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The Pro-Skills background theory philosophy
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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• World rapid change requiring more special
  competences
• Global financial crisis
• Large number of vulnerable people at great risk
  of inactivity, social exclusion and social
  benefits dependence!

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• These people are not unskilled but, because being
  victims of specific conditions or entire society,
  perceive themselves as powerless.
• Its fundamental to offer them the opportunity to
  work on
• and enhance basic skills.
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• Empowerment
• The aim is to empower and connect people to take
  active part
• in changing conditions in their life.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy
Life-skills

• WHO definition abilities for adaptive and
  positive behaviour that enable individuals to
  deal effectively with the demands and challenges
  of everyday life
• important protective factors to help people not
  to get lost in adversity
• maintaining self-esteem and self-confidence,
  internal locus of control and a sense of life
  purpose as well as social support from family,
  friends and community
• may be directed towards personal actions or
  actions towards others, as well as towards
  actions to change the surrounding environment
  making it conducive to health

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Pro-Skills background philosophy
Life-skills in Lifelong Learning
Life-skills education is based on studies
conducted on the way human grow and
learning, acquisition of knowledge, attitudes,
skills and behave

• It is demonstrated that life-skills programmes
  improve learning processes and teaching methods.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy
life-skills education improves self-efficacy
self-efficacy as self-confidence towards learning
life-long learning process
self-efficacy is not an innate capacity but it
is learnt during life-time, can increase or be
reduced depending on life-events
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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• Empowerment
• empowerment

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• Life-skills are related to the sense of
  empowerment
• the process by which people increase control
  over events
• that influence their lives
• SELF-EFFICACY
• Self-regulation
• Self-efficacy and self-regulation are strictly
  related
• to the possibility to use ones own competences
  and resources
• and activate life-skills.
• On the other hand life-skills are necessary to be
  able
• to face problems and situations and improve
  self-efficacy.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• The focus on personal key competences to manage
  life-events also affects the capacity of
  organizations, groups with similar interests and
  community to influence life-environment and
  health behaviour.
• Pro-Skills interest is also in the change of
  societal structures.
• Pro-Skills training of basic skills
• in socially disadvantaged adults
• aims at promoting an inclusive perspective into
  society.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• This specific view of society and human beings
  makes Pro-Skills concept based on certain
  ethical, philosophical and pedagogical aspects.
• These views must be communicated to our
  participants to obtain legitimacy, as a first
  step towards learning.
• Every human being has the right to decide
• about his own process of development and learning.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• These philosophical and ethical principles also
• guide Pro-Skills methodology and concept of
  Lifelong Learning.
• This coherence can help a change in learning
  process
• and societal structures, not only get people
  ready for the market.
• Our aim with Pro-Skills training is to add value
• in life and in health.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy
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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• Pro-Skills concept is a piece of work in progress
  
• that needs further development and improvement.
• We are aware that it should be integrated
• into a wider programme of interventions,
  enhancing stakeholders' involvement and social
  dialogue at different levels
• between public services (social and health),
• education and training providers
• to address the high goal of a more fair and
  healthy society.

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Pro-Skills background philosophy

• By testing this training proposal,
• trainers who want to embrace the Pro-Skills
  concept and philosophy could have the opportunity
  to discuss and reflect
• upon their role within the complex learning
• and social needs of this changing world.