Synergy of NEETs and apprenticeship Erasmus Project

Project Title

Synergy of NEETs and apprenticeship

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 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

The main objectives of the project are: to develop favourable conditions for youth to get engaged into the educational activities and labor market, to provide a stimulating environment to participate in the activities matching their needs, to develop and promote an enterpreneurial and labor market skills through the apprenticeship as one of the skilled work force training forms. Based on the experience analysis of apprenticeship developement in the European Union countries, particularly in Estonia, Poland and Lithuania; during the project implementation the metodology to reintroduce the unemployed, out of education and not involved in training youth into the learning process would be developed. The project will be quided by an important document – Council Declaration on the the European Alliance for Apprenticeships- spreading the key message that high quality apprenticeships are effective instruments to improve sustainable transitions from school to work, notably by fostering skills that are relevant to the labour market and improving skill matches. As evidenced by the experience of some countries, youth unemployment rate is significantly lower where the apprenticeship schemes, work- based learning schemes, are succesfully implemented and enabling youth from the very beginning of their studies to work and learn gaining practical professional skills. This has a very positive impact on the youth employment and social inclusion and coherence of labor market supply and demand.
Aims and objectives of the Project:
1. Analyze the best EU practices when reducing social exclusion through effective vocational training; in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland particularly.
2. Investigate the peculiarities of apprenticeship, as a form of vocational training, in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.
3. Develop methodology for social inclusion, training and integration into labor market through the apprenticeship as a vocational training organization form for unemployed, out of education and not involved in training youth.
Outcomes during the project implementation:
1. Best practice from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland case study in reducing social exclusion through effective train.
2. Analysis of apprenticeship, as a method of training, in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.
3. Methodology for social inclusion, training and integration into the labour market unemployed, out of education and not involved in training youth when using apprenticeship as means for organising vocational training.
4. Updated training programs.
5. Number of pupils participated in methodology testing.
6. Number of trained project participants.
The project partners are Powiatowy Zespol Obslugi Szkol i Placowek Oswiatowych (Poland) and ITT Group (Estonia).

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 119236 Eur

Project Coordinator

Alytaus profesinio rengimo centras & Country: LT

Project Partners

• Powiatowy Zespol Obslugi Szkol i Placowek Oswiatowych
• ITT Group