Southern Regional College, as part of a newly formed partnership, hosted the first meeting of an EU funded Grundtvig project to share experience language teaching to migrants .
As part of the "Learning for Living" project, partners from Cumbernauld College (Scotland), the Italian Language School, University of Palermo (Italy) and Helsinki Diakonia College (Finland) gathered at the Portadown Campus of SRC to share their experiences and develop working relationships.Organised by SRC's External Funding Unit, staff shared their experiences of providing English language education to the migrant community at the College, in the community and to local businesses.
As part of the two-year partnership, both staff and student representatives from SRC will visit the partners' respective institutes in Sicily, Glasgow and Helsinki. The partnership has been funded as part of the European Commission's Life Long Learning Programme.
According to the European Commission, "Grundtvig aims to provide adults with more ways to improve their knowledge and skills, facilitate their personal development and boost their employment prospects. It also helps to tackle problems associated with Europe's ageing population.
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Back L-R:
Peter Hughes, Workforce Development Manager (Cumbernauld College); Carolyn Davison, Head for Schools for General Studies and Applied Sciences (SRC); Robert Allan, Depute Head of Faculty for Care & Education (Cumbernauld College); Diana Farrelly, External Funding Manager (SRC); Andrew Porterfield, ESOL and partnership coordinator (SRC)
Front L-R:
Yvonne Lassenius, International Coordinator (Helsinki Diakonia College); Adele Pellitteri, International Projects Assistant, Teacher and Trainer (Italian Language School); Tindara Ignazzitto, International Projects Coordinator, Teacher and Trainer (Italian Language School); Vanessa Antoine, teacher (Maison Famimiale Rurale, France)