Promoting innovation through Cooperative model in entrepreneurship education for adults Erasmus Project

Project Title

Promoting innovation through Cooperative model in entrepreneurship education for adults

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Social entrepreneurship / social innovation; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Social economy operates a very broad number of commercial activities, provides a wide range of products and services across the European market and generate millions of jobs. Social enterprises and cooperatives are also an engine for social innovation and they are promoters of sustainable development, democratic structure and equitable distribution of economic results.
Despite the great weight of this social economy there is still a great need in increasing the number of cooperatives and promote social businesses for a more sustainable development of the society.
Besides, the diffusion of cooperatives’ model and the social economies are in line with the EU commitment on the implementing of Sustainable Development Goals since the proposed models can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through a more sustainable development.
The promotion of the cooperative model can help aspiring social entrepreneurs prepare new start-up, developing the local economy and contributing to the reduction of unemployment. Among the 7 project partners from Sweden, Italy, Iceland and Cyprus, including a researche center and a University, a transnational network and cooperative association/ federation there is a recognized need in collecting a successful model of promoting the cooperative model and appropriate tools that can be implemented in other similar European realities.
The general objective of the project therefore is to contribute to strengthening a competitive social economy in Europe through the spread of new cooperatives

Specific objectives of the project will aim at:
1. Strengthening the skills of entrepreneurship trainers promoting cooperative business
2. Exchanging experiences on social entrepreneurship education among trainers across Europe
3. Developing innovative tools and methodologies to assist trainers in their promotion of the cooperative model among adults

The target group directly involved in the project are:
– trainers
– staff of cooperative federations and unions
– researchers

The target group indirectly involved in the activities are:
– adults
– Category associations
– Business actors
– decision makers in the field of local development
The project will develop 4 Intellectual Outputs: 1. A learning model on cooperative entrepreneurship to train the trainers, tailored on their needs; 2. The GAP analysis to map and compare the need requirements within the consortia; 3. the pilot training 4. the Gamified e-Learning Platform

WORK PLAN/ACTIVITIES
– 6 Coordination meetings to steer, monitor and evaluate the project activities participated by the
project’s coordinators (2 persons every partner organisation).
– 1 Training seminar for “trainers” to promote the model developed in Intellectual Output 1 and IO4 and prepare the trainers for the pilot training.
– 4 Multiplier events in each participating country, their organisations and invited organisations in for sharing of information about the training programme developed

RESULTS
The expected results of the project COPE are the increased knowledge on Cooperative education and the enforced capability in trainers on promoting and teaching cooperative education. Besides, the project will improve knowledge on other systems to support cooperative business in other European countries and exchange of good practices

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 307368 Eur

Project Coordinator

Coompanion Östergötland & Country: SE

Project Partners

• HASKOLINN A BIFROST SES
• Mikrofonden Väst
• SWEDEN EMILIA ROMAGNA NETWORK
• CENTRE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD-CARDET
• ICARO CONSORZIO COOPERATIVE SOCIALI SOCIETA COOPERATIVA
• CONFCOOPERATIVE UNIONE TERRITORIALE DELLA ROMAGNA