"""ECCE Build Le Flocon"" brought together a diverse transnational partnership to create a new Vocational Certificate in Sustainable Construction, developed in two parallel systems recognising that vocation skills and Higher Education achievement are of equal value.The project created a Model for Sustainable Communities through two main aims:1. To adapt teaching and learning techniques to be accessible by all regardless of prior qualifications,.2. To influence the design of Sustainable Communities across Europe - Sustainability in all its senses, environmental, social, economic and practical with specific emphasis on Sustainable Construction.Background:Across Europe rural areas are in decline. Young people move away from remote areas to be educated, then to find work. This decline has significant impact on local services & on the environment. Keeping communities diverse and inclusive is a challenge that must essentially be met to maintain equality of opportunity for those people continuing to live and work in rural areas. Rural buildings are often difficult to maintain as traditional skills die. Thus alters the face of our villages which threatens our cultural heritage.This project built a Model for Sustainable Communities bt creating bespoke a training programme incorporating flexible, participative vocational training in traditional construction techniques alongside the essential ingredients of personal and professional development and empowerment. The resulting ECCE Build Certificate is recognised in both VET & HE. sectors.The Objectives included:1. Discovering old & new techniques of Sustainable Construction. Learning together with partners. Designing & delivering the ECCE Build Certificate with recognition of qualifications so that vocational training is measured to be equal academic study.2. Understanding how better use of natural materials brings community benefits and influences future design of buildings.3. Creating a series of exhibition example community buildings as a legacy to the project activity and as a focus for further work.4. Establish a Network for Sustainable Communities across EuropeMethodology :Participative teaching & learning methods were used throughout the project. Supported by the expertise of University of Jaime 1, Castellon Spain and their experience of the e-Brick House, alongside the traditional methods of vocational training the partners designed and delivered the new training course. This further developed the ECCE Methodology of contributory learning developed in an earlier Erasmus+ programme. Each partner contributed specific expertise to further develop the process of teaching and learning.The new course consists of 6 Learning Modules with each partner leading on their specialist area. The focus is on sustainability in all its forms throughout the project. The project examined constraints in the town-planning regulations in each country as well as environmental issues relating to social housing and alternative construction methods. But the project was not just about buildings and construction, the partners showed that in designing Sustainable Communities the keys lie within techniques of empowerment, communication, open informal learning and pride of place.The project trained 63 participants with 24 of them becoming trainers to work within their local communities. Practical sessions were endorsed by distance-learning. One new environmentally sustainable building was created by each partner. Using different local building materials the training Modules included ancient skills and traditional construction methods alongside environmentally friendly technologies for the conservation of energy and efficient use of natural resources. Trainee participants were previously unqualified in construction and in most cases will be drawn from disadvantaged groups. Partners:Led by La Colporteuse, the project leaves a legacy of environmentally friendly community buildings created through joint training workshops. The local action groups in progress continue the work. UJI University (Spain) collaborated with partners to oversee training and to work towards the parallel recognition of professional and higher qualifications. The ecological village of Lammas in Wales (United Kingdom), ProVita, a community of social enterprises in rural Romania, and the living museum of Fundación Uxio Novoneyra in Galicia (New Zealand) have concluded the partnership. Each building relied on local expertise and traditional skills, complemented by partner experience and contributed to the sustainable communities model.Results:A new training course - ECCE Build Certificate, recognized as a professional qualification with a credit transfer value for European use. Remote learning portal created for a wider profit.EuroPass certificate by 63 participants.6 old units (buildings) created for community use.A new network created to support the development of sustainable communities across Europe"

"The GALA project was developed and delivered by a group of 5 European partners, led by Diagrama Foundation UK working closely with Groep Ubuntu Belgium, Asociata ProVita Romania, L'Art et La Maniere France and Fundacion Diagrama Spain. The project was based on empowerment and social inclusion and it created a new participatory teaching and learning arts-based training course, ""Gentle Art, Living Art"" with joint training workshops in each country on Artistic Mentoring using Groep Ubuntu's Gentle Teaching programme as a foundation. There was a travelling art exhibition staged in non-traditional venues.GALA was a project based on social inclusion, mutual respect, human dignity, equal opportunities and empowerment through social enterprise and community action. It was delivered by a diverse partnership of NGOs from 5 different EU member states who use Art and Creative Design as the key to inclusion. The project ran from September 2017 to the end of August 2019.Participant learners include staff in each partner organisation. Clients and volunteers collectively created a travelling art exhibition which they staged in non-traditional galleries in each country