wide range of contexts: receiving and sending students from abroad, teacher exchange programmes, international projects, as well as dealing with cultural diversity in the home classroom. This course is aimed at teachers and educators who would like to gain a better understanding of and develop skills for working with diversity in a range of educational contexts.

14.01.2025
Next upcoming session:
12.05.2025 - 16.05.2025
Malta , Malta , St.Julian's
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Description

  1. Inputs about culture and intercultural competences, including soft skillspractice activities, including discussion, role plays and decision-making activities,
  2. To explore the topics and develop skills
  3. A final activity in which the course participants will present their plans for integrating the course content into their organisations

During this intensive practical course you will cover the following areas:

  • Exploring the scope of diversity in education and the challenges of working with migrants and refugees
  • Defining culture and developing intercultural competences with reference to working with migrants and refugees
  • Exploring the link between culture and communication
  • Exploring and developing soft skills, especially communication for the multicultural classroom
  • Case studies to explore solutions to issues affecting diversity
  • Preparing and practising presentations to show how to integrate the insights from the training into your institution

Learning is practical and task-based, involving both individual and group work, with practical feedback on your communication.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course participants will:

· Gain a better understanding of the challenges of working with diversity in education

· Develop an awareness of culture and its impact on behaviour, especially communication

· Develop  skills and competences for working with culturally diverse groups

· Gain an understanding of coping with diverse abilities

· Explore solutions to the challenges of working with migrants and refugees

· Gain knowledge of how to deal with different personalities

· Develop a plan for integrating intercultural training into their institutions and classrooms

· Develop fluency and practise expressing  oneself more confidently in English.

 

Methodology & assessment

This course has three main components: inputs about culture and intercultural competences, including soft skills
practice activities, including discussion, role plays and decision-­‐making activities, to explore the topics and develop skills
a final activity in which the course participants will present their plans for integrating the course content into their organisations


Follow Up
The course will end with an evaluation session where participants will be asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course and its usefulness to them

They will also be encouraged to develop their own Personal Development Action Plan at the end of the course

Certification details

At the end of the course a signed certificate is handed confirming participation on this course  and presenting an overview of all modules carried out during the course. Each certificate will also state exact training days and number of hours on which each trainee has participated.

Pricing, packages and other information

  • Price:
    400
    Euro

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
    Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
    Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)
  • Target audience type:
    School Psychologist
    Teacher Educator
    Not-for-profit / NGO staff
  • Learning time:
    20-25 hours

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 12.05.2025 - Ending on 16.05.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 16.06.2025 - Ending on 20.06.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 21.07.2025 - Ending on 25.07.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 18.08.2025 - Ending on 22.08.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 06.10.2025 - Ending on 10.10.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 10.11.2025 - Ending on 14.11.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta

Past sessions

  • Starting on 12.02.2024 - Ending on 16.02.2024
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 15.04.2024 - Ending on 19.04.2024
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 20.05.2024 - Ending on 24.05.2024
    Planned
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 17.06.2024 - Ending on 21.06.2024
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 22.07.2024 - Ending on 26.07.2024
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 11.11.2024 - Ending on 15.11.2024
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 17.02.2025 - Ending on 21.02.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta
  • Starting on 21.04.2025 - Ending on 25.04.2025
    Confirmed
    in

    St.Julian's

    , Malta

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