Creation and implementation of the development program for vocational courses:massage technician, paramedic, assistant to people with disabilities

Objectives to be achieved: The project aim is to create and implement a development program for schools and institutions providing vocational training for massage technicians, paramedics, occupational therapists and assistants of disabled people in one school within Mazovian voivodeship. This program will include such items as: a. modernization of the offer of vocational trainings and adopting it to the needs of local and regional labour market by creating a module in the training curriculum of therapy for children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome including such elements as: learning about various popular methods of therapy, learning English language with regard to medical terms used in physiotherapy, learning sign language and communication with people with disabilities; b. equipping schools and institutions providing trainings with modern didactic materials and equipment for the implementation of the therapy module; c. organizing traineeships for students in specialized therapies to work with children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, which will take place in hospitals and various institutions.d. cooperation with labour market institutions;e. the use of innovative forms of teaching and assessment (PBL, MES, etc.) in the curriculum.

Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): The joint actions are aimed at creating and implementing the development program for schools and institutions providing vocational training for massage therapists, occupational therapists, paramedics and assistants of disabled people. The role of the transnational partner is to:a. select appropriate therapy methods used worldwide to work with children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome in order to create a program and use it in the curriculum;b. reach and engage high-class specialists from all over the world working in the field of physiotherapy, neurology, neurosurgery, speech therapy and other areas involving treatment of children with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome;c. supervise the delivery of the curriculum;d. participate in the dissemination of the results.

Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: The project aim is to create and implement a development program for schools and institutions providing vocational training for massage technicians, paramedics, occupational therapists and assistants of disabled people in one school within Mazovian voivodeship. This program will include such items as: a. modernization of the offer of vocational trainings and adopting it to the needs of local and regional labour market by creating a module in the training curriculum of therapy for children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome including such elements as: learning about various popular methods of therapy, learning English language with regard to medical terms used in physiotherapy, learning sign language and communication with people with disabilities;b. equipping schools and institutions providing trainings with modern didactic materials and equipment for the implementation of the therapy module; c. organizing traineeships for students in specialized therapies to work with children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, which will take place in hospitals and various institutions;d. cooperation with labour market institutions.