The Professional Development Series is an EBSN initiative to respond to the need for professional support of the teacher, trainers, and other professionals working with designing and implementing learning opportunities for adults with low basic skills. The development of the first (entry level) set of online courses was allowed by the grant awarded within the Erasmus+ KA3 program and utilizes the immerse experience and knowledge in teacher training of EBSN partners and member organisations (project partners: DRLLE, Folkeuniversitetet, NALA, PTE, SETU, lead by Progress Hungary as EBSN Secretariat). The development work also offers an excellent opportunity to innovate training practices, engage in flexible recognition and accreditation and disseminate experiences in the whole network.
Our PDS Project supports teachers, adult educators, basic skills trainers, and tutors to develop their training skills and methods to help people upskilling pathways to ensure or enter a position in the labour market. The new online learning opportunities will be available in several languages and can be adapted into the national CPD frameworks. The main elements of the series of MOOCs:
