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ASCETIS , Association for Science , Culture , Ecology , Youth and Social Integration is a not for profit , nongovernmental organization
located in Piatra Neamt Romania which is activating at regional and international level as a private entity that is connecting the local
communities and organizations with similar organizations from Europe with the scope of social and economic cohesion. ASCETIS main scope is to prevent poverty and social exclusion in Neamt county witch is located in the poorest region of Romania and one of the poorest regions of Europe , the N-E region , by promoting the touristy and cultural potential of this region , developing education, training programs ,guidance and counseling to youth and socially disadvantaged adults and to the trainers working with this categories of learners, promotion of local values and environment protection. Since 2007, when ASCETIS was created as a not for profit educational NGO with very highly qualified and experienced staff, having 6 highly qualified specialists in education as permanent members and collaborating with a wide range of specialists in various domains the following activities were developed:
-education and support of youth and adult people who belong to socially disadvantaged
groups,
-development of environmental, scientific, cultural, sportive, educational and social programs and offering of guidance and
support to local schools and NGO-s in order to extend their educational offers .
-promotion of scientific and cultural values specific to Romania and especially to its' N-E
Region, promotion of European values to Neamt county population by workshops , conferences , publications.
- protection of the environment and diversity,
-promotion of sustainable development and specific ecological measures within rural and urban communities .
-supporting socially disadvantaged students;
- offering free additional training for students with poor results in school;
- offering free additional training for students capable of performance;
- offering authorized coaching courses for teachers/engineers/graduates of higher education;
- offering initiation and qualification courses in very modern jobs as Web Designer and
Computer Controlled Technologies for youth and adults at risk of social marginalization in order to increase their employability.
- running training projects for disadvantaged students
- organization of environment protection actions , awarding the best volunteers
- education of youngsters to protect environment and to develop their skills for sustainable development and cultural diversity protection
-entrepreneurial counseling and advice for young graduates that want to start independent
productive activities
Stowarzyszenie VESUVIO is a cultural educational nonprofit NGO located in Rzeszów, southeast of Poland and operated in a deprived area where employment opportunities are scarce or non-existent, and that socio-economic disadvantage translates into lower-thanaverage income households. The lack of cultural, educational and vocational centers and early retirement causes stagnancy, regress and both intellectual and physical inactivity.
The unemployment in Podkarpackie Province is high 14,4 % November 2014 ( recourse: Statistic data of Provincial Labor Office in Rzeszów). Besides, many families in Podkarapcke Province suffer of poverty ( 43,6 % of them comes from the unemployed, EU 46 %), people without education PL 28,2%, EU 24 %, single parents PL 29,8%, in EU 34,5%, large families PL 38,6% in EU 32,3% ( recourse , PovertyGUS General Statistic Office in Poland , June 2014, Eurostat 2014). VESUVIO provides nonformal and informal learning, training activities and cultural initiatives directed to young and adult people in various area of learning according to strategic framework for European cooperation including the correspondence with learners ‘needs shown by the local society and labour market. Its general aim is to develop the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality in international dimensionby organizing
European educational collaboration. NGO promotes development of key competences including basic skills, as well entrepreneurship in education, foreign languages, digital skills for active citizenship, employability and business creation.
VESUVIO completed with a success a few international partnership projects under LLP program in Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci Partnership sub-programs that developed mentioned above objectives, being the project creator and manager.
Organized courses, workshops, debates, educational visits, local and international meetings, conferences and other activities in different topics eg.(handicrafts, tourism, jewelery, horticulture and flora , culture and traditions ) allowed to portrait VESUVIO
as a responsible partner and learning provider on European and local arena. One of the partnership project LDV ”Cultural Treasure Hunt” received the status of “star project” and is placed in the official website of Polish National Agency.
International experiences and educational exchanges developed among our staff and learners high tolerance to different cultures, religion what fully prepared the organization to further international collaboration in new program Erasmus+.
Eesti People to People is a non-profit organization registered in 1997 and with activities since 1993 as a chapter of People to People International (PTPI) NGO. The purpose of People to People aims to enhance international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities involving the exchange of ideas and experiences directly among peoples of different countries and diverse cultures. Eesti PTP is committed to enhance cross-cultural communication within each community, and across communities and nations. Tolerance and mutual understanding are central themes.
