scholarly journals MOTIVATION AND BARRIERS OF UNEPLOYED PEOPLE REGARDING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS: A CASE STUDY IN A PREFECTURE OF GREECE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Panagiotis Kostopoulos ◽  
Thanassis Karalis
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Vocational Training Program ◽  
Of Greece

This article presents the results of a survey on the motivation and barriers of unemployed people regarding their participation in lifelong learning programs in a prefecture of Greece. As for the methodology followed, we selected the quantitative research, which was based on the collection of quantitative research data from 109 unemployed persons using a structured questionnaire during November and December 2019. The questionnaire used in this study was based on the PRB Questionnaire, which was slightly adjusted to fit the unemployed population. Specifically, most of the unemployed (62.4%) who participated in this survey stated that they did not participate in any seminar, training program or educational activity related to their profession. Even lower participation rates are found in general adult education programs, with only 22% saying they have attended some educational activity. Regarding the motivation of unemployed people to participate in a vocational training program, the research participants stated that finding a job was the most important motivation. They then set priorities to be more efficient in their jobs, to increase their financial returns and to maintain their future jobs. With regard to the barriers for unemployed people to participate in a vocational training program, the most important obstacle in all questions is the cost of participation. Next in the hierarchy are the lack of information, the difficulty of moving, the lack of time due to work obligations, the lack of time for occupations and the lack of time due to family obligations. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0758/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Efficacy of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities at the Stage of Vocational Rehabilitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
AbdelAziz Sartawi ◽  
Owaisha Al Muhairy ◽  
Yasser Al Natour ◽  
Rawhi M. Obaidat
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Vocational Training Program

This study targeted investigating the efficacy of a vocational skill- based training program for people with intellectual disabilities. The program was set forth by the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs (2009) at UAE. Subjects were 10 male individuals, age 15-20, with intellectual challenges who receive vocational training in Dubai Rehabilitation Center, UAE and who had an IQ score of 55-69 on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (The Emirati Version). A control group was also recruited for the purpose of comparison (n=10). The Vocational Skill Scale as introduced by the investigators and was conducted before then after 8 weeks of the initiation of the training program in the academic year 2012/2013. Results showed significant differences between the scores obtained by the experimental group pre and post training, whereas there were no significant differences in the control group. The investigators recommended generalizing the vocational training program across centers of intellectual disability rehabilitation and expanding the program to include personal and social skill in addition to implementing the kills in a real work setting. 

Lifelong Learning Phenomenon in Migration

2018 ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Emel Terzioğlu Barış
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Local Language ◽  
The Unemployed

Education helps migrants to learn local language of the host country and builds cultural and social bridges with indigenous social groups, as well as providing some of the skills and competencies they will need throughout their lifetime. So, expanding access to lifelong learning can open up new possibilities for active inclusion and enhanced social participation, especially for the low skilled, the unemployed, people with special needs, the elderly and migrants. We know that lifelong learning cannot solve all problems in societies, but sure that can help to make life more positive for all of us. In this chapter, we want to open to discussion the importance of lifelong learning phenomenon in migration.

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