eArly warning Platform to Prevent youth from dropping out of schooL Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

eArly warning Platform to Prevent youth from dropping out of schooL Education

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Reaching the policy level/dialogue with decision makers; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Research and innovation

Project Summary

Despite the significant developments made in the field of school integration of young people with vulnerable background and of high risk profile, Early School Leaving remains a challenge for EU Member States and Associated Countries. According to datasets released by Eurostat, 10.6% of young people (18-24 olds) in the EU in 2017 did not complete their studies at upper-secondary level and did not follow any other educational path or did not enrol in a vocational training program. Same source reveals that 12.1% of early leavers were young men and 8.9% young women.
Students leave education and training for a variety of social, economic and family-related reasons. Early School Leaving is an obstacle of social and economic growth and development, as it impedes productivity and competitiveness and fuels poverty and social exclusion. In a period of emerging challenges, Europe has to make full use of its human capital and take preliminary measures to tackle social exclusion of vulnerable groups. As prevention is better than cure, consortium of APPLE project will develop innovative guides and an early warning platform, equipping educators, schools and component organisations and authorities with the necessary tools to halt Early Leaving. Special focus will be given at groups that are most likely to be exposed to the risk of early drop-out, such as refugee and migrant children and youth, members of Roma communities or religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities, students with special needs and learning disabilities, students from poor families and deprived rural areas.
The above will be achieved through the implementation of the following activities:

1. Capacity Building Seminars for Educators
1.1. Desk and Empirical Research
1.2. Development of Seminar Curriculum
1.3. Implementation of the Capacity Building Seminars

2. Guide for Educators
2.1. Profiling
2.2. Focus Groups with Youth At Risk of Early Leaving
2.3. Developing a Guide for Educators

3. Online Early Warning and Early Drop-Out-Tackling Platform
3.1. Development of the Early Warning and Early Drop-Out-Tackling Platform
3.2. MOOCs curriculum
3.3. Piloting

4. Support for Policy Reform
4.1. Stakeholders Consultation Workshops
4.2. Participation at Targeted Conferences
4.3. Publications in Scientific Journals

Project Website

http://www.appleproject.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 242654 Eur

Project Coordinator

CANARY WHARF CONSULTING LIMITED & Country: UK

Project Partners

• CENTRUL PENTRU PROMOVAREA INVATARII PERMANENTE TIMISOARA ASOCIATIA
• APROXIMAR- COOPERATIVA DE SOLIDARIEDADE SOCIAL, CRL
• Family and Childcare Center – branch in Skopje
• KENTRO MERIMNAS OIKOGENEIAS KAI PAIDIOU
• INSTALOFI LEVANTE SL