Eesti People to People has 20 members and more then 100 volunteers, many in rural areas. Eesti PTP organised training courses for youth and adults. Eesti People to People is active as sending and hosting organisation and participated in LLLP and Erasmus+ projects. Eesti People to People was partner in Grundtvig Partnership, Leonardo da Vinci Partnership, NORDEN, NordPlus, DAPHNE III, EuropeAid and Erasmus+ projects.
Eesti People to People is active as sending and hosting organisation and participated in many Youth in Action Programme projects in Estonia and abroad. Eesti PTP organised mainly training courses in gender, media, communication and European Citizenship and values.
Eesti People to People was partner in Grundtvig Partnership, Leonardo da Vinci Partnership, NordPlus and DAPHNE III projects. It is partner in EuropeAid and coordinator in Erasmus+ adult projects at the moment.
Eesti People to People staff members has Youth in Action Programme experience as trainers, projects coordinators and group leaders. They hosted six projects during last 3 years and took abroad more than 50 groups.
The main topics for staff members as trainers are media, communications, gender, European citizenship and values. All staff members have experience in Youth in Action Programme, EuropeAid, DAPHNE III, Grundtvig Partnership, Seniors, Workshops, Leonardo da Vinci Partnership and NordPlus projects as organisers, partners and participants.
There are professional journalist, educators and trainers among Eesti People to People key staff persons. They coordinated in Estonia Grundtvig Partnership project “Europe needs active seniors” (2008-2010),EuropeAid project "Enhancing policy coherence: making development work better” (2009-2012), Leonardo da Vinci Partnership project “Cultural treasure hunt” (2010-2012),Youth in Action “EyoUth-Day” – comprehensive non-formal learning for the future’s European youth citizens" project (2011-2012), organised Youth in Action Programme trainings in Estonia “Gender and Media” (2011), "Young people as important actors in social media" (2013), “European Citizenship Education: Meanings, Understandings and Actions" (2013), evaluation meeting “Gender and media toward creativity and entrepreneurship” (2012) and "3C in youth work: Creative thinking - efficient Communication - active Citizenship"(2013) training course in Armenia, also youth exchange “Creative reading and writing – access for youth to global media” (2012), DAPHNE III project “Impact Of Relationship” (2012-2014) and EuropeAid project “Makutano Junction: a multi-media approach to effective development education” (2013-2015). At the moment they coordinate Erasmus+ KA1 mobility for adult project “Reading the city in adult” (2014-2015).
Foundation FIS is a non- profit organization operated in Rzeszow in south- east of Poland where unemployment is very high. This situation leads to increasing number of people endangered of social exclusion. The main goals of the foundation is to react on current economical and social situation and support people in their professional and social life by creating equal opportunities for vulnerable groups, creating professional integration of people at risk of social exclusion, supporting economic development, including the development of entrepreneurship, promoting vocational and continuing training, promoting labor mobility in the European labor market and social cohesion.
Foundation collaborates with entrepreneurs/ designers, architects, handicraft artists, jewelery makers, florists, tourist guides and others/ inviting them for sharing experiences, for trainings, for helping people to find a job. Foundation has got good relationships and contacts with local stakeholders and regional labor office subscribing and supporting their employment politics and combating social exclusion. Proposed project is as an integral part of existing learning activities in foundation that could enrich international partnership and help to elaborate new approaches in vocational training. European outline, sustainable development, European and local labour market have always been in the interest of trainees and staff as well as European cultural and natural heritage.
The participation in Erasmus+ program is a great new challenge and space for sharing new ideas, experiences, communicate with other people who are interested to open small business and support them. It is also the occasion to getting know more about people from different culture and find solutions for similar social problems. It is a chance to create European added value, chance to create European dimension in vocational learning and validate acquired vocational knowledge, skills and competences using EU tools such as Europass or ECVET.
Staff of Foundation FIS has got experiences in international partnership projects. One of them has been Leonardo da Vinci partnership project ” Making jewellery- small enterprises for a big European crises” ( 2013-2015), where foundation staff took a considerable role in organizing vocational trainings for future jewelers providing experts in handicraft and the support in organizational and logistic issues. The staff has also large experience and expertise in the field of trade and entrepreneurship, as well experience in international cooperation in vocational education filed and can benefit the partnership in vocational and entrepreneurial trainings.
