Edoardo Formigoni

Experience

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  Gruppo SOGES; ELEA S.p.a.; S&T

  Sept 2005 - Sept 2009

  Communication Skills and Cultural Awareness Trainer

  PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTORS:Soft skills (French as a foreign language; Public Speaking, Communication, Leadership, Team-Building, Time Management): Group training for employees of the private sector in soft skills (Communication, Public Speaking,Team-building and Leadership).Assistant to the Project Manager for the project “Sportello conciliazione lavoro-famiglia” for the Region Valle d’Aosta (2007-2009): coordination and delivery of training groups for employees in the public sector;Trainer training and group training to adults in interpersonal communication skills;Face-to-face coaching and consultancy to individuals who were made redundant in order to assess their career opportunities and direct them into a new business field; Group coaching in communication skills, team-building and reintegration into the business world.HEALTHCARE:Multicultural awareness training for medical staff to help them understand patients from other cultures and treat them in a culturally correct and adequate way.Development and delivery of specialised training courses for medical staff in team building and leadership for the project in Sardinia: “Ippocrate: integrazione socio-sanitaria. Sviluppo professionale e lavoro di rete”.Responsible for the recruitment of non-native Italian candidates to participate in a specialised course in healthcare;Delivery of specialised courses in the Healthcare Sector to acquire specific vocabulary, soft skills including customer relations, team-building and leadership as well as Italian cultural aspects. Show less

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  S. & T.

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2007

  Independent Marketing Consultant in Gender Equality & Trainer

  Project in gender equality for the Province of Genoa: leading various focus groups to target the protection of the image of women in advertising; trainer training and group training to adults in gender equality and cultural aspects.Trainer training and group training to adults in gender equality and cultural aspects.Face-to-face and group coaching to employees of the Public sector (Cities of Cuneo and Moncalieri) in gender equality and human resources.

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  CIOFS-FP

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2010

  Project Leader and Consultant

  Responsible for the development and finalisation of the tender for the EuropeanProgramme “Interreg-Alcotra, Franco-Italien cooperation 2007/2013”;Management of the Marketing and Pedagogical Project “Frutteti, Biodiversità e Giovani Consumatori” to bring together and coordinate a wide network of Italian and French speaking producers and customers.

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  STITUTI RIUNITI SALOTTO & FIORITO

  Nov 2008 - Jul 2009

  Communication skills and Cultural Awareness Trainer

  Responsible for the recruitement of non-native candidates to participate in a specialised course in Healthcare; Delivery of specialised courses in the Healthcare Sector to acquire specific vocabulary, softskills including customer relation, team-building and leadership as well as Italian cultural aspects.

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  Communicaid ltd.

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2016

  Culture and Communication Consultancy: Independent language Trainer for Italian

  Language teachingSecond language skills assessmentTest developer for all levels including advanced courses, interpreters' courses, third language testing Item writer and reviewerCoaching for trainers teaching specialised courses at the European Institutions.

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  Self-Employed

  Sept 2016 - now

  Coach and Linguistic Consultant

  My training vision:In the last year, I have enhanced my expertise with coaching training. I have clarified and clearly lined out principles, models and competences of the coaching approch in Italian as a foreign language for linguists.My training approch is based on:active learning; empathy and motivation; client focused and tailor-made; continuous feedback and acknowledgementI offer the following services:exam preparation, level assessment, speech and writing training, presentation skills, conversation round table, grammar workshops.Training format:one-to-one and group language and cultural training available in Turin (Sept-June) and in Sanremo (July/August).Skype training throughout the year. Show less

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  AssoCounseling Affiliate member International Association for Counselling

  Nov 2020 - now

  Professional Counselor