Section outline

  • The FairCare peer training course for informal and formal carers not only aims tostrengthen their empowerment but also to qualify them as trainers who can contribute to adult education within the FairCare framework. Peer counselling and peer support are well-established methods based on the principles of the Independent Living movement of people with disabilities and aim to promote empowerment and self-determination.

    The training course is a central element of the FairCare project, as it provides the foundation for a high-quality, practice-oriented and inclusive learning programme in long-term care. Through close cooperation between the partner organisations and the involvement of the project advisory groups, a professionally grounded curriculum was developed that takes into account the perspectives and needs of all target groups and presents the content in a clear and practice-relevant way.

    The training course is particularly relevant because it follows a user-oriented development process. The involvement of people with lived experience in care contexts ensures that the learning content reflects the actual needs of older people, people with disabilities, informal carers and professional care workers. The train-the-trainer approach also enables the sustainable transfer of knowledge and competences and contributes to the development of a first generation of FairCare trainers.

    The training course therefore contributes to fostering inclusive learning processes, strengthening digital competences and supporting equal cooperation among all stakeholders involved in long-term care.