CORE Strenghten Your Life Skills: For Teenagers and Young Adults – English

Unit 3 – My next steps: Step 2

Task 1

Thinking about possibilities

  • Think about the possibilities for job training or occupation that are available to you during your time here. Compile a list of your possibilities. What are they? Here are some ideas:
    • Language courses/classes
    • Other kinds of courses
    • Paid work
    • Volunteer work
    • Individual studies (online, books etc.)
  • Write on a sheet of paper what you want to do (in terms of training) and what you would like to learn and study.
  • Add a preliminary step-by-step plan. Also include ideas for the time after your asylum status clarification.

Example:

What I want to do: [Your text]
What I want to learn: [Your text]
My step-by-step plan: [Your text]

Task 2

Discussing the possibilities

Find a partner and discuss what you want to do, learn or study, and how you planned the steps to achieve your goals.

  • Find another pair of participants to form a group of four. Share your plans and exchange your thoughts.
  • If you are in a larger group, discuss what seems realistic and what could be difficult to achieve. Why?