VU Counseling and Career Centre invites you to join Future Skills Pentathlon. It’s a unique training program based on experiential and reflective learning and focused on working on five competencies: cooperation, responsibility, interculturality, problem solving and openness to change.
This program will be carried out in cooperation with our partners: SEB, Western Union, Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
You will:
- Discover your strengths in a team. Get to know your own and your teammates’ personality types, explore the roles you naturally excel in, and reflect on key collaboration skills such as active listening, giving feedback, and staying positive. You’ll also learn about the different stages of team development.
- Understand your sense of responsibility. Assess how you take responsibility on personal, team and social levels, recognize where your limits are, and discover whether you respond to challenges with a proactive or reactive mindset.
- Grow your cultural awareness. Evaluate your intercultural competence by exploring two useful models—intercultural sensitivity development and the culture map—to better understand how to overcome stereotypes and work effectively across cultures.
- Sharpen your problem-solving skills. Learn the IDEAL problem-solving model through practical case studies, practice identifying the real problem, and understand what typically gets in the way of effective decision-making.
- Embrace change with creativity. Through improvisation activities, you’ll discover how open you are to surprises and change—all while having fun.
You‘ll enjoy the experience while connecting with students from diverse courses and specialties, expand your network and share insights in a secure environment, embracing diverse and enriching opinions.
The training program consists of: 8 weekly workshops focused on five key competencies; 2 consultations with a career counsellor: the first as part of the selection process, and the second for career development; structured reflection through the e-learning course Future Competencies.
Scheduled dates:
- February 19
- February 26
- March 5
- March 12
- March 19
- March 26
- April 2
- April 16
Sessions are held from 15:00 to 18:00 and on April 16 from 17:00 until 19:00. The times of the consultations will be arranged with each participant individually. All sessions will be held on-site; however, locations will vary.
The number of participants is limited; therefore, priority will be given to the most motivated students, but all VU students – Foreign and Lithuanian – are welcome to register!
Participants who complete the Future Skills Pentathlon, part of the Achieve More program, and submit a reflection will receive the Achieve More program certificate.
Registration is open until 17 February. In case of high interest, registration may be stopped earlier.
Don’t miss your chance – register now! Please register here.