The partner is directly involved with the working life in the context of vocational trainings, cooperates very closely with handicraft market and is able to share its expertise, experience and valuable insights from the perspective of world of work , what is the core of strategic partnership and collaboration. Foundation can enhance European dimension of informal vocational training, ensure that the project results and its future exploitation will be applicable for other enterprises and creative sector.
Kocaeli Kültürel GeliÅŸim ve Dayanışma DerneÄŸi (Kocaeli Cultural Development &Solidarity
Organisation-KOGED) is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation. As its name implies, KOGED is mainly engaged in activities aiming at the cultural development of the community, personal development of individuals, charity actions and awareness-raising campaigns for social issues. Hence; the organisation has been implementing non-formal training activities and events such as meetings & amp; workshops to raise the community’s awareness of the important social issues. It has also been implementing national and international projects to achieve the previously stated aims. Amongst the issues KOGED has addressed so far are equity, gender equality, domestic abuse, women’s rights, volunteerism, vocational guidance by professionals ,intergenerational learning, social & amp; basic skills training such as linguistic and ICT and the development of the civil society organisations. That is why KOGED has been giving support to other organisations in the writing and implementation of internationally-funded projects. The number of permanent staff is five. KOGED also has a number of volunteer teacher/trainers who work on an on & amp; off basis. The organisation has about 50 registered members plus a wide network of local contacts(especially CSOs & schools).
KOGED has been engaged in social responsibility projects since its foundation& gained a wide
audience. It has organised several training workshops for adult learners on the development of social skills, too. It collaborated with Kocaeli University &the local government to implement a national project in 2014 which focused on societal gender equality. The target group were disadvantaged women &youth who were trained to produce cloth bags for sale. This experience will come handy in identifying the target groups & plan the local activities tailored to their needs. Also, in a previous project focusing on volunteerism, KOGED volunteers trained a group of persons from low-income families to produce handicraft to make money. KOGED is using its experience &wide local and international network to implement & disseminate international projects efficiently.
Bulgarian Development Agency (BDA) is a non-profit association undertaking activities for public benefit, established in Sofia, Bulgaria. The association aims to contribute to the regional development as well as to promote the democratic and integration processes in the context of Knowledge society. It is to be achieved through elaboration, localization and transfer of innovative training and education products, materials and methodologies; analysis, transfer and dissemination of best practices; establishment and promotion of centres of excellence, establishment and popularization of VET networks; contribution to the process of elaboration of EQF and validation of non-formal and informal learning in VET, etc.
Partner activities are mainly concentrated in the following directions, relevant to EU Lifelong Learning Programme priorities:
- Validation and recognition of non-formal and informal learning. In our projects we have been working to promote the initiatives and the learning methods that encourage and remove the obstacles that are currently present before the recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications acquired as a result of non-formal or informal learning activities.
- Cooperation between all sectors of education, training and business making education and training more relevant to the needs of the labour market, improving people's employability and entrepreneurial potential. Our activities are focused on the modernization of education and training in the context of Information society, based on full social inclusion, contribution to the transfer of technologies and innovations from the education sector to business and in this way supporting the development of SMEs sector in Bulgaria; promoting public-private partnership and establishing contact networks for the exchange of efficient best practices.
- Initial and continuous training of teachers, trainers and education and training institutions' managers aiming at a higher quality of education by cooperation and exchange of good practices in the related areas. In our work we are aiming at the improvement of the quality of the initial education of teachers, trainers and practitioners as well as their managers by the acquisition of key competences and pedagogical skills that will lead to their professional advancement and development.
Acquisition of key competences throughout the education and training system, especially adult education for low-skilled adults, disadvantaged and marginalised citizens. We have worked on projects seeking to improve the quality of training systems using ICT, distance learning and e-learning, to widen access to adult learning. Our main objective was the development and transfer of innovative policies, contents, methods and procedures within vocational education and training.
M&M is a modern consulting company founded in 2014 whose staffs has wide experience in managing and implementing training procedures and activities that give them enough skills and knowledge to develop the activities related to a wide range of projects. The company is specialized in different spheres - development and management of projects under different programs, creation of quality standards based in ISO for quality management, need analysis, VET training and qualification, etc. Our work focuses on the connection between business needs, organizational plans and human resources management and we are constantly carrying out analysis in order to develop and improve companies and their staff. M&M has a huge network that allows the company to be in contact with other companies, foreign partners, stakeholders, laboral market, consulting companies, educational institutions and universities, experts, public administration, etc., and it works in close cooperation with all of them, which facilitates precise knowledge of the reality and direct contact with the target group of the project.
