Getting schools ready for international cooperation

Next week a training course for international co-ordinators at schools will be held in Easingworld (UK) by the European Project “International Co-ordinator Training for Intercultural Education and Diversity”. ICTPIED is a Multilateral Project funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme and led by the British Council in cooperation with die Berater®.

The training course focuses on intercultural and diversity issues as well as personal and management skills for international cooperation in school education.

Who can participate?
The course is offered to teachers who are officially appointed or informally acting as an International Co-ordinator for their school.

What can you expect to gain from attending?
At the end of the course participants should have gained or experienced:

• A wider understanding of the role of the ‘international co-ordinator’ as a leader in their school
• An appreciation of how intercultural issues can play a part in school partnerships
• A range of learning experiences for intercultural dialogue and communication
• International partnerships as part of strategic school development and as a means of exploring global issues
• How to apply these experiences both to school partnerships and in other applications across the whole institution

Attendance is limited to 25 places. Due to great demand the course will also be offered in 2013 and dates have already been set:

Course 1 (Belgium): From Sunday 24 February to Friday 01 March
Course 2 (Romania): From Sunday 14 April to Friday 19 April

Project website: http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/ictpied