Common Paths

About this project

<p>"Common Paths" is a vocational education project involving interdisciplinary vocational education of teachers and teaching staff from the Podlasie Voivodship who have professional contact with students from particularly vulnerable groups. Among these groups, the phenomenon of exposure to exclusion and marginalization is often observed, and it is particularly intense among indigenous national and ethnic minorities [NEM] (Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Lithuanian, Romani), economic migrants from Belarus and Ukraine (in the first and second generation) and refugees (mainly from Chechnya, Ukraine and Kosovo).</p> <p>As part of the project there will be implemented mobilities in Podlasie region as well as interregional, and a study visit to Norway. The substantive program will be based on cross-cultural issues supplemented with aspects of psychology and special education. The main idea is "learning through life" and the sentence "travels educate", therefore the mobility will take place outside the regions of work and residence of the participants so that they can draw as many program solutions from other regions with a similar social structure</p> <p>The aim of the project is to increase the professional competences of teaching staff through training, workshops and study visits for increasing sensitivity to other cultural codes, social and religious sensitivity, and taking actions for social inclusion.</p> <p>300 participants will take part in the project. Enrollment will be conducted on dedicated internet platform and the target group will consist of teachers and teaching staff from schools, and care and educational centers in the Podlasie Voivodship.</p> <p>The project management methodology is Project Management Institute (PMI) and extensive questionnaires will be conducted for evaluation purposes.</p> <p>The project will result in increasing the professional competences of the participants and developing a vocational training program. Implementation in other regions will be a long-term benefit.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Cooperation with institutions from Donor States has brought numerous benefits to the "Common Paths" project. The inclusion of partners from these countries allowed for the transfer of knowledge and experience. Thanks to our cooperation, we were able to use modern and proven methods and technologies used by our foreign partners, which improved the quality of the activities carried out. Bilateral cooperation under the "Common Paths" project has led to many positive effects. Joint educational activities, workshops and seminars contributed to increasing ecological and cultural awareness among project participants. Partners exchanged knowledge on best practices in heritage protection and sustainable development. Bilateral cooperation resulted in the establishment of lasting relations between institutions. The partners plan to continue cooperation in the future, implementing further projects of a similar nature.

Project partners

• Perfect Connection ANS Donor project partner· Norway
• Municipality of Suprasl Project partner· Poland
• Podlasie Minority Forum Project partner· Poland