CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR- FOR A EUROPE IN CHANGE Erasmus Project

Project Title

CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR- FOR A EUROPE IN CHANGE

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 adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Creativity and culture; Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)

Project Summary

During 2 years of the project, unemployment situation in EU has improved. In Sep 19, unemployment rate in Euro Zone was 7.5%, less than at the start of the project. In partnership countries, data are 3.9% Romania (5.5% at the start), 14.2% Spain (18.4%) and 9.9% Italy (12%). Youth unemployment also declines: 15.9% in Euro Zone, 16.2% Romania, 32.8% Spain and 28.7% Italy. However, much remains to be done.
CREATIVE aimed to improve employment opportunities for people, especially youngest, with more effective tools to access in better conditions to the labour market, to motivate them towards build their own businesses, from a transnational view.
CREATIVE project partners followed in detail the table of activities envisaged at initial proposal. A wide range was carried out. High quality products were produced, designed to be alive, improved, updated and adapted to different contexts.
CREATIVE produced new tools for job orientation professionals and for unemployed people, especially young, who do not have a clear prospect of finding a job.
INNOVATIVE TOOL FOR JOB ORIENTATION. Two questionnaires, together with a Comparative Sector Guide, offer professionals a simple tool to detect and to empower entrepreneurs and creative people, to chart with them a employable path personalized and adjusted to reality.
AN ONLINE TRAINIGN PLATFORM with two specific courses. Both provide in-depth information on how to undertake in the Creative Industries (CI) Sector, and how to enhance this entrepreneurship by relying on the use of new technologies.
A GUIDELINES OF BEST PRACTICES with information European policies on the promotion of the CI sector and Examples of business in the CI sector in the 3 countries and in EU. It aims to be a model and inspiration both for those who interested in undertaking in the sector, and for professionals who want to know more about this Economic field. The CREATIVE staff involved organized Study Visits to representative companies of the CI Sector at local level. Accompanied by young people, all met these companies who would serve as a model for a future development of their own business ideas.
A 5 DAYS TRANSNATIONAL TRAINING. Carried out in English, with the participation of youngsters from Italy, Spain and Romania, interested in start up a business in the CI sector. Participants increased information on the sector, and new perspectives to better access the labour market were opened for them.
MONITORING ACTIVITIES. A big number of monitoring activities was carried out to achieve the goals proposed. 4 transnational meetings and 12 online meetings were held. A shared Google drive increased the effectiveness of teamwork. A Whatsapp group strengthened communication via email with the staff involved. Phone calls were made to address specific issues requested by partners. 2 monitoring reports were made to keep track of the status of the project.
FINANCIAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES on partner´s expenditure budget were carried out, So the coordinator keeps all the documentary evidences.
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES. A Dissemination Plan, and an editorial plan for each partner were scheduled. A brand logo, 4 newsletters, 12 articles and numerous posts have fed a FB page project. 1 final video with the results and testimonials of participants was produced in cooperation with partners. 1 brochure and 1 poster gave image to the project. 3 events were held as scheduled with a higher attendance than expected.

About 1000 persons participated directly in project activities.
– 77 persons in Pilot courses
– 95 persons in individual entrepreneurial counseling activity
– 350 Decision makers, Experts, specialists, professionals as results of the dissemination activities
– 156 Entrepreneurs interviewed
– 73 attendees to 12 Study Visits
– 127 attendees to Final Events.
– 100 persons following FB page

CREATIVE contributed to the achievement of employment skills, provide greater information on the situation and a wider range of personal and job resources to get into the labour market in better conditions.
The Innovative Tool is essential to evaluate job competencies and develop personalized insertion itineraries.
Online courses will remain in the catalog of services of our organizations, open to all those interested. To improve employability, they complete the training offer to the target group.
The Final Guide of Best Practices is a complete, inspiring and didactic element, and offers information about the keys to undertake in this sector, enriched by its transnational perspective.
All these elements and tools produced in CREATIVE project will be alive and available to all interested people and organizations. The City Council of Madrid will be in charge of keeping active the FB page, sharing and showing links to access to all these high value resources.
These tools were created in a spirit of permanence. If all this applies in a booming sector such as the CI in Europe, the sum of the factors predicts good results.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 108244 Eur

Project Coordinator

AGENCIA PARA EL EMPLEO DE MADRID & Country: ES

Project Partners

• POWER NET CONSULTING SRL
• CONSORZIO MATERAHUB INDUSTRIE CULTURALI E CREATIVE
• SC AMAZING PHOTOS SRL