ERFAL project is an experimental action carried out by groups of experts and professionals seeking to respond to clearly defined needs in their areas of specialisation. The good practices shared in this project will help to improve the quality of vocational training and raise the skill levels of disadvantaged people in a wide variety of sectors, with a view to making the greatest possible contribution to the process of integrating disadvantaged people in Europe. The target group in this project will be different groups of disadvantaged people. The purpose of the project is to establish a thematic network in order to share the experience on topics of the integration of disadvantage people and such way to raise awareness on the national and European level. As secondary aims we can present the development of specific methodological toolbox with selection of tools for disadvantage people integration. The choice of our structure in the thematic group is to bring together actors who have common interest in increasing the support for disadvantage people integration. The thematic network will be able to exchange experience and knowledge in order to develop high quality toolbox for the project´s target group integration. The exchange of experience in ERFAL project will combine the organisation and development of seven main activities which will be carried out in all participant countries. Detailed overview of main project activities is following: 1. Communication with local representatives of disadvantaged people audience, communication with experts; 2. Organisation of national workshops - in each country 2 national workshops with participation of 20 participants each, 18 national workshops in total with participation of 360 participants; 3. Organisation of the BarCamp style international workshops - 4 BarCamps with participation of 18 participants each; 4. Presentation of the BarCamp conferences results on the website and social media- 4 BarCamps in total, minimal 400 subscribers; 5. Development of toolbox with tool/methodology for disadvantaged groups integration; 6. Dissemination of the toolbox within relevant interested parties: jobcentres, unemployment agencies, experts, trainers, couches and consulting companies 7. Management and quality management activities, project meetings etc.
The ERFAL project is a KA2 Strategic Partnership for Exchange of Practices aimed at creating a thematic network for sharing experience on different topics in the area of integration of disadvantage people. The project developed a collection of good practices dealing with the integration of migrants and refugees, disabled people, NEETs and elderly and providing successful models for raising their skills and supporting their economic and social integration. The project objectives covered: - To establish a thematic network for sharing experience on different topics in the area of integration of disadvantage people - To improve the quality of the educational opportunities offered to disadvantaged people and raise their skill levels in a wide variety of sectors - To support disadvantaged people in their economic and social integration - To enhance the exploitation potential of existing educational projects focused on integration of various disadvantaged groups These objectives were achieved through the development of a Toolbox of 75 tools, initiatives and good practices for integration of migrants and refugees, disabled people, NEETs and elderly people from the partner countries and beyond, which are made available on the project website (www.erfalproject.eu). The Toolbox development and information included was continuously communicated with relevant stakeholders dealing with the integration of disadvantaged people. The project website registered 6,000 visitors since its launch. ERFAL used the methodology of the BarCamp participatory workshops where information and experiences are shared through different means and formats. A total of 4 BarCamp workshops were organised under the project, each one dealing with a specific topic related to the integration of disadvantaged people, and namely: - First BarCamp: Integration of migrants and refugees - Second BarCamp: Integration of disabled people - Third BarCamp: Integration of NEETs - Fourth BarCamp: Integration of elderly people During the workshops each participant presented a good practice dealing with the topic in question in diverse forms – presentations, educational games, national and European initiatives and projects for integration and education of disadvantaged people, first-hand people experiences, mobile applications, videos, educational digital technologies, etc. During the implementation of the project, the ERFAL partners created a network of 54 organisations and hundreds of individuals from the area of integration of disadvantaged people and used them for input and feedback at different project stages. The ERFAL outcomes were spread to relevant stakeholders within two rounds of national workshops aimed at exchanging experience on methods and opportunities for the integration of disadvantaged people. A total of 505 target group representatives participated in 24 workshops organised in the 9 partner countries. The ERFAL project was widely disseminated within 184 dissemination events reaching nearly 8,000 people; thousands more were reached through online dissemination and different informational platforms. In December 2018, the ERFAL project was awarded a Certificate for quality implementation of a project at an official ceremony during the annual valorization conference of the Bulgarian National Agency.