The primary goal of this project was to obtain further necessary information on the establishment, management and financing of second chance schools in EU countries where they have previous experience. Another goal was the issue of inclusion of young people without qualifications and to be able to see the way and forms of preparation of young people without qualifications and the preparation of immigrants without knowledge of the local language and their involvement in the majority society.
Educa International, o.p.s. deals with the support of young people without qualification and due to this aim was this project EDUTRAIN realised. Its aim was to get to know in details this area of young people without qualification in the European countries where this kind of life-long learning education is needed and is seen as a traditional part of the vocational preparation of young people within the labour process. There is increasing number of young people without any qualification in the Czech Republic. That is another reason why Educa International realised this project. This negative development is still not rising, although the EU has decided to further involve so-called second chance schools in the action to reduce the number of young people without qualifications below 10% by 2020. From a survey we conducted in cooperation with the Central Bohemian Region in secondary schools. Schools in this region, we obtained a growing trend in 2008-2011 from 3.8% in 2008 to 5.5% in 2011. This argument no one in the Czech Republic (neither Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports or Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs) considered alarming and the argument was that in the Czech Republic, this problem do not apply, as we are below the required limit of 10%. Today, the situation is such that the Czech Republic (as well as Slovakia) is approaching the 10% threshold and there is concern about further growth in the number of young people without qualifications above the 10% threshold.