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Training Courses
Developing employability and work experience
The emphasis placed by higher education institutions on the employability skills of
students and graduates is becoming an increasingly important factor in the decision-making
process of students when choosing a higher education institution. Including transnational
internships in career path planning is a vital tool to prepare students for the global work
place of the future. This course will review different careers service models and look at the
strategic requirements for a careers service. It will also focus on models of funding and
development which can be adapted to meet the needs of different institutions, and will explore
the teaching of employability skills which can make a significant impact on student success in
the labor market. Special focus will be given to building sustainable company relations, mentoring
processes and the involvement of alumni associations. After attending the course, participants will
have insight into all aspects of employability, career planning, internship management and company
relations.
Topics
Employability skills
Careers services development
Work placements, internships and career path planning
Monitoring
Company relations
Process and project management
Focus
The course will focus on careers service models and best practice examples in service provision
to a range of stakeholders. It will also focus on developing employability skills by using
transnational internship and work placement schemes to prepare the student for their career
planning and employability in the global work force. Participants will be provided with the
tools to assess which specific services could work at their institutions. They will also be
introduced to the financial and organizational aspects of a careers service. The course materials
are designed to allow all participants to develop a relevant action plan to take back to their
institution.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the training course, participants will have the skills to:
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prepare students and graduates to enter the global work force by improving their employability skills
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improve and develop their HEI¡¦s career services to attract students design work placements and internships for sustained company relations
Managing alumni programmes effectively
This new training course was prepared upon request of the participants of the very popular ¡¥Alumni
A to Z¡¦ course. Most of the sessions will cater to the needs of middle to senior level managers
dealing with alumni relations. Experienced professionals will cover the key areas of alumni relations
and will focus on how to plan and implement the key alumni projects that suit participants¡¦
institutional needs. The main topics will include strategic planning, alumni associations and
non-traditional alumni groups, records management, institutional assessment and surveying alumni,
alumni communications and online communities, special events and reunions and fundraising. The course
will review trends, resources, and tips on how to get participants¡¦ existing alumni programs to the
next level.
Topics
Strategic planning
Alumni associations and non-traditional alumni groups
Records management and database
Institutional assessment and surveying alumni
Alumni communications and on-line communities
Special events and reunions
Alumni career and student recruitment programmes
Alumni fundraising
Focus
This course will focus on an overall understanding of alumni relations. It will provide a
set of tools for strategic planning and assessment framework; case studies showing cultural
and institutional peculiarities of alumni involvement; invaluable experience in role-playing
and modeling situations that will help participants to effectively manage alumni programs.
Learning outcomes
Participants will acquire skills that will allow them to effectively manage an alumni relations
program or an alumni component within their respective within the budget realities of their own
institutions. Participants will take home ideas for programs and projects that have proven
successful for other institutions. In addition to the many new ideas they will bring back,
they will receive course materials filled with outlines, articles, checklists and samples.
The art of credential evaluation: an introduction
This training course will provide an introduction to the most important elements of international
credential evaluation. Participants will gain insight into educational systems, criteria and methodology,
requirements regarding the evaluation file (i.e. contents, translations, and photocopies), and the
importance of accreditation and recognition. The course will focus on the framework of academic and
professional recognition, including legal aspects, relevant networks, instruments and trends. The
problems and characteristics of fraudulent documents will also be presented. The course will include
a session on the evaluation of credentials from a selection of many countries. A large part of the
training course will be spent evaluating and discussing actual cases. Participants are invited to bring
cases from their own experience with them.
Topics
Educational Systems
Accreditation and recognition of institutions and programs
Tools of the trade in credential evaluation
Fraudulent documents
Credential Evaluation: criteria and procedures
Evaluating credentials from third countries
Academic and professional recognition: the legal framework, networks, instruments and trends
Focus
The focus of the course is teaching professionals relatively new to credential evaluation the
most important aspects of what is considered to be good practice in the field.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course participants will:
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be aware of key similarities and differences among educational systems around the world, and
thus be more equipped to make an informed evaluation of a foreign credential
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be aware of the importance and relevance of accreditation and recognition in the field of
credential evaluation
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be familiar with the essential documents in the evaluation file, the requirements regarding
photocopies and translations, and the information resources available
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be familiar with the various types of illegitimate documents and the measures that can be taken
to fight fraud
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be aware of the guidelines for good practice in credential evaluation and be able to apply these
when evaluating cases with a limited degree of complexity
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increase familiarity with the issues that arise when evaluating documents from a selection of
countries and how these can be addressed
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be aware of the environment in which the credential evaluator works regarding national and
international legislation and information networks
Advising international students
Internationalization has become an essential element in the strategic development of many higher
education institutions. Yet the presence of a diverse student body at universities not only
challenges the faculty to internationalize curricula, but also calls for a new look at the
guidance and services provided to international students. Which advising competencies are needed
when dealing with culturally diverse students? What cultural issues should advisers be aware of
in working with international students? What does it mean to be an inter-culturally competent
advisor? What are some best practices in advising international students? This course addresses
these issues in a comprehensive and highly interactive manner. Topics include: advisor role and
skills, communicating successfully with international students, transition and intercultural
adaptation, intercultural competence development.
Topics
Foreign student advisor role and skills
Culture, perception, and awareness of world views
Value differences
Communicating successfully with international students
Transition and intercultural adaptation
Intercultural competence development
Focus
The acculturation process international students go through when studying abroad
Knowledge, skills, and experience needed when dealing with international students
Coping with cultural differences between the students and advisors/university personnel
Sensitivity of educational institutions to the needs of international students
Enhancement of institutional development with regard to serving a diverse student body
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course participants will have:
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increased their understanding of intercultural theory, the experience of international
transitions, and the application of this knowledge to advising international students
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increased their skills in advising international students
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increased intercultural competency |
