SKILLS4PARENTS 

Project Number: 2020-1-BE01-KA204-074914

DURATION:

24 months (01.11.2020 - 31.10.2022)

PROJECT AIMS:

SKILLS4PARENTS project aims to improve personal growth, communication and parenting skills of parents as well as professional skills of professionals.

TARGET GROUPS:

Professionals, Parents, Children

TARGET GROUPS

Professionals Parents Children

Project Outputs

Research and methodological framework

A methodological framework for implementation through the collection of feedback on topics created by the partners and representatives of the target groups

Learning resources for parents and professionals

A training model co-created between the main partners and representatives of the target groups and that will deliver a set of information regarding the project training course learning outcomes, syllabus with the project topics and guidelines

Online learning platform & community

The online digital platform and community, which will host the learning material and the digital tools to support adult educators with pedagogical guidelines and parents

Project Timeline

November 2020
TPM1 online
Transnational Project Meeting 1

Unfortunately, due to traveling restrictions, the kick off meeting of the Skills4Parents project had to take place virtually on the 23rd November 2020.  All the participating organizations took part in a fruitful discussion related to the project’s main objectives and the next steps for implementation. Other aspects of the project such as the Quality Assurance and the Dissemination Plan were also discussed and agreed upon. More emphasis was given on the analysis of the First Intellectual Output: Methodological Framework which will pave the way for the next steps. 

December 2020 - May 2021
IO1
Research and methodological framework

Following the TPM1, in December 2020 the consortium set deadlines and started working on preliminary research for the first Intellectual Output. The partners are currently working on producing case studies as well as questionnaires to establish an initial contact with the target group. Once the participants are found, each partner will proceed with focus groups and interviews in order to identify the needs and gaps of the target group. Furthermore, each partner will generate a national report including the findings of the discussions that will take place during the focus groups and interviews. Lastly, a comparative report developed by the consortium with the overall findings from all the countries. 

June & October 2021
TPM2
Transnational Project Meeting 2

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Skills4Parents organised a preparatory TPM2 meeting online on the 29th June 2021. During the meeting, partners discussed how they will proceed with IO2 and IO3. Additionally, the project meeting took place in Protaras, Cyprus on the 18th October 2021 and was organised by EACG.  The partners finally had the chance to meet face-to-face and discuss matters related to the IO2 Guide for Parents, the C1 training as well as updates related to quality assurance.

October 2021
C1 Training
C1 Training

Between the 19th and the 21st of October, the consortium finally met face2face for the first time in Protaras, Cyprus for the C1 training activity. EACG organized a hybrid event as some of the partners could not attend the meeting physically. 

During the 4-day training session, each partner organisation presented their learning package to the other partners as well as to professionals and parents that attended the training physically.

April 2021 - January 2022
IO2
Learning resources for parents and professionals

In the second Intellectual Output, partners developed a detailed 'Parents Guide' to provide a different self-learning packages to boost their parenting skills, aiming to improve both child and family well-beingAnd the 'Handbook for Professionals working with parents and families' who wish to use the self-learning content of the Skills4Parents Learning Guide and integrate it to their work with parents and families.

February 2022
TPM3 online
Transnational Project Meeting 3

The 3rd Translational Project Meeting of the project was organized online on the 18th February 2022 by DLEARN (ITALY). The meeting was supposed to take place in Milan, but unfortunately, Covid restrictions did not allow partners to attend the meeting physically. During the meeting, the following matters were discussed: Project management issues, Dissemination, Quality, and final remarks regarding IO2. In addition, Emphasys Centre presented the draft version of the online platform & community, as well as the timeframe and upcoming tasks of IO3.

May 2021 - October 2022
IO3
Online platform and community

In the third Intellectual Output, partners developed 'the online digital platform and community'. The Skills4Parents online platform intends to improve parents’ personal growth, communication and parenting skills and enhance the skills of professionals.

 

September 2022
TPM4
Transnational Project Meeting 4

The project’s 4th and final Translational Project Meeting took place in Zagreb, Croatia on the 16th of September 2022. During the meeting, the partnership discussed any remaining issues related to project results, dissemination, reporting, and sustainability matters.

September - October 2022
Multiplier Events
Multiplier Events

On September and October 2022, in each partner country each partner organised a multiplier event in which they presented all the project results (Intellectual Outputs) and they promote the SKILLS4PARENTS project.

Latest News

Articles - Meetings - Trainings - Events

The Netherlands Multiplier Event

8th October – Inqubator Leeuwarden A festival for parents, organized by Inqubator Leeuwarden in collaboration with other organizations working in the same area (childcare/education etc.). Different parties had their own stands to talk about their organization/project and promote it. Inqubator had their own stand for Skills4Parents where information was given on the project and its…

Italy Multiplier Event

12th September– Istituto dei Sordi di Torino, Italy The event was held in the main conference room and a second meeting room in order to divide educators and parents. Two presentations and workshops have been presented. Both parents and educators worked directly on the handbook and guidebook, giving them a chance to experiment and explore…

Cyprus Multiplier Event

7th October – Strovolos Cultural Centre, Cyprus The Skills4Parents Multiplier event in Cyprus was organized on the 7th of October 2022 in order to present the aims objectives and outputs of the project to the target group, key stakeholders and interested parties. The event was organized by Emphasys Centre and EACG with the cooperation of…

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TESTIMONIALS

Adult Educators & Parents

There is a huge generation gap due to the up rise of technology.

Adult Educator

Different parenting styles may need different types of support and skills

Parent

For me, it is important to always manage to make them (the children) happy

Parent

There’s more to it than keeping them (children) clean and fed.

Adult Educator

Contact us

CONTACT PERSON

Elizabeth Gosme, Director
lgosme@coface-eu.org  

ADDRESS

Rue de Londres, 17 
Belgium
1050