IDENTITIES : MUCH MORE THAN CARDS Erasmus Project

Project Title

IDENTITIES : MUCH MORE THAN CARDS

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Migrants’ issues; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Integration of refugees

Project Summary

A lot of the European countries have a long history of welcoming migrants in their societies starting from the post-war period and until today.
The versatility of the project partners and their valuable experience has been gained through exploring different approaches for inter-cultural communication and integration.
However, there is no singular “migrant culture” and trying to integrate people with migratory background means operating in a varied field of different cultures, languages, traditions and religions.
The project is targeted at the migrants arriving in Europe and their integration into society through education with a focus on entrepreneurship.
The general aim of the project was to develop adaptive training methodologies for adults in order to increase their motivation to learn and to counter their feelings of resignation and apathy.
Thus, methodologically the project will be learner and staff/trainer oriented. The project will focus on disadvantaged areas and migrant groups. The results will mainly concern development of methods and techniques used in implementation of the training programmes for migrants with the aim to foster new local culture and through the training facilitate their communication with the local inhabitants. The main results expected from implementation of the project will include:

(1) Training programme (90 hours-long, consist of 6 modules) on entrepreneurship tailored for migrants elaborated, tested and made available on-line through an e-platform so that it could be used freely after completion of the project;
(2) 24 teachers from each country were trained on the newly developed training methodology for working with migrants (4 teachers x 6 partner countries)
(3) Experience gained from partner countries regarding the procedure/plan of the integration process of migrants carried out in their country/region. At each project management meeting and training event the hosted country introduced the situation related the imigrant life condicions, culture, problems seeking the job ect. Each host partner organised the visits with the representatives of imigrant instituts.
(4) 60 persons – learners will participate in testing the developed programme and the teaching methodology (10 learners from each country x 6 countrie)

The project lasted for 24 months and involve a total of 6 different organisations, i.e., schools, adult training centres, associations and an enterprise from Latvia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Turkey.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 117665 Eur

Project Coordinator

Biedriba “Dobeles macibu centrs” & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Magnesia Egitim ve Kultur Dernegi
• cramars società cooperativa sociale
• Club Senior Nordstad
• Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I
• aiforia GmbH