Learning as equals
09.05.2018 - 07:13 | Christian PossaSenior Professional Training courses are offered specifically to the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation’s partner organisations abroad. At the beginning of May, 16 employees from eight countries spent a week engaging intensively with the issue of human resources.

Sharing experiences
Babette Pfander places great value on mutual exchange between equals: everyone offers their knowledge and respects each other’s differences. This is a path to acceptance, then respect, and finally to learning. This form of experience-based learning found significant favour among the participants: «It was very exciting, as all the participants had different backgrounds and brought with them different experience from different projects», enthuses Abebaw Deribew Muluneh, a programme manager from Ethiopia. Participants were able to benefit greatly from the learning-focused atmosphere. Rutashobya Ciriacus Rutashobya, a human resource manager from Tanzania, particularly valued the training’s practical orientation. «It was fantastic. We had time to work in groups and reflect on the results.»
Determining needs ahead of time
To ensure that the training engaged with concrete, practical issues, previous challenges faced by course participants were prioritised. «Working with local issues keeps the training relevant», says Babette Pfander. «It’s like going on a journey.»