Leonardo da Vinci Project BRAIN DRAIN – BRAIN GAIN

The Modules

Module I: Management of Information, Institutional and Regulatory Conditions

Sub-module Ia): Information gathering and information Management (Introduction to information management, Knowledge of valid and reliable information sources, Knowledge of legislation pertaining to education, training and work, Knowledge of equivalence of degrees and professional qualifications).

Sub-module Ib): Marketing and programmes for mobility (Dimensions of marketing, Career counsellors in private practise and marketing the services, European and international programmes, National programmes for outgoing, incoming and returning).

Module II: Working and Living Conditions

Sub-module IIa): Push and pull factors (Migration-specific psycho-social issues, Intercultural counselling and case management, Working and living culture in other countries, Living and working conditions in selected countries

Sub-module IIb): Psycho-social effects of BD-BG (Selected theories of career development and counselling regarding the psycho-social effects of international mobility, Decision making models – evidence and implications for international careers, The characteristics of international careers, Psychological separation of people working and living abroad)

Module III: Counselling Tools and Mobility Support

Sub-module IIIa): Counselling theories (Introduction to informal competences and skills, Validation of informal competences and informal/non-formal learning, Types of assessment instruments, Stages of assessment and elaboration process, Multicultural context of ability measurement and interest assessment)

Sub-module IIIb): Multicultural and transnational competences and standards in counselling (Theoretical aspects and concepts of multicultural counselling, Understanding the client’s view of life, Skills in multicultural counselling, Theoretical concepts discovering multicultural and Transnational competences and standards, Ethical standards in BD-BG counselling, Questions and tasks for self-assessment)

Sub-module IIIc: Building up an international network of BD-BG counsellors

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