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Effective Training for NEETs

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2014-1-UK01-KA204-000029
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for adult education Funder Contribution: 253,382 EUR

Effective Training for NEETs

Description

According to Eurostat's January 2014 publication on Unemployment statistics for the year 2013 for the EU28, youth unemployment is one of the major challenges of EU employment policy .12.9% of those aged 15–24 in the EU28 are currently not in employment, education or training which corresponds to approximately 5.5 million young people. The ET-NEETs project aimed to develop, improve and provide innovative support and deliver significant impact on the quality and effectiveness of training available and offered to young adults who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs) . These young adults are generally disproportionately affected by a lack of opportunities which has been accelerated through the ongoing economic crisis. This situation engenders a lack of motivation that affects not only their educational and work prospects but also their integration into society.Training programmes for NEETs incorporate a variety of elements to teach key competences and basic skills and are currently being designed and delivered by local governments, charities and NGOs. These training providers have had no platform to discuss experiences, problems, successes or results and therefore opportunities to exchange best practice have been missed. The project has worked together with its Target Groups to gather, analyse and produce data to support the development of a common framework for identifying indicators to measure successful training.The project has produced a Web Platform and used Social Media which, for the first time, has brought together training organisations from all levels (locally, nationally and EU-wide) which has enabled them to communicate, organise exchange and find methods of best practice. It has also allowed them to publish and evaluate their own methods and has assisted them to compare programs offered by other organisations using the web platform's Course Finder Matrix software tool.The findings and results produced from the gathered data formed a Final Report-Best Practices for Effective Training for NEETs. This report has been published onto the web platform and is available for stakeholders to download and use as a reference guide for training NEETs. The project designed and delivered two 5-day Pilot NEET Training courses where cross border mobility and motivation were major parts of the experience. The two courses were evaluated (including vital feedback from the NEETs) and the results recorded in a Pilot Performance Report(PPR). Furthermore the project team produced a video of the two PNT's and has published them onto the web platform. Please take a look: http://www.et-neets.eu/en/From the results of the Final Report on Best Practice and the Pilot Performance Report (PPR) the project team then designed and produce a course for teachers and trainers of NEETs to use called the Training Materials for NEET Teachers (TMNT). The TMNT includes elements, methods and techniques that have been tested and proved to be successful. The TMNT courses promote mobility as a significant factor in delivering more effective results in this sector of adult education.The project brought together a mix four partners from three EU countries that include, a local government authority, two private adult training providers and an ICT specialist in adult training software programs in key competences and basic skills. The project partners have shown the relevant experience, expertise and links required to the NEET community that have delivered the work to fulfill the aims of the project. The aim of this project consortium was to significantly decrease the numbers of young adults who are NEETs by offering them better training. The major change envisaged by the completion of this project was to provide European stakeholders with exchange and to share the success of effective training offered to NEETs. This aim, we believe, has been achieved.

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