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UPthEM – Upskilling Pathways for Employability
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up new opportunities in how they manage what they have, especially optimizing limited or very
specific resources.

For example:

• Using existing materials in a different way
• Using new materials with the original product design
• Redesigning product shapes and sizes etc.
If you can apply Creative Thinking techniques across all areas of your business they can help
you to stay one step ahead, utilise what you have already and move forward in a measured,
confident way.

Acquisition of professional competencies – theoretical knowledge and practical skills
The UPthEM training programme extends and develop the competences of educators who
support adult learners, particularly in motivating adults to take part in learning. The training
program will support adult educators in achieving skills and gaining knowledge for their
personal and professional development. The acquired knowledge and skills will strengthen the
recruitment, selection and professional development of adult educators as the program will
directly support the high quality and innovative teaching and training on one hand and learners
from disadvantaged backgrounds on the other hand. The increased professional development of
the educators will facilitate their work with learners from disadvantaged groups because they
will be better prepared to motivate and advise their students how to continue their education or
how to better place themselves at the labour market. The gained knowledge and improved
professional skills will support educators' efforts for providing better educational and
employability opportunities for their students, especially those from disadvantage backgrounds
by increasing motivation and desire for personal development. Using the developed during the
project activities training program with materials, tools and open educational resources on
motivation and developing soft and entrepreneurship skills, the educators will be able to gain
knowledge, improve skills and training habits commonly associated with their direct work. The
developed skills and competences will facilitate educators’ attempts to support, motivate and
guide their students and trainees to employability or further education. The educators will be
equipped with wide and flexible range of educational resources in order to deliver soft and
entrepreneurship skills trainings and boost motivation using innovative methods, pedagogies,
learning materials and tools, joint study materials and common modules related to practical
training schemes.
The learning opportunities provided by the training program will be based on
determining individual learning pathways depending on the levels of knowledge of the trainees.
The provided learning opportunities can enhance the access, participation and learning
performance of disadvantaged learners leading to either successful employment on the basis of
the new knowledge, skills and motivation acquired or successful launch of own small business
activity (micro-enterprise) on the basis of their business ideas developed during the learning

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