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. TLC Pack unpacked
Margret Oberhofer & Jozef Colpaert

2. TLC Pack
 Teaching Languages to Caregivers
 Lifelong Learning Programme (KA2): 1/1/2014 -30/6/2016
 Languages: Dutch, English, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish
 A2-B2 CEFR
 2 versions:
 Teaching: PDF
 Self-study: TLC platform
http://language-for-caregivers.eu
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3. Background
Europe has an aging population:
 65+ -> 2030: 25% - 2050: 30% (Eurostat)
 Impact on social protection, pension system and employment in the
social sector
Belgium:
 Trend: More migrants then Belgians start to work in care sector
 2009-2013: + 5,000 (EU-countries) and + 7,100 (non-EU)
(Vlaams Ministerie van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Gezin, 2015)
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4. The TLC Pack resources
 6 units – 5 chapters -> 30 chapters + intercultural unit
 Topics:
 Unit 1: Communication with the residents, the colleague and the family
 Unit 2: Daily tasks (e.g.: briefing when shift changeover)
 Unit 3: Nutrition / Feeding (e.g.: assisted feeding, dietary restrictions)
 Unit 4: Mediation and health care (e.g. wound care, insulin administration)
 Unit 5: Post-hospital care (e.g. physical therapy, checking blood pressure)
 Unit 6: Free-time activities (e.g. physical exercises, personal history)
 Intercultural Unit
 4-6 topics (attitudes to time, relationships, body language, death, the use of
dialect)
 Guidelines for teachers and learners
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5. The TLC Pack resources
 5 chapters: A2 – B2 CEFR
 Unit consists of
 Video (3-8 minute)
 Exercises covering the different skills and final test
 Word list
 Available from 2016 onwards on http://language-for-caregivers.eu
 For teachers and trainers: PDF
 For self-study: TLC Platform (custom programmed in PHP & MySQL)
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Video’s
Cooperation with the
International Academy for
Film and Television in
Antwerp and the Karel de
Grote University College.

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Video’s
Cooperation with Zorgbedrijf
Antwerpen, with 16,000
residents and 3,700 staff
members the biggest care
center in the region.
Voluntary actors (75+).

8. Example
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9. The TLC Pack resources: PDF
 Transcripts of the dialogue’s
 Exercises (reading, listening, writing, speaking, vocabulary, grammar)
 Wordlist
 15 pages/chapter > 450 pages in total
 Key for the exercises
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10. The TLC Pack resources: self-study
 Dialog with embedded video
 Exercises (drag & drop, fill in the gap, drop down, true or false)
 Vocabulary
 Overall test
 To be implemented: Audio-add ons (mailVU.com, Vocaroo)
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15. Outlook
 International TLC Pack Conference on 20th April 2016 in Cham (Bavaria).
 All materials available free of charge from 2016 onwards on
http://language-for-caregivers.eu
 For more questions: margret.oberhofer@uantwerpen.be
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