UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE

Each training area consists of three steps.
Information about the procedure within the online training can be found here.

 

VET courses for refugees require teachers ready to face the challenges associated with multicultural learning environments. Such challenges are related to not only learning difficulties and various backgrounds but most often to cultural issues. Indeed, cultural differences can lead to conflicts, and managers and teachers have to be ready to deal with these possible matters, understanding refugees’ situation and personal needs. A multicultural approach clearly requires robust, continuous training for teachers that delivers more interdisciplinary teaching methods. This goal is vital as it gives teachers more diverse and versatile expertise to focus on and better address refugees’ situations. Interdisciplinary teaching should also help handle conflicts in the classroom as it emphasises different perspectives on social issues and encourages tolerance and respect for others’ perspectives.