With this project, we aimed that our beneficiaries, youth with disabilities, to improve their skills of career management, and we also aimed to empower more youth workers for organising adequate career orientation, planning and development programmes, in line with the newest updates and cross-sectoral approach. Specific objectives of the project were: • Empower youngsters with disabilities for quality career management through development of inspiring, innovative and up-to-date handbook, as well as the online course. • Empower our youth workers and improve knowledge management of our organisations for building competences of educators in career management for youth with disabilities, through LTTA, innovative curriculum and useful toolkit with workshops for beneficiaries. • Exchange good practices and further develop quality strategic partnership among partners from 5 European countries with different realities in regards to career management possibilities and realities.
We applied for this project to address the critical need for comprehensive career management education, especially following the significant impacts of the 2008 financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. These events notably intensified unemployment rates among young individuals, who are at crucial stages of career development and often lack the skills and orientation necessary for sustained professional growth. Additionally, common shifts towards new operational trends demand continual skill development, posing challenges for youth uncertain of their career paths. Developing educational approaches on career management was the core of this project, hence the project partners gathered to develop new methods to address the needs and constrains of their target group – youngsters and young adults with different abilities This project addressed these needs and gaps by empowering youth, particularly those with disabilities, who face heightened barriers to employment and social inclusion. Through innovative educational methods and cross-sectoral approaches, we aimed to equip young people and youth workers with effective career management tools, enhancing their ability to navigate and succeed in the evolving job market.