On 1 December 2015, the final M-CARE conference was organised in Brussels, Belgium at VLEVA premises. The event “Caring for people with disabilities and older people: challenges, opportunities and (mobile/online) training solutions” focussed on the importance of good quality personal caregiving (PCG) for people with disabilities and older people. Focus was on caring in a broader perspective, and how M-CARE’s (mobile/online) training solutions can contribute to successful PCGs. More information at: http://mcare-project.eu/ http://twitter.com/MCareproject http://www.facebook.com/MCareproj This project (M-Care - 539913-LLP-1-2013-1-TR-LEONARDO-LMP) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. The ITIDE project
Inclusion Training in Intellectual Disability for Educators in Europe

2. The background to ITIDE
• Inclusion improves outcomes for individuals
• Professionals need knowledge, skills,
understanding and practice to provide this
successfully
• Training and inclusion levels vary across Europe
• So we aim to:
• Find out what the training needs are across Europe
• Provide accessible, high quality online training
materials

3. The ITIDE project
Department for Education (2011): online Training Materials
for Teachers of Learners with Severe, Profound and Complex
Learning Difficulties
– http://www.complexneeds.org.uk
– 16 modules in 4 subject groups:
1. Understanding the child: development & difficulties
2. The legislative context
3. Talking & listening to families
4. Quality of Life

4. ITIDE partners
The organisations taking part are:
• Leeds Beckett University, England (lead partner)
• Anadolu University, Turkey
• SINN, Austria
• ICEP Europe, Ireland
• Marie Curie Association, Bulgaria
• nasen, England
• University of Limerick, Ireland
• University of Madrid, Spain

5. Initial questionnaire: Satisfaction with
training

6. Initial questionnaire: Training needs

7. The next stage: adapting the online materials
• Each partner country is adapting the materials to their
language, culture, health and education systems
• Useful for professionals, parents and students
• flexible, personalised learning approaches
• customised training for different settings
• ITIDE is linking the training materials to international
accreditation pathways (such as the European Credit
System for Vocational Education and Training).
http://itide.sinn-evaluation.at/