Social entrepreneurship as an alternative for young unemployed Erasmus Project

Project Title

Social entrepreneurship as an alternative for young unemployed

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: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

Context/background of the project:
It is extremely difficult for young people without a formal education that are not in employment and education to find a job. However, even without formal training or labor market experience, youth people do gather competences. It is vitally necessary that individuals develop competences in a wide range of fields, which will allow them to adapt to the evolution and the changing environment. It is necessary for NEETs to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and competences through VET in terms of social entrepreneurship, a field that is gaining high interest and which can provide as a means to exit the crisis.
Objectives:
The main objective of the project is to upgrade and enhance VET in terms of social entrepreneurship to provide more effective and efficient courses in the subject and to increase the participation and activation of youth in terms of social entrepreneurship, thus decreasing the level of dormancy that exists among NEETs and decreasing the level of unemployment.
The specific project comes to address NEETs and youth unemployment through the development of social entrepreneurship, making it an alternative for unemployed youth.
Number and profile of participating organisations:
The project was implemented with consortia that comprise 7 Partners from 6 Countries.
– The Lead Partner is FACE (Foundation Agro-Centre for Education) from Macedonia. It is a NGO with experience in implementation of training in VET. FACE is responsible to the overall management and administration of the project, including management meetings with partners, reporting requirements and communication between partners and with the managing authority, evaluation activities and dissemination activities and actions that are necessary for the increase of visibility, outreach and sustainability of results and outcomes.
– The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a Greek Organization committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancing of the spirit of entrepreneurship. Main responsibility in the Project was in creation of the curricula and e-platform with the courses, as well as the maintenance of the Project website.
– MAKRO Management Development Consulting Company is located in Ankara, Turkey, providing innovative and high quality consulting solutions that support private and public sector organisations’ realization of their growth and development aims. Main responsibility in the Project was to participate in each outcomes of the Project, especial in creation and implementation of the Memorandum for Understanding (MoU), as important document for the sustainability of the Project.
– Bridging to The Future (BTF) is British organisation with a mission for economic independence through entrepreneurship,intrapreneurship and education. They applying their experiences & research into a range of models, methodologies and approaches, job creation through start-ups, business growth & sustainability. Beside participation in all project activities, BTF was responsible for creation of the Handbook on the improvement of the Social Entrepreneurship.
– JUMP is a cultural association from Italy with mission to bring Europe and internationalization in Calabria, especially in the province of Catanzaro, characterized by the lack of services and opportunities. Main responsibilities in the Project is input in creation of the teaching approach for the training.
– İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Social Studies and Projects (ISEM) from Turkey has been established to accelerate regional development and ensure its sustainability by developing the cooperation between the public-private sectors and non-governmental organizations ensuring appropriate and efficient use of resources,. It is a public institution founded by City of Istanbul. Main role in the creation of Guideline for integraqtion of the curriculla in the national VET programs.
– KTH Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. Main role in the creation of curricula and teaching methods for the project.
Main Activities and results:
1. Need analysis report – The needs analysis reveals the requirements for targeted training areas and for the creation of a tailored curriculum for the development of skills relevant to entrepreneurship and the social economy.
2. Curriculum for Young Social Entrepreneurs based on ECVET principles with 9 modules.
3. Guideline for the integration of the curriculum in existing national VET programs.
4. E-learning platform – An innovative e-learning platform containing the open online course on Social Entrepreneurship.
5. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed among the partners and relevant national institutions (18 MoU’s signed).
6. Handbook on the improvement of Social Entrepreneurship prepared.
The Curriculum, the Guideline and the Handbook, as well as the e-learning platform are available in 6 languages and available for download on the Project website (https://sovet-project.eu)

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 226619,75 Eur

Project Coordinator

FONDACIJA AGRO CENTAR ZA EDUKACIJA FACE & Country: MK

Project Partners

• KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
• JUMP – Gioventù in riSalto
• INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
• BRIDGING TO THE FUTURE LTD
• MAKRO YONETIM GELISTIRME DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI
• ISTANBUL VALILIGI