” Manufacturing handicraft souvenirs ” Erasmus Project

Project Title

” Manufacturing handicraft souvenirs “

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Inclusion – equity; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage

Project Summary

6 partners from 5 countries ( Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Poland 2x ) declared to work on handicraft souvenirs in the context of inclusion and entrepreneurship.
The project develops teaching and learning strategies of handicraft souvenir techniques among staff. Each country already selected domains of souvenirs : amber souvenirs, clay, folk ornaments (PL), glass stained souvenirs, needlework (TR), Cypriot laces (CY), Capodimonte Porcelain (IT), Portuguese embroidery souvenirs ( PT) as tools for training and social integration and as activities leading to inclusive learning environments.

Our objectives are:
– getting know the techniques of manufacturing traditional handicraft souvenirs to increase the staff skills and pass to last beneficiaries
– the protection, preservation, development and promotion of European handicraft heritage
– showing the importance of handicraft heritage for inclusive training purposes for migrants and local socially excluded people
– showing the way to create small handicraft business based on the example of good practices from participating countries and its contribution to the local economy
– develop and increase intercultural dialogue without any prejudices

2 target groups:
– Staff of participating organizations in the project, on the basis of their previous experiences, will identify tools and work placement methods. Their needs : knowledge and skills in handicraft techniques and social competences to work with all mentioned above groups. These approaches will be based on achieving work based learning and producing tangible joint outcomes, training materials and tools. Final products will be designed to be easily accessible to trainers and teachers in other EU countries.
– The partnership will address training actions for migrants and for local people endangered of social exclusion (unemployed at any age, women in age 50+, low-educated people, VET students, ethnic minorities). Their needs : assimilation to normal life through handicraft work. That is why, partnership will develop training paths for an inclusive educational approach in VET.

The consortium will elaborate:
Intangible results:
– acquisition of inclusive training skills for handicraft trainers,
– increased handicraft skills of staff and learners,
– enhanced intercultural competences for staff and trainees of participating organizations,
– enhanced networking of partners involved, at local, national and European level,
– enhanced networking with handicraft business and relevant stakeholders,
– increased EU project management competences, especially for new partners to the Erasmus + program,
– transfer valuable experiences on handicraft market and best practice,

Tangible results: logo, poster, leaflet, newsletter, E- Brochure about techniques of souvenirs, video-clips as tutorials of process of handicraft work, Power Point presentation of best practices, real and virtual exhibition , many souvenir objects, entrepreneurship and ICT lessons. All results will be available without any limitation on Erasmus+ Dissemination Platform, FB, YouTube.

The consortium will organize 3 project meetings ( IT, CY, PT) to exchange the good practice and work on the project management and 1 short-staff training in Turkey to teach staff many handicraft souvenir techniques and get knowledge of municipality inclusive programs for migrants. Apart it partners will do many local long-lasting workshops of handicraft techniques, lectures, exhibitions, entrepreneurship and ICT lessons, study visits, stakeholders meetings and other.

The project partners are all actors involved in VET field. Three of them (Turkish school, VET profile Polish organizations and Cypriot NGO) have already gained experience in the Program Erasmus +. Two partners are newcomers: Handicraft and Souvenir Business (PT) and Federation of Artisan Enterprises and SMEs- CLAAI FORM(IT), but they have long experience in the specific field of handicraft and entrepreneurship. Experienced partners will teach step by step new partners how to manage the EU project and how to work on the international level.
The project will reach relevant stakeholders ( manufactures, municipalities, other VET schools, local bodies, handicraft associations, ethno-graphic museums). They will be involved in local activities and will bring their knowledge, experiences to the project.

Dissemination and Exploitation tasks of the project are crucial for raising awareness and diffusion of results during and beyond project lifetime.

The impact will be on target groups, stakeholders and all other actors. It will be visible in increasing handicraft skills and competences among staff and learners. All organisations and stakeholders will improve collaboration on the European level and include in their curriculum new project approaches.
One member of each organisation will be charged to carry out and follow up activities after the project end as the sustainability of the project results.

Project Website

https://www.facebook.com/Manufacturing-handicraft-souvenirs-MHS-112966620189637/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 59990 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fundacja CREATOR & Country: PL

Project Partners

• DOREA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE WTF
• Guerreiro & Silveira, Lda
• Antalya Muratpasa Azize Kahraman Halk Egitimi Merkezi ve ASO Mudurlugu
• Fundacja Euro-Form
• CLAAI FORM