On the other hand, M&M has a close professional relationship with different organizations, such as incubators, business centres, social organizations and industrial networks and collaborates together to create and maintain employment through the promotion and implementation of high quality VET training, reskilling and qualification of the workforce. M&M is member of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, of the Observatory of Women Business and Economy, partner in the Network of Entrepreneur Women of Barcelona and Cornellà de Llobregat and collaborator of the Labora Program, led by the Local Institute of Social Services of the Barcelona local government. Therefore, our previous experiences gave us a unique insight of the practical aspects of implementing large scale co-funded projects and also provided us an extremely wide network of collaborating organizations from both Spain and all over the world. Their staffs have actively participated and coordinated projects under different European programmes (Lifelong Learning, Erasmus +, Europe for Citizens, National, Autonomous and Local Calls…) and as a result of this experience in national and international activities and projects, they obtained the basis to participate, with a high level of quality and know-how in a wide range of projects. In addition to that, M&M Profuture Training will be responsible of organizing the World TVET Conference 2015 in Barcelona in year 2018, together with the government and several TVET providers, a conference aimed at decision makers and practitioners from the industries, GLCs, public sectors, learning institutes, and skills centers, policy Makers, Leaders, Principals, Researchers, Educationists, and Specialists, Administrators and Planners of TVET. Our participation in the projects mentioned below gave us also the opportunity to produce and collect a large number of innovative training tools and to improve several aspects of training methodologies that, added to our previous experience in vocational training, made us a highly qualified and experienced training provider. M&M provides the following integrated tailored services:
1. Business consulting & support
2. Analysis of training needs
3. Pedagogical approach of training and development of educational models
4. Evaluation of learning processes
5. Promotion of workers’ and students mobilities to improve their training, experience and profiles
6. Design and creation of learning units and didactic materials
7. Organizational support & production and transfer of innovation and know-how
8. Project planning, submission and management
9. Assistance in improving employment and initiatives (e.g. orientation) paying special attention to women, young people and other groups in social and labour exclusion risk.
M&M’s staff, as mentioned above, has vast experience in the implementation of national and EU projects, with a specific focus on the Lifelong Learning Programme and Erasmus +. They have implemented a large number of projects in many different fields and will therefore provide projects with their experience and know-how, by exploiting the methods and processes developed in these previous projects and further developing them to meet the specific needs of the specific projects and target groups. As a training service provider, M&M organizes, manages and delivers high quality specialized training for companies, local and other public authorities which gives the company the tools to implement and manage high quality projects.
The Centre culturel de Habay (Habay Cultural centre) is a nonprofit association born more than 40 years ago. In 2000 the association evolved to the position of a recognized and state supported Cultural center. This recognition is linked to missions specified in different regional laws.
The main tasks of our Centre are the following ones:
1. Propose different activities in “Education Permanente” also known as “Education Populaire” in France. This mission aims to help adult to better understand the evolutions of the world they live in and give them some of the necessary tools to act. This work consists in citizen mobilization, questioning the values of the society, past or present events. This lead to different more activities like organizing conferences, debates, exhibitions, movie club, depending of the citizen will and decisions.
2. To choose and program theatre and concerts for schools and for all the citizens of the territory. This includes the artists’ company selection, renting the necessary equipment and the theater, planning and producing the communication, assume the technical and administrative aspects, the catering for the artists…
3. Organize a variety of workshops like music theory and practice, computer science, cooking, advance training in WEB design, foreign languages, art, theatre, personal development...
4. To help local associations to develop their own cultural and social projects.
The Cultural center works often with the CPAS of the city (Centre Public d’Aide Sociale – Public Centre for Social Welfare). One of the axes we are working on is a program to help the most precarious persons of our community to find back or to access a first jobs.
The first step is about self-confidence through different workshops using art as a tool. The second module is more practical: CV and letters writing, simulations of phone calls, interviews... The Center also propose different trainings, workshop and networking to support people on their way to gain more efficiency in managing projects.
The city of Habay is situated in the south rural area of Belgium, in the largest rural province of the country: Province of Luxembourg. The population density of Belgium is above 350 inhabitants per square kilometer while the one of Habay is only 72.
