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The aim of the COMP-UP Motivation Toolkit is to provide AEPs with detailed instructions and a
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collection of resources to implement motivation workshops during IO4 (and also afterwards in

their daily work), in order to motivate adult learners to improve their literacy, numeracy and
digital skills.

Thus, the Toolkit will effectively support adult education professionals working with low-
qualified and low-skilled adult learners in the organisation and implementation of motivational
workshops by providing them with step-by-step instructions on how to carry out the activities,
as well as resources, techniques and materials they can use directly during the workshops’
implementation. Furthermore, the workshops described take into consideration the possible
participation of adults with specific backgrounds or disadvantages such as people with migrant
background, disabilities, etc.
The Toolkit is structured in five sections and, at first, it focuses on the importance of establishing
a bond and a trustful relationship with the target group of low-qualified adults as this is the first,
and most important step motivating them throughout their learning processes. Tools and tips
are provided in the following 5 areas:

1) ICEBREAKERS – to allow participants to get to know each other, to encourage
communication and interaction, to build-up trust among group members;
2) COMMUNICATION – to make participants explore their own styles of communication
(verbal and non-verbal) in order to help them appreciate their skill set and understand
the effect of their communication style on the others;
3) BARRIERS – to make participants reflect on their barriers and fears in taking part in
learning and empowering them to overcome these barriers;
4) TRAINING NEEDS – to allow participants to discover their training needs and to identify
the gap between current and required level of knowledge, skills and experience. Here
also the literacy, numeracy and digital skills assessment tools identified in IO1 will be
supplied to participants;
5) LEARNING STYLES – to allow participants to discover their preferred learning style
(verbal, visual, kinesthetic, social) and to make them aware of the fact that they learn
best when information is presented in that specific learning style.

The Motivation Toolkit has been based on the first two products developed within the project,
the COMP-UP Tool Collection, as well as the COMP-up Training Curriculum.

It is available for download on the COMP-UP project website in all partner languages EN, IT, DE,
PL, ES, RO, HU, SE to maximize its further use among educators.