Sharing, Learning And Developing European Neets Opportunities Erasmus Project

Project Title

Sharing, Learning And Developing European Neets Opportunities

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Access for disadvantaged

Project Summary

One of the main issues with NEETs is how to reach them. Not all are registered with local authorities such as job centres or schools; some have little social contacts which would allow them to hear about opportunities for them. Furthermore, the methods for motivating and getting the participants into a regular rhythm of attendance and work schedule are very important. Therefore, the partner organisations established with this project a systemic approach to NEET projects on a regional level that provided services to as many NEETs as possible and used informal and formal learning methods to motivate the young people and train them for employment or reintegration into education.
The project involved 4 organisations from four countries: IB Berlin-Brandenburg gGmbH Region Brandenburg Northeast (Germany), Educa International (Czech Republic), Folkeuniversitetet Midt-Norge (Norway) and LionHeart in the Community (United Kingdom).
Objectives of the project were:
1: to set up a system of cooperation with local authorities, NGOs, schools and businesses in order to reach as many NEETs as possible and re-integrate them in education, training or employment.
2: Development and improvement of formal and informal training methods for the target group: setting up a curriculum, setting up a system of initial assessment for students, developing rules and criteria for assessment, best practice examples, development of new methods, including a manual for trainers, development of a guideline with methods and good practices)
3: Development of an online tool which will allow institutions and trainers all over the European to receive information on Second Chance Training, including online teaching material on meton methods and will provide a platform for trainers and students of Second Chance institutions to exchange knowledge and experiences.
4: Each partner implemented a Second Chance Training according to the developed training methods and the online platform.The project will develop an intregrated regional approach which is supported by an online Exchange and Training platform and handbook on how to create and optimise Second Chance Training which can be used by other organisation, institutions, regions and trainers interested in or already implementing Second Chance Training.

The main outputs were a handbook with an explanation of Second Chance Training with its benefits and barriers as well as best practice examples from all four organisations for different aspects of NEET training. Furthermore an online training platform was developed which contains training courses helping trainers and organisations interested in NEET training in setting up and excuting trainings tailored to NEET. It contains lessons on various aspects of Second Chance Training with best-practice methods. Both products can be found on the project website: www.sladeno.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 178073,58 Eur

Project Coordinator

INTERNATIONALER BUND-IB BERLIN-BRANDENBURG GGMBH FUR BILDUNG UND SOZIALE DIENSTE (IB BERLIN-BRANDENBURG GGMBH) & Country: DE

Project Partners

• EDUCA INTERNATIONAL, o.p.s.
• Folkeuniversitetet Midt-Norge
• LionHeart In The Community