Business Academy Aarhus
• An increased focus on soft skills - and understanding of the importance of soft skills, to ensure success in the student’s first job.
• When we get feedback from our internship-organizations, they mention ‘cooperation’ and ‘ability to get things done’ as important skills for their interns. And these skills are much better supported through non-formal learning than through formal learning. This underlines the fact that the labor market is actually asking more for soft skills than hard skills.
• We have been forced to think the non-formal learning into a formal setting. And awareness of the challenges that this clash may give.
• Especially the formal structures often challenge the non-formal concept.
• Before the non-formal learning can have the most successful circumstances, the formal frames must be clear.
• Non-formal learning activities are especially effective when used in a multicultural context.
• The students are more motivated when they decide themselves which tools and principles they will use while solving the case.
• Using non-formal learning makes it possible to involve young people with different backgrounds, knowledge.
• We are more aware that we need to tell the learners that now they are part of a non-formal learning process. Then they will have better understanding for the non-defined methods.
• It is also important for a teacher to accept that not everything is planned when teaching non-formal learning, and he/she can have an overall control of the process.
• The process in non-formal learning is just as important as the product.
• A discussion of how to assess non-formal learning in a formal context where grades are required.
• For obtaining the best results, it is important to follow up on the participants’ individual outcome during the process.
• Always be clear about the purpose and plan the process in relation to the people participating in the program.