The idea of this project, ‘‘The suitcase, the map and the voyage of a youth worker”, came from the necessities identified in the field of youth work by the coordinating team: no structure in Europe offers online training courses for people interested in becoming youth workers and there is a need for proper tools to be used in assisting young people in their personal and professional development and in connecting them with the updated job market. Starting from this assumption, we aimed at creating some online tools which could facilitate the process of planning one’s professional life, the non formal learning, informing young people and a European basic e-course for the future youth worker.The consortium consisted of 9 partners from 6 countries: Predict CSD Consulting, Millennium Center, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Schultz Development (Romania), DACORUM (United Kingdom), Integra (Spain), OPEI (Cyprus), Fundacja CAT (Poland) and EURO-NET (Italy).During its 2-year implementation, the partners succeeded in rising above the initially established objectives which were: -To prepare 3 tools for youth workers; -To build and test an online training course for 50 people interested in becoming youth workers; -To allow 200 young people to test a full range of innovative tools of the project, in order to develop their personal and professional life plan with the support of youth workers; -To create and have 200 young people test an online training course for one key competence (Learning to learn);-To certify 14 people as youth workers; -To build a partnership network of 9 structures; All the main products were online and ready to be used, for free, on the website http://thevoyage.eu:1)The Career Box - Interactive career guidance guide: tools to be used in getting ready for a career nowadays, from discovering the inner preferences, to preparing for an interview.2)The Simulation box of jobs - Interactive area: this module can help people to figure out what kind of jobs would suit them best, at least from the first 10 which are proposed here: nurse, doctor, automotive operator, sales representative, manager, driver, teacher, engineer, IT programmer and sportsperson. 3)Online course - Learning to learn incorporating an assessment tool for this key competence. The main topics covered are: an overview of learning to learn competence, time management, information management and the proper lifestyle for quick learning.4)Online course - Youth worker: which covers basic elements in these areas: the youth worker profession, a short history of youth work, responsibilities of a youth worker in E+, group dynamics, communication, types of intelligence, learning, motivation, managing diversity, conflict management, personal and professional plan, SMART objectives, cooperation inside a community and informing young people. These modules/courses can be explored by young people and/or youth workers to support their learning process. In addition, youth workers can use these basic modules/courses, or a part of them, in their work with young people.The main final indicators reached during the project:-one e-learning portal with 8 active modules http://thevoyage.eu;-28174 unique visitors to the website;-2718 people from 60 countries registered themselves on the platform;-18 follow –up initiatives;-more than 4000 organisations informed about the results of the project;-23 certified youth workers on the Romanian Occupational Standard;-one authorised organisation to deliver youth worker courses for 4 years;-57 persons from 22 countries participated in the multiplier event;-2 networks created: Learning to Learn hanse/ Youth Worker hanse;-one FB page of the project;-one Youtube channel prepared;-1100 young people from high schools informed;-272 drawings/paintings especially made for this project;-3 manuals in 2 languages, 1 manual for the Romanian course;-265 usage confirmation of the 4 products available on the website;-330 personal development plans realised during the project;-Youth worker online course was explored by 940 users and 241 certificates were issued;-Learning to learn, the online training course and assessment tool was explored by 1168 users, 218 certificates were issued;-The Simulation Box of Jobs was explored by 526 persons;-The Career Box was explored by 1115 users;-a package of 28 badges used for the online modules plus another 14 prepared for the final event;-a gamified world was created in the e-learning portal: progress bar, course completion status, ranking, experience points, badges, e-games, videos, challenges, treasure hunt, secret areas, reflection zone, portfolios, feedback system etc.The e-learning platform is structured around a story about a journeyman (the user) who travels in different areas (the countries of the partners) in order to become a master. Enjoy the ride on http://thevoyage.eu!

"The Keeping Traditions Alive through Social Enterprise (KTASE) project has been designed collectively by all partners to provide an innovative and valued contribution in the fields of Cultural Heritage, Social Enterprise and equipping young people with skills to use in the workplace and wider society. From European to local level Social Enterprise is recognised as having a valuable contribution to make in building social cohesion / wellbeing and economic growth. 2018 was the European Year of Cultural Heritage status, highlighting the value of keeping the traditions found across Europe alive and ensuring enriched societies. The project contributes to both of these key agenda in terms of relevance and has been structured to ensure the results can be replicated in full or part both within and beyond the partner countries Partners from five countries will work closely together to achieve the project aims and objectives; which are to pass traditional craft skills from older people with skills and knowledge to young people. The next stage is to teach the young people on the principles and practical steps to setting up a social enterprise and finally to support them to use the craft skills and social enterprise knowledge to make and market craft goods. Through the process young people will be supported by the traditional crafter, the project partner and local business / NGO Mentor, who collectively will ensure that young people maximise their learning and results. This process will be achieved through developing and piloting two courses, one entitled ""Intergenerational Traditional Craft Sharing"" and the other entitled ""Develop My Social Enterprise."" Each course will embed the principles of learning by doing / non-formal learning and link to young people building their competences as outlined in the Youthpass Certification.The two training courses will have parts adapted for e-learning and alongside this we will collect videos, design quizzes and other materials which will provide content for the Platform entitled ""Social Enterprise and Traditional Crafts Online Starter Kit."" The e-learning will open up opportunities to a wider audience and leave a valuable legacy. Within our Sustainability we will create an online craft webshop to market the goods created by the teams, which can be used as a resource beyond the project. In addition to the training we will hold one staff / trainer short-term training event and two blended mobilities for young people, to add value learning from their peers and inter-cultural dialogue to their individual experience. This will feed into providing a trans-national learning dimensionWe will remain throughout the project active in our dissemination and through sustainability partners will maintain provision into their own activities and seek all opportunities to roll out the courses developed in full or part to other localities in the partner countries / elsewhere in Europe."