alongside the work of professional artists. The theme of the exhibition was ""Inside Out"". Most learner participant (clients) were highly disadvantaged and are in residential care or day care. Their fellow participants are drawn from the staff and volunteer team who act as Mentors to the learner group whilst also undertaking practial training themselves. Together they developed and achieved the Gentle Art, Living Art (GALA) Certificate which was awarded at the end of the project.Social Inclusion and Empowerment was the common theme throughout the project, focussed on skills for overcoming barriers to employability and social inclusion, using art and creative design as the basic toolkit for achieving results. The objectives included:1. Work with partners to raise awareness of and overcome problems faced by participants in overcoming social exclusion and discrimination.2. Share innovation and methodologies to develop staff competences and to raise standards in residential care settings3. Develop an Artistic Mentoring course to raise skills, build confidence in staff working with disadvantaged clients.4. Recognise and celebrate artist talent in client participants and in staff Mentors4. Work with partners to create the GALA Certificate to recognise new skills and empowerment and to build on to the Gentle Teacher programme.5. Create a Network for the promotion of Community Inclusion through Art.Each partner was responsible for one main issues relating to one specific client group and each brought innovation from their local practice to share with all other partners. The partners were led by Diagrama Foundation UK (focus all client groups); working closely with Groep Ubuntu Belgium (focus client group people with disabilities); ProVita Romania (focus client group disadvantaged women); L'Art et la Maniere France (focus client group older people); and Fundacion Diagrama Spain (focus client group young people in the juvenile justice system). Using the Gentle Teaching method of communication and tutoring, staff and volunteers from each organisation took part in initial training in Belgium. This was followed by workshops in each partner country. Each partner specalised in one important aspect of art and design and practical workshops were supervised by experts. Each workshop also followed the Gentle Learning methodology to enhance skills in communication and empowerment as well as art-based learning to create the GALA Artistic Mentoring module. In-between transnational events all partners worked directly with their own clients alongside volunteers and professional artists to continue to learn by on-line training sessions led by each partner . A common theme of arts and craft was followed in each country which resulted in a large-scale art exhibition held in Rochester Cathedral in June 2019 by invitation of the Diocese of Rochester.Results included:- 1 New Methodology (GALA) Artistic Mentoring based on the Gentle Learning framework- 1 new training and learning course for workers in the Care Sector - GALA Certificate to all participants- 35 Europass Mobility Awards achieved by participants - 5 new art exhibitions; Romania, Belgium, France, Spain and Rochester Cathedral, UK with a total 1000+ public viewing- 18 newly trained art tutors were created (existing staff with supplementary training through following the GALA course, receiving the GALA Certificate), - 75 participants were trained- Network for Community Inclusion through Art comprising 55 members."

"Book and Cook a développé des compétences en lecture et en écriture en utilisant le langage courant de la «nourriture & nutrition» comme centre de formation. Le projet ciblait les apprenants réticents, dont la plupart étaient des femmes au chômage de longue durée et des parents seuls qui avaient besoin de niveaux supplémentaires de soutien pour accéder à l'emploi et des personnes âgées isolées, tous adultes exclus de longue durée confrontés avec problèmes sociaux et économiques.L'objectif était de rendre l'apprentissage amusant afin que les apprenants non traditionnels puissent être soutenus vers l'emploi tout en développant leurs compétences en lecture et en calcul. Tout en aidant à briser le cycle des désavantages dans les ménages à faible revenu, le projet a sensibilisé aux problèmes liés à l'alimentation et a montré aux participants comment mieux nourrir leur famille.Ensemble, les partenaires ont créé une série de modules de formation. Le projet a eu un impact sur la santé et le bien-être de 60 familles. Pour briser ce cycle, les parents doivent être éduqués afin non seulement de fournir des modèles de rôle positifs, mais aussi de mieux comprendre comment produire des repas nutritifs essentiels, à faible coût et des modes de vie plus sains. Le projet en utilisant la découverte, l'autonomisation et les compétences créatives pour aider les participants à surmonter les obstacles au monde du travail.Les résultats comprenaient la production de nouvelles œuvres littéraires dans chaque pays, écrites et illustrées par les participants au projet. En utilisant et en développant des compétences qui incluent la communication, l'imagination, l'écriture, le nombre, la photographie, l'art et l'illustration ainsi que des compétences en TIC, les participants travaillent sur des publications collectives qui apportent des niveaux élevés de fierté, de réussite et d'autonomisation au niveau individuel.Les ateliers ont également identifié des compétences et des talents qui ont été encouragés par le mentorat local et l'encouragement à poursuivre la formation, le cas échéant. L'entreprise communautaire et le travail indépendant sont inclus dans les sujets couverts par des ateliers dans chaque pays. L'autonomisation était la clé du succès. Toutes les formes de communication, de lecture et d'écriture ont été encouragées avec des séances de coaching et des ateliers d'écriture spécifiques ouverts à tous. Les participants ont pris leurs propres décisions concernant le style et le contenu de leur livre communautaire. Tous ont choisi des livres de recettes illustrés et factuels basés sur la gastronomie locale traditionnelle