Due to this atypical situation in Belgium, the Cultural center association has developed specials skills to answer the population’s requests. Since the launch of the association, the association organized workshops depending on people’s demand and volunteer’s proposal.
They started first with language training with two objectives :
- Share the other’s culture and traditions to better understand them.
- Help to add competences to the population as as there was no other offers on the territory for adults.
Habay Cultural Center works according to the regional laws of the sector. The association is especially keen in activating and motivating citizen in formal or informal groups to reach objectives they define together. This expertise is recognized as “Education Permanente” and lead to events like the 14-18 commemorations in the community.
ERA is a non-profit and non-governmental organization. Their work is targeting the area of N-E region of Romania , to develop culture and local communities by using of visual arts as practical educational means which has the purpose to promote the well-being of our community by educating children, sustain youth and women's development as well as active aging in the N-E region of Romania. Another goal of the organization's activity is to promote and encourage a public interest in the history, traditions, arts, crafts, language, and culture of Romania within it’s NE-region and in Europe.
They use a high professional level of artistically expression for sharing this values trough exhibitions, debate clubs, active citizenship, photo-voice,promotion of local cultural values and preservation of cultural heritage. Their aim is also to promote peace and democracy, tolerance and respect all over the world , to promote Romanian culture and other cultures and languages by using visual art as an international communication language because they believe that variety of arts and cultures make our world so beautiful.
ERA cultural association promoted and also added a very important contribution to the local culture and heritage through professional art works, restoration of important monuments ,exhibitions , publications ,cultural, social and recreational programs and informal education.
They are organizing painting and handicraft classes for children and for adults .
They established contacts with many important artists from Romania and from many other European countries and they have affiliations with many organizations with similar vision and aims.
They promote peace and democracy by using visual arts and youth voices expressed in visual arts, and journalism.
Their activities are sustainable, they never got financing from European Commission or other European founds but they get sustaining from their community and they are very good and experienced social entrepreneurs.
The organization is located in a very beautiful rural area of Romania.
Technical College Gheorghe Cartianu from Piatra Neamt ,N-E region , Romania is a big technological high-school with 1500 students and 82 teachers .
72% of the school students are living in rural areas, in the same time the industry of the region is very poor because of the economical recession ,agriculture and tourism are the base of the economy in the area. A very big percentage of the region's active population is occupied in agriculture.
The range of qualifications that can be obtained in the school is very wide and can be divided into five major areas: computers and computer science, electronics and telecommunications, mechanical and metalworking, construction andbuilding design, textiles and leather, chemistry and environmental protection, food industry and services . In each one of this areas they qualify students at level 2,3 or 4 ( VET school level or VET high-school level ). For the 5 level of qualification they have also qualification offer in the jobs Technician in Food Quality and Technician for Measurements in Constructions .
They also qualify adults for the qualifications : Technician in computer science , Worker for building crawling , Worker for textile assembling ,Welder , Locksmith for metal structures and technological equipment.
The N-E region where the school is situated is one of the poorest regions of Romania . The region has" the highest level of poverty from all Romanian regions and from European Union " The students are very often coming from poor families at risk of social exclusion. The industry in county is situated at a low level with catastrophic consequences in creating jobs .
As a general consequence of the industry decline the unemployment rate is very high and the graduates cannot find workplaces easily in the first years after graduation. The graduates unemployment rate was 16% at the end of 2014.
Despite the demographic positive evolution, in the villages there are very few young workers because of the lack of working opportunities. Most of the youngsters are migrating to urban regions of Europe after school graduation.
Education and training offered by the school must be adjusted to the reality of the workforce-market and because of the lack of working offers in the area it is compulsory to train all the students in the field of entrepreneurship.
In a focus-group study that was have made among our students from terminal years was discovered their need to be guided not only in how to start entrepreneurial activities in our country but also in other European countries and in how to find the needed resources for their activities.
The region of high-school offer good opportunities of rural areas development by SME-s.
The hospitality services are well and continuously developed as a result of the fact that Neamt County has many possible opportunities to excel in tourism marketing as an economic development generator.
The natural environment of the region offers a wide diversity of attractions and very good opportunities for development of small businesses and social entrepreneurship with the condition of a good ecologic education provided to the population living in the area.
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