IMPACTO DEL VOLUNTARIADO EN LA EMPLEABILIDAD DE LA JUVENTUD Erasmus Project

Project Title

IMPACTO DEL VOLUNTARIADO EN LA EMPLEABILIDAD DE LA JUVENTUD

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 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Quality Assurance; Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)

Project Summary

The project aims to analyse and assess the skills and competences acquired in non-formal education, to empower the voluntary capacity of youth and study the influence that these voluntary activities and skills have on the employability.

There are few studies or research to talk about this topic and we believe it is necessary to generate information about especially in our region, to promote the employability of the young people who have been or are volunteers, in a time when one of the most serious and major problems of youth in our countries (Spain, Portugal and Italy) is unemployment.

The main goals are:

– Encourage the development of skills acquired in non-formal education and its recognition and validation.

– To disseminate the skills and competences acquired during periods of voluntary

– Develop the skills of criticism and self-criticism of the participants

– Exchange of good practices in the management and implementation of projects.

– Network with businesses and organizations that value the skills and competences acquired in non-formal education.

Throughout the project 167 young volunteers from different areas will be involved and they will work in the design of the various intellectual results and the training and learning will take place.

After first transnational meeting between the three partners, in order to coordinate and plan the project, we will have a youth employability training: labor market needs, and develop a curriculum like facing an interview, Europass…

Intellectual products that will result will be:

– Guidebook for companies: A guide with the main competencies and skills acquired during periods of voluntary. The aim is to create a tool for companies to let them know what competencies and skills that has a potential worker in that have formed during a period of his life are in the associative structure and volunteering.

– Blog of experience and good practices: a blog with volunteer experiences and learning in non-formal education, workers who have volunteered / as throughout his life and count that has given them a professional level will be created and good practices of companies that value the skills and competences acquired during periods of volunteering.

– Audiovisual Training Material: Short Videos of 2 to 3 minutes on specific topics that have to do with acquired skills .

Finally for the dissemination of intellectual products will be carried out boxes events in the month of June . Would be to submit to territorial or sectoral level, taking into account business, labor and political organizations and non-formal education institutions . In addition to the further dissemination of the materials produced and through social networks, youtube printed material to all entities involved in this topic.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 34255 Eur

Project Coordinator

CONSEJO DE LA JUVENTUD DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Centro Social de Palmela
• COOPSSE Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus