The key objectives of the project have been: - to raise participants' awareness about the European identity and dimension by giving them the opportunity to live in another member state for a significant period of time, thus enabling them to be personally involved in the Community project and to understand its strengths and challenges. - to promote intercultural awareness and the improvement of language skills - to contribute to the improvement of participants’ soft skills during a full time immersion in a foreign environment. - to foster the acquisition and improvement of professional and interpersonal skills through full-time immersion in a foreign company or NGO. - to enable participants to validate a personal and professional project as part of an experience designed to enhance their employability. - to promote equal opportunities by targeting at young graduates and adult jobseekers with fewer opportunities - to contribute to improving skills in the use of digital tools. - to embrace diverse types of participants around an incluse project meant to develop their intercultural and transversal skills.
The mobility project “PRIMERA” was implemented as part of the training courses offered by INSUP, a non-profit training organisation, to its learners. The organisation provides training courses in career guidance, job search, vocational qualifications, refresher courses and skills upgrading, with the aim of promoting the personal development of young and adult learners while enhancing their professional skills and employability. Since 1998 and in addition to its traditional training courses, INSUP has been offering trainees on courses funded by the regional training scheme (in languages, tourism, leisure activities, etc.), participants in (re)mobilisation courses for recent graduates and experienced adult jobseekers, or learners on inclusive courses like Sésame or Détours Créatifs, etc., the opportunity to undertake a work placement in a European company. The financial support provided by the Erasmus grant is an outstanding added value to support people's individual and professional projects. As part of the PRIMERA 2021-2023 project, 21 beneficiaries, including 3 staff members have taken part in mobility schemes lasting from 1 to 26 weeks, i.e. a total of 287 weeks of life and work experience abroad.