Craftsmanship’s Future of Europe: I AM ABLE TO DO! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Craftsmanship’s Future of Europe: I AM ABLE TO DO!

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Project ABLE2DO offered a new way to promote employability and competitiveness of youth, integration of low-skilled young people into labour market, promoting youth entrepreneurship. The main aim of the project ABLE2DO is to develop entrepreneurial mindset and sense of initiative of young people through national craftsmanship, their responsible attitude and abilities to find and provide high quality products and services in accordance with local needs and national economic perspectives of the involved European countries through transfer of best practical experience and entrepreneurial skills of creating products and services of high quality by “Made in Italy” example.
In order to contribute to the solution of the youth employment problems, the project ABLE2DO has facilitated the entry of young people to the labor market, encourage youth actively engage in entrepreneurship, through implementation the following objectives:
1) to involve young people in entrepreneurship through learning of artisan crafts,
2) to develop a solid system of values – the work ethic and the apprenticeship sacrifice, responsibility for the result, the pursuit of excellence, etc. that can effectively counter the possible apathy drift with no future for young generations and facilitate their integration into labour market;
3) to internationalise and share the know-how and best experience of Italian Artisan Crafts (“Made in Italy”) as a function of the mutual development of Craftsmanship’s Future of Europe, testing it and introducing it during this pilot project in such countries as Latvia and Lithuania, but then in other EU countries;
4) to facilitate preservation of national ancient crafts by encouraging young people to support unique crafts of their own country and to renew the “unique value” of “Made in Latvia” and “Made in Lithuania” and following their example in other EU countries and ensuring a “Gold Reserve” of professionalism to the involved European countries and a future for artisan crafts in Europe otherwise destined to disappear;
5) in a long-term perspective to build a “bridge” between craftsmen and entrepreneurs by sewing up the dialogue to the “know how” of ancient roots in the name of the transmission from generation to generation.
Main activities of the project ABLE2DO were following:
1) short-term joint staff mobility for youth workers and trainers (study visit);
2) brief research on traditional and ancient crafts and collection of best cases of partner countries in order to adapt methodology for Craftsmanship’s Future of Europe: I AM ABLE TO DO!;
3) elaboration of the craftsmanship and employability skills training course program “Made in Italy”;
4) training course for young people based on the program;
5) wide dissemination activities, including international dissemination event – Youth Conference “Business support for young people in contemporary society”, and photo exhibition “I AM ABLE TO DO!” of the project results, created by participants themselves.
Results of the project are listed below:
1) improved entrepreneurial skills among young people and their competitiveness for successful entry to labour market; 30 participants (27 young people and 3 youth leaders) have mastered the training course program “Made in Italy” in the course of the project; by the end of the training course young people have developed the key competences – entrepreneurial attitude, sense of initiative, creativity, innovation, risk-taking, communication and other soft skills to a level that equips them for professional life and successful entry to labour market;
2) decreased unemployment for young people and participants who have applied for further education, started a job or launched their own private initiative/business;
3) involvement of young people in entrepreneurship through craftsmanship;
3) elaborated innovative methodology for “Craftsmanship’s Future of Europe: I AM ABLE TO DO!” and guidance of it implementation in youth work;
4) developed innovative entrepreneurship and employability skills training course program and related methodological materials, with the aim to develop sense of initiative and entrepreneurship through craftsmanship among youth;
5) 10 youth workers were instructed and prepared to implement innovative methodology and training course program in youth work; increased youth workers competence and capability to provide professional support for youth;
6) provided adjustment of the training program on national level;
7) ensured wide distribution and dissemination of the project ABLE2DO results.
Project duration was 15 months. Project partners were organisations from Latvia, Lithuania and Italy.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 55184 Eur

Project Coordinator

Baltic Ontopsychology Association & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Karaliaus Mindaugo profesinio mokymo centras
• Formazione Ontopsicologica Interdisciplinare Leaderistica s.r.l.