On the one hand, we wanted to raise the level of professional qualification of our employees and improve their employability or their job retention. For the employees participating in the exchanges, the fact of re-evaluating their own practice in the light of For the employees participating in the exchanges, the fact of re-evaluating their own practice in the light of what is done elsewhere in Europe, reinforces their level of professional qualification and the quality of their intervention with the users for whom they are responsible. We also wanted to allow people who are not used to benefiting from mobility measures to discover the possibilities offered by the European Union. Knowing that as a low-qualified employee you can still participate in a mobility scheme, meet colleagues from other countries and learn and contribute in a concrete and enriching way by observing and exchanging with them, was a joyful and exciting discovery for our staff. On the other hand, the valorization of this experience should allow us to improve our attractiveness for recruitments. We also wanted to allow the admin services of our association to enrich themselves with new knowledge by working in connection with structures in other countriers.
We created this project to help find new answers to the challenges our structure faces today. The first challenge concerns the skills and training of personnel. Today, people with a loss of autonomy want to remain at home as long as possible and institutions are only creating additional places at a slow pace. The people being cared for at home are therefore increasingly dependent but still need a rich social life: going out, enjoying activities, visiting, shopping, meeting people, etc. For employees, the skills required are evolving and the need for training is being felt. On the other hand, like practically the entire medico-social sector, we are faced with a problem of attractiveness: The home help professions suffer from a lack of recognition and appreciation, which generates major recruitment problems. The fact that we are involved in partnerships that will provide our employees with opportunities for international exchanges, which are rewarding and enriching, helps to improve the image of these professions and make them more attractive, particularly for young people seeking employment.