Enterprising and surprising through 8 key competences Erasmus Project

Project Title

Enterprising and surprising through 8 key competences

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 youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

Erasmus + Strategic Partnership Project “Enterprising and surprising through 8 key competences” (ES8KEYCOM) was implemented in order to develop a new method of non-formal education – interactive Competence tool, which promote and develop 8 lifelong learning competences: communication in the mother tongue; communication in foreign languages; mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology; digital competence; learning to learn; social and civic competences; sense of initiative and entrepreneurship; cultural awareness and expression. It is tool what includes 9 games with various elements of NFE – simulations, discussions, individual, group work, etc. Games has several levels of complexity of the tasks and are suitable for young people aged 13+, through which will be possible to develop all 8 competences. Most of created materials do not contain text but some of materials are developed in 5 languages – Latvian, Spanish, Croatian, Estonian and English, for example, cards for game “Social Emotion” and “4Elements”. An important element of the game is evaluation, through which young people can analyse themselves and reflect which competences through game tasks/exercises they developed, why these competences are important and how they are connected with personal and professional life. Created Manual includes not only description about project, 8 Competences, descriptions of developed games but also examples of Evaluation and Reflection tools.
Nowadays, additionally to the formal education, different Non formal trainings and activities are essential components for enhancing young people’s competitiveness. Games and learning relationship is determined as a pleasure – if the game allows its members to enjoy, then learning, despite the difficulties will be much more effective. Each game is based on learning and participating in the game on a voluntary basis and with the aim to entertain, they allow participants to learn new things, thus improving their basic skills / competencies.
Project Context:
In EU still more than 5 million young people are unemployed, which means that one of five young Europeans can not find a job. One of the four main objectives of the EC is to tackle unemployment and to develop skills that are related to the labor market. And those who have the least knowledge or fewer opportunities, are most at risk. Non-formal teaching methods can help to develop young people’s skills and give them an understanding of them, which is necessary to find and keep a job, or even to become entrepreneurs. Especially for those who are excluded or discriminated for various reasons, and those who lack self-confidence and personal motivation. Researches shows that young people learn best when they are given the opportunity to take an active role and provided with an opportunity, so that they clearly understand the learning goals and are aware of their own choices.
Implementation of the project in an international environment gave to the project additional value and was promoted development of Intercultural competences of all people involved in project activities. Long term cooperation among project partners promoted also more sustainable work with youngsters.
Objectives of the project were:
1. Make research (qualitative and quantitative) in each partner country about 8 competencies that will be used in the development of interactive game.
2. Share best practices of youth work and include these elements of good practices in the interactive game.
3. To develop a new method of NFE – interactive game through which young people will be able to better understand 8 competences, to develop them and to better assess competencies that are required by the labor market.
4. To develop game Handbook, where will be included summary of the research, informative material about 8 competencies and rules of the game, the tasks/exercises and all necessary supportive documents.
5. Implement pilot training, bringing together 25 young people in each partner country.
6. Produce game materials and Handbook (in USB) in 200 copies.
7. Implement multiplying activities – training in each country, to train 15 youth workers/trainers/teachers to familiarize them with the new game and 15 young people.
8. Prepare Interactive Game Video , which will contain information about interactive game play rules, its advantages and key benefits.
9. Make wide publicity and dissemination activities.
10. Implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate project.
The project implementation time was from September 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017. Project Coordinating Partner was from Latvia “Baltic Regional Fund”, project partner from Spain “AC Amics de la Biblioteca de la Fonteta”, from Estonia “Eesti MTÜ Edel Arenduskeskus”, from Croatia “Association of the deaf and hard of hearing in Nova Gradiška”.
The total budget of the project was EUR 90 406.00.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 90406 Eur

Project Coordinator

Baltic Regional fund & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Nova Gradiska
• MTÜ Edela Eesti Arenduskeskus
• AC Amics de la Biblioteca de la Fonteta