ReACT - Reacting to Adult Unemployment with Coaching & Training as tools is an innovative strategic partnership focussed on increasing employability skills of low skilled adults in entering the labour market through coaching and training. ReACT is bringing together 7 partners from Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Croatia. Each partner is specialist in a different field related to adult education, this are: learning and non-formal education, business coaching & training, formal education, social entrepreneurship, outdoor, personal development and career counselling. The objectives of ReACT are: - Extending and developing adult educators' coaching and training competences, to low-skilled adults- - Improving and extending the supply of high quality learning opportunities tailored to the needs of individual low-skilled so that they enhance their key competences - To disseminate project’s results, inside and outside the participating countries during and after the lifetime of the project - To ensure that evaluation in personal and organizational level, happens during the whole project timeline, through meetings, Europasses and questionnaires. - To create a sustainable partnership of complementary parties (partners, associated partners, stakeholders) In order to reach its goals the project includes 2 transnational meetings (14 persons/meeting) , 2 Intellectual Outputs consisting of a coaching book and a training book, three training activities (126 persons), 6 study visits (84 persons) and 7 multiplier events. The methodology we apply in ReACT is process-based and it is in line with Andrew McCoshan’s EPALE Thematic Coordinator The main results of ReACT are: The 2 Intellectual Outputs: a book about training and coaching methodology tailor-made for educators who are working with low skilled adults and a book about advanced coaching methodology for the same target group. The outcomes on the participants are: - Improved competencies linked to professional profiles (training, coaching) - Motivation for professional training and skills development - Motivation for training low skilled adults - Upgrade of knowledge in different pedagogical approaches - Enrich professional expertise by advanced coaching methodology - Feel comfortable to use systemic and provocative coaching to work on personal issues of a learner - Booster motivation for follow up the low skilled adults they are supporting - Better understanding of interconnections between formal, non-formal education and labour market - Widen their horizons by experiencing different European cultures - Be inspired to participate in other Erasmus+ project - Advance their foreign language skills As an outcome the partner organisations will: - Equip their staff with new pedagogical materials needed to address their target groups - Improve the partners’ educational output by adding in a new way to work with their target groups - Be willing to open up to and appreciate new ideas coming from other European countries and have a better understanding of collaborative working in European context - Expand their international profile - Expand their visibility in partner countries - Be motivated for trans-national, interdisciplinary and cross-field cooperation - Get interested to organize Erasmus+ project - Serve as an example of good cooperation between different types of education and enterprises. - Strengthen of international profile - Coordination and project management skills, - Create a strong connection in the methodology of the partners - Be engaged in European collaborative teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation - Develop a strong connection and collaborative network between the partners - Increased support and involvement of stakeholders
ReACT - Reacting to Adult Unemployment with Coaching & Training as tools is an innovative strategic partnership focussed on increasing employability skills of low skilled adults in entering the labour market through coaching and training. ReACT is bringing together 7 partners from Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Croatia. Each partner is specialist in a different field related to adult education, this are: learning and non-formal education, business coaching & training, formal education, social entrepreneurship, outdoor, personal development and career counselling. The objectives of ReACT are: - Extending and developing adult educators' coaching and training competences, to low-skilled adults- - Improving and extending the supply of high quality learning opportunities tailored to the needs of individual low-skilled so that they enhance their key competences - To disseminate project’s results, inside and outside the participating countries during and after the lifetime of the project - To ensure that evaluation in personal and organizational level, happens during the whole project timeline, through meetings, Europasses and questionnaires. - To create a sustainable partnership of complementary parties (partners, associated partners, stakeholders) In order to reach its goals the project includes 2 transnational meetings (14 persons/meeting) , 2 Intellectual Outputs consisting of a coaching book and a training book, three training activities (126 persons), 6 study visits (84 persons) and 7 multiplier events. The methodology we apply in ReACT is process-based and it is in line with Andrew McCoshan’s EPALE Thematic Coordinator The main results of ReACT are: The 2 Intellectual Outputs: a book about training and coaching methodology tailor-made for educators who are working with low skilled adults and a book about advanced coaching methodology for the same target group. The outcomes on the participants are: - Improved competencies linked to professional profiles (training, coaching) - Motivation for professional training and skills development - Motivation for training low skilled adults - Upgrade of knowledge in different pedagogical approaches - Enrich professional expertise by advanced coaching methodology - Feel comfortable to use systemic and provocative coaching to work on personal issues of a learner - Booster motivation for follow up the low skilled adults they are supporting - Better understanding of interconnections between formal, non-formal education and labour market - Widen their horizons by experiencing different European cultures - Be inspired to participate in other Erasmus+ project - Advance their foreign language skills As an outcome the partner organisations will: - Equip their staff with new pedagogical materials needed to address their target groups - Improve the partners’ educational output by adding in a new way to work with their target groups - Be willing to open up to and appreciate new ideas coming from other European countries and have a better understanding of collaborative working in European context - Expand their international profile - Expand their visibility in partner countries - Be motivated for trans-national, interdisciplinary and cross-field cooperation - Get interested to organize Erasmus+ project - Serve as an example of good cooperation between different types of education and enterprises. - Strengthen of international profile - Coordination and project management skills, - Create a strong connection in the methodology of the partners - Be engaged in European collaborative teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation - Develop a strong connection and collaborative network between the partners - Increased support and involvement of stakeholders