Representatives of colleges from Finland, United Kingdom, Estonia and Cyprus were hosted by Intercollege Nicosia at their recent meeting.

This Erasmus+ funded project is working on the development of training programmes to be used within the Green sector for therapeutic purposes.

Over three days, the delegates were hosted in style by the Cyprus representatives, engaging in a series of intensive workshops, first in Nicosia and then in Larnaca where progress so far was discussed and detailed work on specific courses was undertaken.

This is the third in a series of meetings which will culminate next year with a final meeting in Estonia where the results of the project will be announced.

As well as focusing on an action plan to identify those areas where work still needed to be completed, the meeting was an ideal opportunity for the delegates to share with each other wider ‘good practice’ within this important sector.

As well as work, the group were entertained to an evening of Cypriot dancing in the hills above Nicosia, where they all had the opportunity to learn about the famous Golden Donkeys of Cyprus (including getting to trek through the hills on them!)

The hospitality of the Cypriot delegation was exceptional and the whole meeting resulted in great progress in this exciting project.

Nigel Cox, Curriculum Manager, for Bridgwater College commented,

“Such meetings are valuable not only for the specific work that is achieved but for providing a great opportunity to discover how other teaching institutions function. From this contact we can develop new and innovative solutions to a range of educational questions.”