With Burja around Europe – Attention on TCA seminars strengthness our develope plan

We attended the TCA seminar “Optim-AL 3—How to involve participants in KA1 projects.” The German National Agency for Erasmus NaBIBB organized the seminar, which took place from 27 to 29 May 2024 in the Kardinal Schulte Haus conference centre in Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne. We were referred to the seminar by the Slovenian national agency CMEPIUS, which also covered all the costs of participation. Their recommendation was a testament to the quality and relevance of the seminar.

Among the 60 attendees, a diverse group of professionals in the adult education field and adult education program participants were present. Notably, 75-year-old Franz Donner from Germany, a leader in the German organization for adult education, was among the participants. The seminar was moderated by Paul Guest from Scotland.

The seminar was an excellent opportunity to exchange information and good practices with colleagues regarding the inclusion of participants in KA1 mobility and to establish contacts with potential hosts of participant mobility. During the various networking activities and the presentation of examples of good practices, new ideas emerged. These ideas revolved around the possibilities of further partnerships to achieve the goals of our Erasmus plan, which is the basis for the implementation of mobility within the Erasmus accreditation of Zavod Burja. These partnerships could involve joint projects, shared resources, or collaborative research.

We have also acquired contacts of various high-quality target organizations with whom we will try to implement joint activities. Many organizations are also accredited Erasmus organizations, so our cooperation will be much easier. By participating in the contact seminar, we gained quite a few new solutions regarding implementing the methodology of working with participants with fewer opportunities, especially with those who need to be sufficiently emancipated to independently participate in various educational programs.

We liked some of the methodological approaches used in the seminar design the most, as they are much more relaxed than classical (formal) andragogic approaches and are more suitable for informal learning programs, such as those we implement ourselves.

The seminar’s emphasis on motivation through interactive activities, such as games and dramas, was both relaxing and practical. It reaffirmed our confidence in our work, validating our successful project implementation, original learning program preparation, and effective outcomes.