The European Development Agency together with five other organizations from five European countries launched the project THEY.EATowards Higher Employability of Youth European Approach on August 1st, 2015.During the project named “Towards Higher Employability of Youth. European Approach” the partners will jointly create tools which will enable young people and youth workers to have better orientation in employment and educational opportunities in the EU.The project is funded under the Erasmus+ project and its goal is to increase the youth employment, particularly in areas affected by high levels of unemployment.The outcome of the project is going to be an educational programme in the form of a manual for young people seeking employment and worksheets for organizations working with the unemployed youth.The target group are therefore non-profit organizations, schools, employment offices and public administration.
As mentioned above, the leading partner is the European Development Agency from Prague and other organizations involved are the following:
– Institut pro regionálnírozvoj, o.p.s.(the Czech Republic)
– National Association of Municipal Clerks in Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
– CNIPA PUGLIA (Italy)
– ONECO CONSULTING SL (Spain)
– INSTYTUT DLA ZJEDNOCZONEJ EUROPY (Poland)
The kick-off meeting of the project took place in Sofia, Bulgaria fromAugust 31st to September 1st, 2015. The aim of the meeting was primarily to agree on the form and content of both manuals and also to set rules for problem-free management and operation of theproject.The Kick-off meeting was met with a very positive response from all the partners which was also thanks to the thorough preparations by the hosting NAMCB.
Currently, the partners are working intensively on outputs and another meeting is being organized, which is scheduled for December 2015/January 2016 and which will be held by CNIPA PUGLIA in Lecce, Italy.Within this meeting, the outcomes will be discussed with the representatives of the target groups.
For more information about the project, go to euda.eu/they-ea-towards-higher-employability-of-youthor the Facebook page www.facebook.com/THEY.EAproject.
