"The aim of the project "" Education - The challenge of the later years - Live and Learn"" was to improve the education of the ""third and fourth age people"". The specific objectives of the project have been successfully realized. They encompassed the following:- To increase the education of the third and fourth age people- To improve the social acceptance for the period of old age as a stage of life.- To develop cooperation between institutions and to gain greater potency .The project was consequently intended to reduce the marginalization of the elderly. The duration of the project included two years of five partners’ cooperation: Sinergia Societa Cooperativa Sociale from Italy, T.F.E.I from Great Britan, Adapazari Mesleki Egitim from Turkey, IPR from Portugal and Foundation Gaudete from Poland. The partnership was characterised by a flexible and efficient work system with partners. The project proposal had been based on permanent analysis, existing knowledge, know- how and practice.The target group consisted of elderly people who were in need of a wider range of educational activities.It had been essential to create training materials for educators in the areas of leisure, interests, health, well-being, volunteerism, emotional intelligence, cultural activity, and communication.The project allowed to mitigate a number of barriers making their comeback to learning difficult. The barriers include:- perceiving oneself as too old -fragile health, - commuting difficulties - lack of companion, - too little information.The realisation of the project contributed to drawing attention to the possibility of developing the resources available for older people.Previous psychological research into the education of older people was dominated by the deficit model. This model perceived the process of aging in respect of reduced cognitive and intellectual abilities. The project responded to the needs of :- Education based on realistic problems - seeking and finding solutions to problems.- Support in dealing with difficult moments and hardship in adults’ lives - immersion in the professional development and growth, - Acquiring new knowledge and skills,- Overcoming anxiety, fear and shyness in a senior’s life- Inspiring, encouraging and motivating to education.The participants of the project were teachers, coaches and the workers of partner organizations. The main objective of the project was to improve learning opportunities for older people in partner countries: Poland, Italy, Great Britain, Turkey and Portugal. The experience and nature of the partnership involving five organisations enabled the accomplishment of the above objectives of the project. The project was realistic and provided solutions to the problems relevant to the participating organizations and the target group. The realisation of the project indicated that its assumptions were tailored to the needs of seniors."

Te.D2 project was implemented, from September 2015 until November 2017, by the following organisations:1. Vasiliada Association, Romania – The Lead Partner; the organization with 17 years experience in working with people in need/social exclusion, professional training and project implementation. The experience of the organization and the experts involved helped the new partnership created, in achieving the objectives assumed.2. Associazione N.E.T, Italy, Partner 2, NGO with a very long experience in developing and managing European project. Their experience, skills and competencies support a smooth development of the project so that activities and outputs were delivered in due time. Associazione N.E.T. was inside Te.D1 project and coordinated it. 3. AZIENDA ULSS 7 Pedemontana, Italy, Partner 3; the most experienced partner in AAI and AAI concepts. In Italy, they were named for 5 years as the centre of reference for the AAI. Moreover, they are a public institution and they had a big role in the dissemination of the project results;4. ERCC Association, Lithuania, Partner 4, contributed to the project through the strong connection with the reality of AAI and AAT in Lithuania. The organisation have a long experience in implementing European project; 5. Escola Profissional do Alto Lima EPRALIMA, Portugal, Partner 5, have a long experience in training and supported and monitor the development of the curriculum according to the ECVET/EQF standards. 6. Asociacion Social – Asocrom, Spain, Partner 6, an organization from Barcelona, have a strong background in developing and implement project and training related to social inclusion in the Catalan labour market. Asocrom is part of the Permanent Emigration Commission of the Emigration Council of the Barcelona City Council, Permanent Commission for Emigration of the Government of Catalonia.7. The Geminarie Group, Malta, Partner 7, has been set up for the promotion of opportunities, awareness building, training and research in the educational, social and cultural fields in Malta, Europe and the Mediterranean. The partnership of this consortium provided a wealth of experience and a good geographical spread across the EU, involving a number of different education and adult training institutions. The partnership also has a diverse grouping of expertise relating to working with the client group. According to the project proposal, the partnership assumed the following objectives/results:1.Develop a research regarding existing supports for dog handlers in each country;2.Adaptation of the curriculum Translation and adaptation of the Argo course into the different languages and countries partner of the project checking levelled in accordance with ECVET; 3.Develop the Te.D2 project interactive tool development;4.Piloting the Te.D2 curriculum, in each country;5.Implement dissemination activities;6.Evaluation and quality control, of the project;The achievements related to the project objectives:1.Research regarding existing supports for dog handlers in each country, review of existing literature, interview with 10 stakeholders in each partner country. The result of this activity is the final and complete report about the situation of AAT in every country of the project;2.Adaptation of the curriculum Translation and adaptation of the Argo course into the different languages and countries partner of the project checking levelled in accordance with ECVET; each partner adapt and develop a curriculum according to with the research result, legislation and realities within his own country;3.Te.D2 project interactive tool development – the DVD contains videos of case studies of activities with animals in Romania, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Malta and Spain. The DVD is available on the website of the project. 4.Piloting the Te.D2 curriculum - testing the model in Romania, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Portugal and Malta. Result: final piloting report, developed by the partner responsible for this activity Escola Profissional do Alto Lima, Portugalia, under the supervision of the Lead Partner.5.Dissemination activities: the Lead Partner develop, in the first month of the project implementation period, a dissemination plan, agreed by each partner, regarding the involvement of each one. The most important instrument used in the dissemination was the website of the project www.Ted2.org, and the multiplier events, organized by each partner, and the newsletter developed by the Lead Partner;6.Evaluation and quality control; the Lead Partner developed an evaluation plan contacting the most important activities, deadlines, partner role. An evaluation report was developed at the half and the final period of the project implementation.The project's results will remain available and/or will be used by others from the webpage www.ted2.org.