FIRDA - NETHERLANDS

Firda is a Regional Training Centre for secondary vocational education and adult education. At Firda, education begins in a practice-based learning environment, the college wants to promote new professionalism in education and training by using a student-center approach, coaching students to realize their career ambitions. It aims to offer students practical learning experience in real life settings (practical pathway), and opportunities to develop professional skills and reflective powers, thus encouraging them to take the initiative and become effective learners. Firda supports the project with the Mentoring Toolkit.