et l'histoire culturelle.Les ateliers multinationaux des participants ont duré 5 jours et ont eu lieu au Royaume-Uni et en Roumanie avant Mars 2020. Chaque atelier a été axé sur l'employabilité. À commencer par la sensibilisation à la santé, un mode de vie sain, une alimentation saine, la préparation des aliments, les compétences culinaires, les économies et la budgétisation et les options d'emploi . Tout cela a été réalisé grâce à une formation pratique impliquant la préparation des aliments et la production de repas sains. Une fois confiants et capables de bien communiquer, les participants ont commencé leur cheminement vers l'emploi. Ils ont développé leur CV, effectué des entretiens, suivi des sessions de recherche d'emploi et participé à une formation sur la création et la gestion d'une entreprise communautaire.L'atelier Job Coaching était prévu en Belgique; les participants auraient pu repérer quelles compétences renforcer pour une meilleure accessibilité à l'emploi. La Covid-19 n'a pas permis cette ""mobility"".Une prolongation de durée du projet , pour Cas de Force majeure, a alors été demandée, et acceptée. Cet élément d'apprentissage a été fourni par le biais du package audiovisuel ICT.Ce projet a démontré, à travers des sessions pratiques, la pertinence de la lecture et de l'écriture. Il a encouragé les compétences créatives et récompensé les réalisations par l'autonomie et l'indépendance. Il a renforcé la nécessité de fournir des repas familiaux simples, nourrissants et sains dans un budget serré. Rendre l'apprentissage agréable, pertinent et ouvert à tous, au niveau local, était l'objectif général de ce projet.Avant d'être perturbées par Covid-19, 29 personnes ont été formées dans des ateliers transnationaux ;14 autres devaient participer à la session en Belgique. Par la suite, 36 personnes ont participé à une formation en ligne utilisant du matériel audiovisuel et Google Classroom. Le projet a duré 24 mois à partir du 01.09.2018 à l'origine, puis a été prolongé jusqu'au 31.12.2020 , ce qui a permis de créer un package d'apprentissage numérique pour chaque groupe partenaire."

The project leader is the Association SAUVEGARDE who succeeded the RELIENCE Association and works with two English partners and one Romanian partner. Together they work to develop new skills and new opportunities for groups of users that have large Behaviorealth and are in contexts of marginalization and exclusion. More than 52 people suffering exclusion follow a training program and skills development including work periods alternating with periods of formal courses. The topics considered are biological and horticultural crop. These enable acquisitions necessary for the determination of diets that promote health and vegetable production unit creation and fruits promoting self-sufficiency..Project History:The project was born from the need to find new ways to support adults excluded to find a job. After many years of many difficulties making obstacles to exclusion, including health issues, substance abuse, homelessness, mental disorders and releases of their families a very special support program is needed to restore confidence and prepare social inclusion.In their environment all partners offer specialized integration programs and each of recognized good practice to be shared at transnational level. All adults working with the excluded, but each offers a different approach to solve the problems of exclusion.They share the need to create a set of transferable media and work across borders to strengthen their own local practice to extend the effectiveness of their methods and results.The project worked at two levels:- 1. exchange of good practice between the teams of animators in a transnational partnership shype and Face book) method of cultivation, seed type, soil maintenance) exchanges of textbooks, lunar calendar definition, review on permaculture etc ...- 2. Training workshops for adult learners from groups of customers of each partner. The workshops offer training and education in professional areas including horticulture, agriculture and self-sufficiency: poultry farming, beekeeping, production of milk, vegetables according to organic farming methods and food processing.Methodology used:Two workshops were opened for programs 10 days, 5 days COMMON Work in Kent, United Kingdom and Romania Provita. They were formalized by the recognition of skills certified, accredited by the Joint Working Price and Europass.The steering group has met five times with a meeting organized by each partner.The project objectives included:- A transnational steering group to develop a common methodology to support the fight against exclusion by promoting healthy living and food self-sufficiency.- A training course with work experience and practical exercises on horticulture and organic agriculture for self-sufficiency and promoting a healthy diet.- Work with partners to identify the key elements for overcoming social exclusion, the exchange of good practices and the development of innovation in the fields of training, methods of inclusion, guidance and support.The expected results was largely achieved, or the creation of a new network of 5 partners to contribute to a strategy oriented towards innovation, the development of new social inclusion activities and skills for employment. The Europass certificate was awarded to 52 participants.On Monday, August 29 the SAUVEGARDE Association gathered at the Maison Relais NERAC, its local and transnational partners enrolled in registered shares OPPORTUNITIES NEWS program developed by the adult module Month of October 2014 to August 2016.The established relations between the teams and users will continue beyond the program. The gardens of the Maison Relais and the CHRS CEHRESO are now well into production. Maintenance crews are at work. The users of these institutions now have access to meals and breakfasts made collectively in each of the two institutions.Users retain very good memories of mobilities conducted in the UK and Romania, the first opportunity for some to travel abroad and exchange on vegetable food and production.

