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MAJMIN Methodological guide - EN
I. Introduction
This Methodological Guide has been designed in the framework of the project 517580-LLP-1-
2011-1-RO-LEONARDO-LMP with title „MAJMIN: Major competencies to manage minor
offenders”, project developed and implemented by a consortium of 7 partners from
Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France and Italy.
The project has been financed by the European Commission through the Lifelong Learning
Programme, Leonardo da Vinci sectoral programme and had as main goal to increase the
specific professional training provisions that will enforce the involvement of different parts
involved in the management of juvenile crime, for a better response to the needs for social
inclusion of minor offenders.
In the framework of the project the following major products and results have been
obtained:
(1) an EQF based curriculum for VET training of professionals (those from juridical, penalty,
social, pedagogical, psychological and medical assistance plus family members of minor
offenders);
(2) a set of VET provisions (that includes this methodological guide – hereinafter referred to
as MAJMIN Methodological Guide, a handbook, an eLearning facility and an ECVET based
evaluation/certification methodology);
(3) a MAJMIN training course for different categories of professionals working with minor
offenders and/or in the field of juvenile crime.
The present Methodological Guide is related to MAJMIN curriculum and MAJMIN training
course and represents one of the tangible outcomes of MAJMIN project.
II. To whom the MAJMIN Methodological Guide is addressed
This Methodological Guide is a tool necessary to and addressed to the VET organizations
that intent to implement the MAJMIN EQF-based Curriculum for VET training of
professionals working with juvenile crime. This guide wishes to be a useful support for them,
helping them to better understand the curriculum and how to use it and to acquire a
comprehensive overview upon the validation procedures of Prior Experiential Learning. In
the same time, the Methodological Guide provides the VET organizations with schemes for
delivering the MAJMIN training course and types of similar courses, explains ways to buildup
individualized training pathways for the professionals and how the MAJMIN eLearning
facilities can be used.
The guide equally contains links towards useful resources and practical advices addressed to
the trainers.
