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Formators in Consecrated Life

You have not only a glorious history to remember and to recount, but also a great history still to be accomplished!
Vita consecrata, 110

Presentation

This Course is aimed at consecrated persons in the field of initial and ongoing training, and qualifies them for accompaniment and vocational discernment roles.

Goals

The annual Course for Consecrated Life Formators aims to meet the demand for quality formation, offering well-structured and unified teaching that follows the Gospel and is open to new forms of formation.
It aims to promote the spirituality of the communion, translating it into an educational principle for places of learning, in particular places dedicated to consecrated life.

Learning outcomes

The Course aims to:

promote the updating and reinterpretation, in an interdisciplinary educational context, of issues relating to consecrated life
provide knowledge and experience to adequately set up vocational guidance, discernment and accompaniment;
promote the acquisition of the skills necessary for the design, implementation, evaluation and coordination of training programmes;
offer the opportunity for a personalised journey to reinterpret one's own experiences.

At the end of the Course of study, students must demonstrate:

a knowledge of topics related to consecrated life, involving vocational discernment and formation of candidates;
their ability to assess and alter their own personal development pathway and their formational skills;
their ability to plan and organise vocational orientation, discernment and accompaniment pathways;
their ability to plan, implement and assess a plan for the various stages of formation;
their ability to organise and coordinate the methodological and relationship aspects of training.

Recipients

The Course is aimed at those already working in the field of consecrated life formation or those preparing to enter it, in animation and/or coordination roles.

Articulation

The Course lasts one year.
It is split up into six theoretical, theoretical/practical and experience-based modules, and includes personalised tutoring throughout the course, aiming to promote personal integration and the development of the attitudes required in formation relationships and providing supervision for the development of formation plans.
As well as lessons and exercises, the course also includes work experience and in-depth seminars.

Methods

The theoretical and practical modules are taught with an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective.
The interdisciplinary units begin with theoretical and critical reflection, and are taught using a range of methods: study groups, seminars, presentations of personal experiences, case study discussions etc.
The experience-based modules involve workshops, exercises and sharing of the unique charismatic features of the individual Salesian institutes.

Assessment

Each module includes an assessment to encourage assimilation of the contents and their inclusion in the students’ educational pathway.

Teaching and Learning

Scarica il Programma del Corso

Scarica la Ratio del Corso

Admission requirements

To enrol on the Course an upper high school diploma or a degree/diploma and some experience in formation are required.
Those who cannot follow the entire Course or do not meet the admission requirements may attend certain modules as an auditor.

Registration

To get the registration, the following documents must be presented:

a photocopy of the student's passport or another document that gives their real first name and surname;
original high school diploma along with a declaration stating that the diploma is valid for university admission in the country where the high school is located. This declaration, in Italian, must be given by the diplomatic authority or the Italian consulate from the country in which the diploma was awarded;
a residency permit in Italy for students;
a written declaration from the Superior authorising the registration of a religious student;
a passport-size photograph;
a completed application form, provided by the registrar's office;
a receipt proving the first tuition payment was made;

Enrolment takes place at the Registrar's office of the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences ‘Auxilium’.

Academic tuition fee

The cost of the course is €1,100.00 (including registration).

Course Location and Contact Details

The course takes place at the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences ‘Auxilium’
Via Cremolino, 141 - 00166 Rome

Registrar's Office: tel +39 06 61 56 4226
e-mail: segreteriastudenti@pfse-auxilium.org

Coordinator: tel +39 06 61 57 258
e-mail: mfarina@pfse-auxilium.org or auxformatrici@gmail.com

Attendance

Le lezioni iniziano nel mese di gennaio e terminano alla fine di maggio.
Si svolgono dal lunedì al venerdì, dalle ore 8.30 alle ore 12.50 (ora italiana).
La partecipazione alle lezioni è obbligatoria.
Il Corso è erogato contemporaneamente in presenza in aula e online; in casi particolari è possibile seguire in modalità asincrona.