Finding You

Start date 01-02-2018–End date 31-03-2019

EU Grant–29.325,00 €

Programme–Erasmus+

Key Action:

Learning Mobility of Individuals

Action Type:

Youth mobility

Countries covered–9

Coordinator

OTI CULTURE UK

58 EADE ROAD

N4 1DH LONDON

Inner London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Coordinator Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +447516043050

Summary

In our modern society, young people are encouraged to get university degrees regardless of their dreams or future employment desires. It is as though a person without a degree has no place in the labour market. We see young people gaining degrees but still find themselves behind a long unemployment line after they have completed their university. We don’t want to devalue a university degree, but it is really enough to secure a job? Research and statistics have shown us that it is not enough, young people need to understand and develop their skills in order to meet the demands and needs of the labour market and this youth exchange will focus on exactly that, the development and enhancement of skills, soft skills and combine education in order to make young people more employable. The European Commission has identified the problems with lack of skills of young people and this is one of the main priorities of Erasmus+, in order to create the opportunities for young people to increase skills and employability.

The second focus of the project is to help young people identify the labour market, understand it, its needs and how they can play an active role in the labour market. Most young people complain that they have what they need to be employed, and yet the labour market tells them that they don’t have the experience and the skills for the job. So, is there a problem with our education system? Are your schools not preparing young people for the labour market? Is it the duty of the schools to prepare us for the labour market, and if so, for which market?

The project focused on identifying skills needed for the different jobs out there and helping young people determine just how skilled they are for the jobs they are applying for and even helping them to identify sources of employment based on their skill sets.

We looked at the different fields of education that our young people have chosen and also look at their life skills, their soft skills, their practical skills and other skills they might have and see how we can use these skills to make them more attractive to employers and also give them a more diverse spectrum of employment opportunities. The project also focused on helping young people to develop and enhance these skills in order to make them more employable.

This youth exchange focused on the different skills young have or can obtain through various methods allowing them to utilise their strength and enhance the areas of their weaknesses, to give them confidence and faith that their efforts are not lost and that even in difficult times, employment opportunities are out there for those that know how to use what they already have.

We explored ourselves, finding our best talents and skills allowing us to face a challenging labour market with the tools and knowledge to become an active part of the labour market and leave youth unemployment behind us, by knowing who we are and what we can do. By matching our skills with the jobs available in the labour markets and working towards our own future.

We explored why young people don’t realise their skills and competences and work on developing and enhancing these skills. The objectives of the project were to allow young people to find their skills and competences, to combine these with their education and to increase their employability. To help young people to identify employment opportunities based on their skills and to create better awareness of the labour market needs thus allowing young people to develop their skills to meet these needs.

We saw a great change in attitude and understanding of the labour market and the skills required to enhance employability in youth in the participants and the target groups in each of the partner countries. As a direct result of this project we have seen new cooperation between educational institutions and the labour market and the partner organisation increased their abilities to help youth in their communities with skill development and career guidance. WEBPAGE: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2017-3-UK01-KA105-046710

Partners

A.D.E.L. - ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND LABOUR 🇸🇰 Slovakia

KALINCIAKOVA STREET 1046/16

09101 STROPKOV

Prešovský kraj

🇸🇰 Slovakia

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +421902582788

BIEDRIBA EUROFORTIS 🇱🇻 Latvia

ANNINMUIZAS BULVARIS 38-37

1067 RIGA

🇱🇻 Latvia

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +37127763451

ILEWASI Centro de investigación, defensa y promoción de los derechos de los niños niñas y adolescentes 🇪🇸 Spain

Pº Morella, Nº74

12004 Castellón de La Plana

Comunidad Valenciana

🇪🇸 Spain

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +34659446647

NAUTILOS SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM 🇨🇾 Cyprus

11A AGRAFON STR

2027 LEFKOSIA

Κύπρος (Kýpros)

🇨🇾 Cyprus

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +357 70004357

NEOI ELLADOS SE EYROPAIKI DRASI 🇬🇷 Greece

KANARI 1

54644 THESSALONIKI

Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia)

🇬🇷 Greece

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +302315529834

SCAMBIEUROPEI 🇮🇹 Italy

VIA SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO 32

63182 MONTEGRANARO

Marche

🇮🇹 Italy

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +39051 8498846

SDRUZHENIE BALGARSKI MLADEZHKI FORUM 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

UL. TRETA NO 6

3951 VARBOVO

Видин (Vidin)

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +359886370213

                                                                                                                                 TOTAL ART PH 🇷🇴 Romania

44 Bobalna street

100 330 Ploiesti

Sud - Muntenia

🇷🇴 Romania

Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise

Phone: +40745 405602