The specific practical course includes the following sub-modules: (a) Tutorial on Hazards and Accidents and (b) Organization and Management of an Educational Unit.
A) Tutorial on Hazards and Accidents
The tutorial is aimed at the students of the pedagogical departments in order to inform them on first aid issues and to enable them to deal with accidents in the workplace, especially in relation to their students.
Simultaneously, it helps them to calmly deal with accidents at home and on holidays and teaches them the necessary actions in the event of an emergency. The purpose of the tutorial is to prepare the students, through the knowledge and skills they will acquire, to properly address and manage issues related to basic life support and pre-hospital support of life in case of trauma. The training will be essentially of a practical nature with the application of relevant algorithms and protocols. It will be carried out with the help of modern training manikins designed for this purpose and will be completed in 6 three-hour thematic modules, in which the presence of the students will be compulsory. The final module will evaluate the knowledge acquired by the trainees, who will be required to deal with scenarios related to the recognition, assessment and management of emergencies. Upon successful evaluation, the student gets a degree and receives a certificate from the Department’s Administration Office.
B) Organization and Administration of the Educational Unit
Designing and detailed description of the phases of organizing, operating, managing and administrating an educational space taking into consideration health and safety issues. The organization of a pre-school educational space is done with priority to its financial and administrative activities and functions.
B1) Organization of the School Library
This course analyzes the objectives of a well-organized (pre)-school library. It presents the space or spaces required and the way in which it will be created, the assembly of the material collected by the staff, the organization of the material according to the Decimal Classification System Melvil Dewey and finally the Operating Rules of the Library.