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A good general resource is always www.sdb.org.
The basic document of reference for Salesian formation is the ''Ratio Fundamentalis'' (Ratio) which can be found on The Salesian Web Site under Formation - documents or similarly on Salesian Digital Library (SDL).
The Ratio, or 'Formation of Salesians of Don Bosco: Principles and norms', its full title, considers Salesian formation in general, the Salesian formation process, starting from the pre-novitiate and arriving at the period known as ongoing or continuing formation, which lasts a life time. In recent years, the notion of formation involving a personal project of life has become prominent: a personal project which is also consonant with a community project which in turn takes its place within the province project. See immediately below for references to planning at various levels. Formation resources
The following resources may be useful. Under the 'Formation' group you might like to look for:
Multicultural and intercultural communication in formation communities (2011)
Rectors' Formation
Salesianity Seminar Thailand 2007
Salesian Brother
Salesian Studies This link goes to a separate page with a range of Salesian Studies material in English (or with occasional reference to other languages)
Sample resources (some of these may go back some years now)
A pastoral planning unit zip file - from a postnovitiate course]]
postnovitiate programme zip file
Formation community plan document from Formation Department Rome - this and similar also available from SDL
Personal Life Project plan zip file from Formation Department Rome
Personal Life Plan zip file. Example from AUL
Salesian community plan 2002. From Formation Department Rome
Salesian Digital Library This is a general link to SDL but it contains hundreds of useful texts in various languages
English versions of some early texts This link will remain for the time being - some of the texts are only available here in English. Eventually these will be transferred to SDL (:nl:)