JOINT VENTURE aims to design a new incubation methodology for people at risk of exclusion who intend to undertake, but, and this is the most innovative part, together with an NGO and supported by the business world. We will validate how this hybrid model of collaboration between ENTREPRENEURS AND NGOs should be, analysing the best practices, training contents, validating through the incubation of 9 joint ventures (1 person plus 1 NGO). And finally making this new methodology available to all NGOs and administrations in Europe. In this way, we will generate a productive fabric, we will support the NGOs in the creation of new ways of income and we will help to solve the situation of 83 million people at risk of exclusion.With this objective the JOINT VENTURE consortium is formed by 6 entities from 5 countries (UK, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, and Italy):1)DACORUM: NGO whose working basis is to develop training tools and social enterprises. They also have experience in supporting other NGOs in their business projects (UK)2)FI GROUP: is a business consulting firm specialized in innovation and with its own business accelerator. It is the most direct connection with the business world (ES)3)CASA IONA: is an NGO with extensive experience in working with vulnerable groups, they have several residences and give them psychosocial support and job training (RO)4)CEED: is a Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development. The Foundation has developed multiple programmes for the incubation of entrepreneurs and business projects (BG)5)ASOCIACIÓN CON VALORES: is an NGO with a business focus that works with groups at risk of exclusion, its members are professionals from the business world with extensive experience in entrepreneurship (ES)6)DANILO DOLCI: is an NGO focused on education of disadvantaged groups through innovative techniques in which creativity, communication, and cooperation have an important role(IT) The objectives of JOINT VENTURE during the 30 months of the project will be:-To design an incubation methodology to work on the joint venture between the person at risk of exclusion and the NGOs-Building a social incubator-Create a new model of collaboration between entrepreneurs, NGOs and business professionals-Develop a training course focused on the needs and limitations of these entrepreneurs-Create economically viable business models that will allow them to have a dignified life again-To make this tool well-known among the entrepreneurial system, companies, NGOs, and administrationsThe project proposes the generation of 4 Intellectual Results:1.We will design the methodology and the training contents necessary to be able to undertake these people with the support of the NGOs to which they belong. The training programme has to be adapted to the double profile of the incubated people, entrepreneurs at risk of exclusion and NGO professionals.2.Book with the best 88 success stories in Europe of business projects led by NGOs, in this way we will identify those business models that are more economically and socially viable.3.Practical validation guide for the incubator: We will work with 9 entrepreneurs and their 9 NGOs, with whom we will build business models supported by professionals from the business world. In this phase, practical information on the project will be gathered.4.Social measurement: finding the right indicators to measure the companies created and to deliver Lessons Learned.The direct impact that JOINT VENTURE activities will have on participants and target groups will be:-Number of NGOs participating in the project: 9 directly and out of 60 contacted in 3 countries-Number of entrepreneurs at risk of exclusion: 9 directly and about 30 participants in the pre-selection-Number of teachers/mentors: about 6 directly involved in the incubator and about 100 contacted-Number of enterprises: 3 directly involved in the incubator and about 50 contactedThe impact that JOINT VENTURE will have on the project partners will be:-5 multiplier events (E1 to E5) and 1 final closing event organized with +50 entities from the social, business, entrepreneurial ecosystem, university, technology centers, and administration worlds (E6)-An incubation methodology for groups at risk of exclusion in collaboration with the social and business sector-An entrepreneurship course focused on people from these groups open to all NGOs in the EUThe aim of this project is to build a more FAIR and INCLUSIVE EU through the self-creation of employment by people at risk of exclusion

The project has been prepared to make a meaningful contribution to inter-cultural dialogue and addressing loneliness, both of which are identified by the European Commission, Member Governments and agencies engaged in local / regional strategic planning as important social issues to be addressed. The application has evolved from the current Erasmus+ project entitled EDIN (Equality Diversity Inclusion Network) where a network of organisations have come together to ensure these principles are embedded in the delivery of Lifelong Learning. This ethos is embedded in the Cultural Ambassadors Target Loneliness through Intercultural Dialogue (CATLID) project where we will enact the following steps:- Develop a training course to provide migrants / refugees with the skills to become Community Educators and share their cultural background- Pilot the training course with eight migrants / refugees and run a series of Inter-cultural Dialogue workshops for them to engage and share with businesses, public sector, NGOs- In addition run Inter-Cultural Dialogue workshops (Knowledge Parties) for migrants / refugees to share with individuals facing loneliness and to facilitate on-going engagement to provide for all the opportunity to extend their support network / contact- Follow-up from