I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY Erasmus Project

Project Title

I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY

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 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)

Project Summary

The strategic partnership of this project consists of Slovenian public adult educational organization – Ljudska univerza Nova Gorica, Italian social cooperative- Cooperativa Orso, French NGO – Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Citoyennes et Européennes, Croatian public adult educational organization- Pučko otvoreno učilište Zagreb and Turkish NGO educational/cultural association – Mozaik Kultur Egitim Genclik ve Doga Dernegi, with the common aims and similar development strategies.
The most relevant priorities adressed by the project are: contribution to a reduction in number of low-skilled women immigrants and facilitation of the validation of non-formal and informal learning by fostering the assesment of key-competencies, including basic skills and transversal skills (particulary entrepreneurship, languages and digital skills).
With that purpose there are different target groups addresed in project activities: women legal immigrants third country nationals as one of most vulnerable groups in EU area, the proffesional staff from partner organizations (trainers) with the aim to upgrade their pedagogical and management skills and some of the key stakeholders (employers, institutions with the direct connection to main target group) for developing the effective connections between education and the labour market.
And so the main objective of the project named `I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY` (I’m active) is to promote the social integration of women who are legal immigrant third country nationals, with special intention to integrate them into the labour market. The project also wants to develop the intercultural dialogue between the mentioned target group and other EU citizens. All this was achieved by developing and upgrading the model of good practice of Slovenian partner Ljudska univerza Nova Gorica with the process of identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning and some other innovative elements. To achieve these aims 2 connected intellectual outputs were prepared: (1) Methodology and guidelines for implementation of train the trainers programme (2) Curriculum and recommendations of the programme for promoting social integration and development of intercultural dialogue with women third country nationals (stressing their integration into labour market). To develop those intellectual outputs several activities were implemented, such as 1 short-term staff training programme and pilot implementations of the new programme for immigrant women. 16 trainers participated in the staff training programme which took place in Slovenia. Pilot implementations of the new programme were then implemented in all project partner countries, so there were 5 implementations with inclusion of at 78 women-third country nationals and 27 employers who offered them the work training/ rehabilitation. 5 cultural mediators participated in all programme implementations, providing linguistic and practical support. This activity offered the main target group possibilities of integration in a new environment by respecting their charecteristics and needs. Train the trainer course and pilot implementations played a crucial role in the development of intellectual outputs. There were also 5 final multiplier events organised to help promote good practice and intellectual outputs. The first multiplier event that took place in Turkey was followed by the international project conference in Slovenia and conferences in Croatia, Italy and France.
The project helped raise employability of women in Europe in the age between 20-64, especially among those with fewer opportunities by improving the level of their key competencies and skills and thus making them more compatible to the needs of the labour market and society in general. The project enabled disadvantaged groups to take part in lifelong learning programmes, career guidance and counselling. The project followed the main objectives of main European priorities listed in different strategic documents, such as European strategy 2020, EU Education and training strategy 2020, European platform against poverty and social exclusion, Erasmus+ programme, European Qualification Framework for LLL, European agenda for adult learning, PIAAC, The Treaty of EU etc.
The project broadened the educational offer of involved organisations by providing a new programme for social integration process of disadvantaged groups on local, regional, national, EU and international level. This is especially important for Turkey as a new EU candidate country.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 264867,81 Eur

Project Coordinator

LJUDSKA UNIVERZA NOVA GORICA & Country: SI

Project Partners

• Pucko otvoreno uciliste Zagreb
• Mozaik Kultur Egitim Genclik ve Doga Dernegi
• Cooperativa Orso s.c.s
• ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INITIATIVES CITOYENNES ET EUROPEENNES