Project

tRIED AND TRUE

Developping GOOD PRACTICES post-Erasmus+ for learners, teachers and educators

The first Transnational Project Meeting Agenda took place on the 27th of September 2022 in Saint-Pierre, In Reunion Island

CONTEXT

Young adults with the fewest opportunities and job seekers are particularly targeted by training mobility opportunities. In 2019, NEETs (Neither in Employment, nor in Education or Training) represented more than 12.5% of 15-29 year olds in the EU, and the percentage of NEETs among 24-29 year olds is even higher (source INSEE). Some countries, including Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, France (and further more Reunion Island) are particularly affected by this rate of young adults without a stable situation or solution. Long-term unemployment is an aggravating factor: ranging from 30% in Cyprus to 57% in Italy (source OCDE 2019). The Erasmus + program is a vector of integration for this audience. Mobility through internship in companies improves the employability of these adults and their entry or return to the labour market.

description of the project

The TRIED and TRUE project creates an opportunity for cooperation between several European organizations in order to exchange good practices in terms of post-Erasmus monitoring and support (and or other international mobility) for the jobseeker public (NEET adults and long-term unemployed).

The project brings together 6 countries : Reunion Island (France), Spain, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy, and Northern Ireland (UK).

The aim of our project is to improve the capacity of the Erasmus+ (or international) trainees to enter the labour market, to find a place in society and to encourage their participation with their peers, towards the local community. The objectives are to provide a higher quality of Mobility projects to support NEETs and jobseekers. Improving the competences of educators or any staff, in the framework of International Mobility projects, is a way to encourage and promote Erasmus programme among this target group.

The general objective is to improve the capacity of the organizations involved or responsible of Erasmus + mobility in terms of support. We would like to allow them to create a series of post-Erasmus + (or any International mobility) actions or non-formal training for this audience.

WHAT ARE OUR PROJECT's OBJECTIVES?

Develop the capacity of educators, trainers, integration advisers in the six partner countries by exchanging good practices through the promotion of skills acquired in mobility, with the involvement of companies in mobility and through their support for the public after their Erasmus + experience, or any else international experience.
Reinforce the skills, training and mentoring competences of adult educators, trainers, social counsellors and tutors to boost vocational and social inclusion of their public, by developing a Guide of Good Practices.
Improve adult learner access to the labour market by enhancing and capitalizing on their new soft, vocational, intercultural, language skills, acquired during their mobility. By meeting others learners and organizations who are involved in the field of mentoring NEET and jobseekers.
Raise awareness of the labour market, the companies involved, international experience, the benefits and to promote the Erasmus+ programme to the business world.

WHAT ARE our PROJECT's RESULTS?

1. Six different innovative practices, which will improve your competences in the field and will enrich your mentoring and educational activities;

2. Will raise your awareness about the potential and added value of Erasmus+ skills in the context of work-based and on-the-job training and life-long learning;

3. Will extend your professional competences and will get better understanding on how to use mentoring after Erasmus+ for supporting low-skilled and low-qualified learners and NEETs, and to encourage their social integration and employability potential;

4. Will give you the opportunity to adapt some best practices to your training and mentoring programmes, which will allow you to offer better learning experiences to your learners ;

5. Will allows you to further train specialists, including representatives of local stakeholders on using the Best Practice Guide ;

The project direct target groups are:

Partner organisations participating in the project
Formal and non-formal training providers
Educators, Trainers, coaches and social counsellors who work in the field of romal, non-formal and informal adult education and within the international mobility framework ;
Representatives of Adult learners, NEET or jobseekers linked to an Erasmus+ experience, involved in the Learning Training Activities and Dissemination activities.

Project Number: 2021-1-FR01-K220-ADU-000033577

This project has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The information and views set out in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.