the Knowledge Parties to create buddying links between course participants and individuals facing loneliness to reduce their respective sense of isolation - Produce a series of audio - video good practice case studies to promote the project methodology contribution to inter-cultural dialogue- Produce and publish a Handbook on Techniques to Creatively Tackle Loneliness through Intercultural Dialogue, which can be used as a resource to develop new ideas and approaches to creative engagementThe six partners will each train and up-skill eight migrants to become Community Educators who will be a resource for inter-cultural dialogue which will during the project and through sustainability beyond the impact will be to provide learners with presentation skills, enhanced cultural awareness, employability skills, increased confidence and communication skills. In addition the impact will assist businesses to embrace diversity / understand better their customers, assist public sector / NGOs better understand the background / plan for the needs of local citizens and to be active citizens and resource for community cohesion initiatives. Community Educators will also be a resource to buddy with people facing loneliness and enable situations of mutual support and benefit.With active partner contribution from Austria France, Poland, Spain, Sweden and UK the longer-term project benefits will be to bring a trans-national perspective and innovative creative trans-national solutions to combining the project themes of inter-cultural dialogue and loneliness. This will result in the production of materials and tools which can be mainstreamed within the partner organisation and be available through active dissemination to other learning providers / community development / community cohesion focussed organisations throughout Europe.

The main aim of the Project is to create international network of companies operating in the area of Diversity and Inclusion as well as individuals - managers for whom diversity management becomes one of the key competencies. Their goal will be to promote the idea of Diversity&Inclusion in the workplace, create the tools and solutions to support the implementation of the idea in business environment, delivering and sharing the knowledge skills and best practices on diversity and inclusion and diversity management. The expected outcome is to create national equivalents of this kind of network in countries participating in this Project. The primal model is the Polish foundation Diversity Hub. It works as a think thank which main goal is to create a public discussion forum about the idea of Diversity in management. Diversty Hub has already organized 6 conferences and few more minor events on specific topics on diversity area (like interculturalism, age, gender etc.) with the participation of representatives of various environments: scientists and practitioners – business representatives, public institutions, non-governmental organisations and media. The other fields of activity are: organizing workshops, consulting, sharing good practices, conducting researches in various topics of Diversity. The project is based on the mobility, it assumes the organization of international meetings / training with companies which belong to the network. Their taks will be development of rules of the network, excjange the knowledge and experience and learning from each other, collecting material concerning diversity and inclusion in the workplace and icluding more bodies to the network The meetings would have two variants: • training session with experts in the field of diversity management and human rights in the context of business. Training would aim at increasing the knowledge of the participants in creating a friendly diverse environment, how to overcome difficulties resulting from working and living in such an environment and how to extract the largest amount of advantages carries by diversity. It is the basic knowledge, fundamental to start a work with creating a national think thanks. • Exchange the ideas about starting the possibilities of starting the diversity think thank network at every country. The involvement of organizations with big experience in organizing events will be also crucial to Exchange the „know-how” about how to organize an succesfull event in the topic of D&I. Diverse character of involved organizations will be seen at various levels - both international and national. The international character of the network gives it additional value - the exchange of experiences from different backgrounds. Intersectoral character of companies will provide the clash of different perspectives - through a holistic look at the situation. The network can also be a basis for start the new projects and initiatives organized to promote the idea of diversity and inclusion. Project will be realized by diverse partnership of 7 organizations from 6 countries, all of them have huge experience in different dimensions of diversity and inclusion and will give the best possible input. Project will last 24 months. Specific Objectives: • to create the international network of companies and institutions focused on exchange the knowledge, ideas and best practices on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion. Not only institutions will benefit from the network, but also managers developing their competencies in diversity and inclusion. • to launch instruments of providing and sharing the knowledge and best practice on diversity in the workplace: knowledge platform and newsletter. • Increase the knowledge of participating organizations on the topic of Diversity&Inclusion, exchange of experience, learning from each other; • Increase the knowledge of participating organization related to how to start a think tank/network focused on D&I issues and promotion of this topic;