Laura Malita, Vanna Boffo, Digital Storytelling for Employability, Firenze University Press, Firenze, Italy 2010

This publication results from the research work undertaken by the partner institutions involved in the KA3-ICT Project Transversal Lifelong Learning Programme, Learn about finding jobs from digital storytelling (143429-2008-LLP-RO-KA3MP), with the main purpose of enhancing graduates' employability possibilities. For graduating students looking for a job it is perhaps harder than ever to meet success on the job market. They must use every tool they know to express themselves and to reflect their knowledge, competences and skills. The book aims to explain the main aspects of using digital storytelling as a method for employability, career development, reflection, assessment, consultancy, presentation and communication. Through digital storytelling, students begin to comprehend how all the elements of writing a narrative work together and how to manipulate them for the best effects in readers and viewers. Also, sharing and evaluating digital stories among peers in an excellent way to foster self-expression and tolerance and to create an engaged community of learners.

Anne Strauch, Miriam Radtke, Raluca Lupou (ed.), Flexible Pathways Towards Professionalisation. Senior Adult Educators in Europe, WBV Germany 2010

The professional qualification of adult educators is seen as a key precondition for the quality of educational provision for adults. The project "Flexible Pathways for Adult Educators between the 6th and 7th level of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)" (Flexi-Path) aimed to provide better comparability of the qualifications and competences of senior adult educators in Europe. This publication describes the ideas behind the project and explains the theoretical background.

The book also introduces a Toolkit for self-evaluation, based on a competence profile for adult educators at level 6 and 7 of the European Qualifications Framework that has been developed within the project. The Toolkit is as well an instrument which enables adult educators to define their own competences is a reflective and differentiated way, and to verify requirements as it is offering a new perspective on the validation of competences of adult educators.

Radu Szekely, Mihai Predescu - Manual for Promoting Political Participation

Anne Strauch, Stefanie Jutten, Ewelina Mania, Kompetenzerfassung in der Weiterbildung. Instrumente und Methoden situativ anwenden (Acquisition of Competences in the Continuing Education. Tools and methods- contextual application), Mirton Printinghouse, Timisoara, 2010

Identification of skills is a main topic in educational political, scientific and practical debates. Various initiatives are aimed at all levels of this theme: prestigious international studies like PISA, TIMMS and recently PIAAC established the guidelines. European Qualification Framework (EQF) was implemented in the German qualification framework which, at this moment, is at the verification stage. Many initiatives such as passports and portfolios aims to facilitate the recognition and the visibility of the competencies.

Anca Munteanu, Ionela Clipici, Mariana Crasovan (coord), Counselling in Adult Education – Trainers Guide, Mirton Printinghouse, Timisoara, 2007

Within the ACCED project it was developed a package of six  training course packages in English for the adult counselors, on topics as: Professional behavior, interpersonal competencies, Facilitating Individual and Group Learning, Career counseling, Information and Resource Management. All these are accompanied by a guide for trainers who want to run these courses.

Sava Simona şi Raluca Lupou (coord.), Handbook for the use of Validpack for the validation of psycho-pedaogical adult-educator's competences, Mirton Printinghouse, Timisoara 2008

1. assess important adult educators competences
2. give space for the documentation of experiences
3. build a base for certification upon the validation results
4. be wide enough to be used on European level
5. document a minimum standard of competences of adult educators
6. put adult educators in the position to get across the frontier within Europe
7. be applicable for different contexts.

Boffo Vanna, Ioana Dârjan (coord), Training curriculum and training materials for Improving literacy competencies through vocational education and training, West University of Timisoara Printinghouse, 2009

Simona Sava and Amelia Marian(coord.), Resource Package on Counselling in Adult Education, Mirton Printinghouse, Timisoara, 2004.
The Resource Package contains: a manual for counselors acting in adult education field; Competencies of the Career Counsellors. Handbook, practical materials of training for developing the competences presented in manual.

Ekkehard Nuissl,  Conducerea instituţiilor de educaţie continuă, (Leading the Institutions of Continuing Education)

The author adresses to managers, employees and students in a accessible manner, well structured and interactive, and invites to reflection and transposition in practice. The book combines theory and practice, with concrete action examples about organizational  structures, organizational culture, leadership, styles of leadership, staff development, organizational development and conflicts in groups.

Gunther Gugel,  Metode de lucru în educaţia adulţilor, (Working Methods in Adult Education) Mirton Printinghouse, Timisoara, 2007, 2nd edition.

The book is a valuable guide for the didactical activity with adults and presents technical details in a concrete manner about how to apply the methods. Because of the graphical presentation and the concrete and accessible language, this book is an useful tool for all teachers from adult education field.

Ekkehard Nuissl, Antje von Rein, Relaţii publice în instituţiile de educaţie continuă, (Public Relations in Institutions of Continuing Education) Mirton Printinghouse, Timişoara, 2003, 2^nd edition

The book is a valuable toolkit for those who are interested, it is an action guide which combines the theory and the practice with concrete action examples from the public relations domain. We can find here detailed and concrete guidance about how to build and promote the institutional image by sending information about and in institution, how to attract the beneficiaries, how to position in a right way the institution in the conscience of the local, regional, national and international community.