
Pathways assisted in creating the
EU Leonardo Mobility funded training and development programme ‘ENTRAIN’ in
consultation with our clients in Romania. The programme included many of the distinctive constituents of a Pathways
training exercise.

This programme with young professionals from 'Karacter
SA' provided
a two week training using a series of activities and visits enabling
participants to increase their understanding of training and employment
issues through an increased knowledge of the UK context. Based in Mid
and North Wales, Pathways trainers provided a complete package including
the organisation of all travel and accommodation. In taking responsibility
for all aspects of the visit, Pathways created a training experience
with unique, in- depth, studies easily adjusted through a continual formative
evaluation process.

Employment issues and the encouraging of entrepreneurship in rural areas
was the training focus. The programme provided a series of study visits
to
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University of Wales, Bangor (studying teaching and learning processes) |
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Professional and voluntary projects (aimed at providing employment
opportunities) |
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Rural festivals (organised as community commercial initiatives) |
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Hereford Cathedral and Mappa Mundi (Innovative management of cultural
resources) |
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Community College, Bishop’s Castle (investigating educational
programmes) |
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Powys County Council (staff training and development) |
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The Welsh Assembly (the role of regional authorities) |
The programme provided the above elements in the
overall context of an exploratory journey for the participants. This
visit was, for most,
a first foreign visit. The informal elements of the programme included
co-operative work in leisure situations and management of a range of
social activities shared with the host group.

It is these deeper personal and
social elements that make each Pathways programme a uniquely valuable
experience of
exploration and discovery.
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