"The European Certificate in Community Enterprise (ECCE) is a new European-level vocational qualification being developed by partners from UK, France, Spain, Sweden and Romania. During the life of the project they combine their knowledge and experience to create a relevant, flexible and needs-driven qualification to specifically support growth across Europe's Social Economy. ECCE also sets up a new Learning Network as a way of disseminating and mainstreaming ECCE and its specialist toolkit.ECCE project partners work collaboratively to develop the tools, knowledge and resources necessary to deliver a highly-effective, accredited social enterprise start-up programme. Each partner pools their knowledge and experience to establish a new vocational qualification to be used as a development path for people unaware of their potential to set up socially-responsible venture, which contributes to the socio-economic wellbeing of their community, their peers and their countriesIn turn these ECCE certificate-holders inspire fellow social entrepreneurs and enthusiastically encourage others to take up the training available to them through the partners. By targeting hard-to-reach communities through this project the ECCE certificate also represents a vocational learning bridge between people with lower level prior educational achievements and higher education. Demand for higher education and training in social enterprise grows as a result of ECCE; a result that will continue beyond the current project’s funded timeline.ECCE has the potential to drive significant social change. The partners develop the means for large numbers of aspiring social entrepreneurs to become enterprising and focused agents for change across Europe. It also allows each partner organisation to develop good practice within their own daily work.Context:Most Member States have introduced measures to try to overcome the current economic down-turn. Governments are reducing subsidies & cutting grants to NGOs who in turn have increased need to respond to growing local needs created by these cuts. This creates a needs-driven opportunity for NGOs to emerge as social enterprises; developing business skills that to date have not taken priority. But training is needed.Background:Balancing needs of clients alongside those of commercial enterprise causes problems for organisations with a social purpose. This is a challenge but it also creates a niche market for growth. Many NGOs have potential to become quality providers of jobs, supporting by the emergence of enterprise. Some of the world's best and most successful entrepreneurs have been excluded members of society in their personal past. Using their natural entrepreneurship ""street-wise"" skills are used to overcome poverty & disadvantage. Many have had no entry-level qualifications that would have allowed them to access HE. This anomaly exists across Europe. (EU Platform against Poverty, EU2020). Through links to previous projects the partners have recognised a need for a bespoke, practical and effective toolkit to help incubate new enterprise within the social economy. ECCE responds to that need.Method used:The partners strengthened links between VET & the labour market by designing the ECCE course & working together to draft the framework for a new vocational qualification based on the needs of the social economy. Lisbon Strategy includes developing VET par-excellence. Without capturing natural entrepreneurship the EU will not meet these targets. The partners analysed each vocational system within their own country, compared and evaluated its strengths and weaknesses, took best elements from each, shaping ECCE. A report was published and preparation was made for mainstreaming. Objectives:1. To work with partners to analyse the training needs of social entrepreneurs across Europe. 2. To design a new vocationally-based Certificate in European Community Enterprise.3. Carry out study visits and workshops to recognise and build on good practice and to transfer innovation to create new and bespoke learning opportunities to meet a niche market.4. Pilot the new ECCE course containing a Social Enterprise Development Toolkit to be designed by partners and delivered to a transnational sample group of 24 social entrepreneurs.5. To hold a final seminar as a major dissemination event at the of the project from which the final design of the new ECCE course will confirmed and the processes of accreditation as a new vocational qualification will be launched.6. Transnational project meetings will be held, including visits to good practice, innovative examples of successful social enterprise. There will be a total of 40 Learners from partner organisations will be taking part in the project and the wider impact will include influencing the lives and employment prospects of many others."