According to the European Commission analysis, the rate of youth unemployment in OECD countries is of 15.7 % while in the EU countries was 23.4 % at the beginning of 2017, with slight variations in both cases compared to previous year. At the partnership level a poll was conducted for 500 pupils aged between 16- 19 years on the opportunities they will have after graduation and how they expect to handle a future job. The project aims is to develop a strategy for a better career guidance of youth and increase the entrepreneurial potential of student using the voluntarism. Project objectives are: O1.Developing an open educational tools for a better guidance of 150 students in career through experiential learning and voluntarism during the ongoing project O2.Training for 15 teachers to become coach of students in the social entrepreneurship and using non-formal methods during one training courses in the second year of the project O3.Increasing the new soft abilities at youth to become more competitive on the labour market during the project implementation O4.Development of strategy for developing social entrepreneurship knowledge, skills and competences for students of each partner schools. This objective aims at 25% increase of student interest in social entrepreneurship among the target group. Different legal, financial and intercultural aspects in the culture of voluntarism and social entrepreneurship, with various expertise in these fields, the strategic partnership will give more solutions with the common problems, more creative ideas and way to improve youth career guidance, their civic attitude and entrepreneurial education in schools. The impact on students directly involved in the project will consist of: -acquired soft skills (empathy, teamwork, communication, leadership, self confidence, critical thinking , active in a team group, real problems solving) for 150 students for a better career guidance and better insertion on the labour market. -acquired knowledge, skills and competences in social entrepreneurship though local activities and blended mobilities for 90 students -strengthening the ability of handling things( "Look! I can do it" )/ self-confidence for 150 students -acquired personal development and improvement of social relations, managing priorities and time for 150 students -90 students certified in personal development or in social entrepreneurship through personal action planning , acknowledgement and logical thinking based on both knowledge acquired in a formal setting and inspiration or improvisation in a non-formal education, experiential learning -240 students will develop the ability to take appropriate decisions in accordance with the own needs, trends of the labour market and with needs of the community they belong. -Improvement of target group skills to develop and implement new projects in order to increase competitiveness in youth -ICT skills development through text editing, processing images, making presentations, films, photo exhibitions, communication on various online channels, development of an e-learning platform -improvement of inter-personal communication skills in English The Cognitive outcomes of the project will be: -improvement of interpersonal skills and communication in English to 25% pupils and teachers of the partner schools -enhancement of ICT skills and communication, achievement of promotional material, management of an online platform by 25% students and teachers -enhancement of knowledge and social entrepreneurship skills to 25% students and teachers from all partner schools -improvement of teachers ' skills in student working by integrating non-formal methods to formal and informal context. -10% of students will get Europass cerficates that acknowledge skills and competencies in the field of social entrepreneurship. -improvement of students' attitude regarding the problems of the local /European community, especially concerning disadvantaged groups of young people -development of intercultural and social skills through non-formal methods for 40% students -improvement in school management ability by diversifying working methods with students, allowing them to pursue responsible specific actions in the project -development of cross curricular competences for 20% students (communication, leadership, empathy, ICT, entrepreneurship, sociology competences) among young people through non-formal methods, experiential learning The principal Long-term results of the project will be an e-learning platform to exist even after the completion as tool for schools,18 trained teachers for becoming coach in social entrepreneurship. Different economical backgrounds and didactical aproach will bring various solutions, experiences in a better career guidance and social entrepreneurship. Also, the partnership is a tool of shared European priorities, born in the Erasmus + logic, in order to establish cooperative ties to create knowledge, innovation and cultural integration.
The partnership conducted for 500 pupils to the opportunities they will have after graduation and how they expect to handle a future job. The project aims is to develop a strategy for a better career guidance of youth and increase the entrepreneurial potential of student using the voluntarism. Project objectives are: O1.Developing an open educational tools for a better guidance of 150 students in career through experiential learning and voluntarism during the ongoing project O2.Training for 15 teachers to become coach of students in the social entrepreneurship and using non-formal methods during one training courses in the second year of the project O3.Increasing the new soft abilities at youth to become more competitive on the labour market during the project implementation O4.Development of strategy for developing social entrepreneurship knowledge, skills and competences for students of each partner schools. This objective aims at 25% increase of student interest in social entrepreneurship among the target group. Different legal, financial and intercultural aspects in the culture of voluntarism and social entrepreneurship, the partnership gave more solutions with the common problems, more creative ideas and way to improve youth career guidance.
The project addresses a target group of 150 students (aged 15-18) and 15 teachers. For students, the project pursued solving the following training needs: -to increase the motivation of students to be actively involved in social projects and entrepreneurial initiatives. -to change of best practices and experiences with other students on social cohesion, and solutions that lead to it. - to use the voluntarism as a tool for a better career guidance -to identify the best options for their career in concordance with the had hobbies and competences acquired. -to redefine their role in the community through active involvement in solving own community problems -to improve self-confidence, leadership, empathy, teamwork, communication skills in an international language -to improve knowledge and entrepreneurial skills -to develop opportunities for learning experiences using non-formal methods and exchange of best practices directly or online. For teachers, the project responded to solving the following needs: - to develop tools in career guidance for using in career counseling classes -to be trained as a coach in social entrepreneurship -to identify and use non-formal methods in activities with various groups of students.