« INNOVATIVE APPRENTICESHIP »A project proposal

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"Given the unacceptable levels of youth unemployment there is an urgent need for those responsible for education and employment to work together to facilitate the transition of young Europeans from school to the world of work"

Commissioner László Andor,DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

"We need to pull together and act now to ensure that our young people get the skills they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives"

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, DG Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

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Political – economic framework

YOUTH MOBILITY

•The lack of quality work placements abroad;•The lack of trust in quality in training and assessment;•Language barriers for trainees•Cultural aspects (working in another country!)

Global Economic CrisisGovernmental

instability of Southern EU countries

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Youth Unemployment rate too high in many

EU countries

BARRIERS

EC’s answer: «Youth Employment Initiative»Strasbourg, 12.3.2013, COM(2013) 144 final

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PACKAGESCOM(2012) 727 final

smooth the transition between school and work through youth guarantee schemes ensure that traineeships offer high-quality work experience under safe conditions; improve the quality and supply of apprenticeships; give young people more opportunities to work and train abroad.

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YOUTH GUARANTEECOUNCIL RECOMMENDATION (2013/C 120/01)

Young people receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education

Youth Guarantee would contribute to three of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy targets: • 75 % of the age range 20-64 should be employed; • early school-leaving rates should be below 10 %; • at least 20 million people should be lifted out of poverty and

social exclusion.

APPRENTICESHIP ALLIANCEhttp://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-634_en.htm

Three strands of action: reform of apprenticeship systems; benefits of apprenticeships; funding and resources.

VET providers associations answer: « Innovative apprenticeship »

NEET´s will be offered work, a work trial, or a study, workshop or labour market rehabilitation place within three months of registering as an unemployed jobseeker

To promote and support a sustainable inclusion of young people into the labour market ↓6 months internship abroad

Working experience abroad

Acquisition of additional social & ethic knowledges

Vocational and transversal skills recognised on the labour market

In case of hiring, incentives will be provided either for companies and for young workers

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TARGET GROUP

OBJECTIVE RESULTS ADDED VALUE

Future perspectives

First opportunity to learn a new culture

Possibility for both, employer and trainee, to check wether they fit

First working experience with chance to be recognized as part of the whole

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6 months – long enough to get new experience6 months – chance for saving the face when break off is necessary

Ensure recognition of learning outcomes

LLLWork based

learning

MoU

Recognition of LO

Personal transcript

Learning agreement

MoU

Personal development

Transfer of LO

Intercultural competences

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Ensure the use of EU VET-tools as:

• ECVET• EQF• EUROPASS• Quality assurance

Manual for personal

vocational development

Stakeholders involved

YOUNG PEOPLE

Guidance ECVET

On Job hybrid TrainingVET Centres and Company

Workshops

EducationCulture & ethics

knowledges

LabelisationEQAVET

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Certi

fied

Com

pani

es

VET

cent

res

EVTA ecosystem• EU-MOVE / QAFP• Europemobility network• EQAVET – ECVET

EfVET• Europemobility• Foundations for work• ELEVET

EVBB• EUROWEB

EU-provet• EULIVET

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PROMOTERS“Joint Declaration”

Bruges Communiqué and the

European Alliance for Apprenticeship Pledge

Functioning

Central Management

Structure

Promotion & Indicators

Cultural and Ethics (both in Companies and

VET centres)

Certified Companies and

VET Centres

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YOUNG PEOPLE

The impact of the action

VETNETWORKS

N° OF PARTNERS(approximately)

N° OF CERTIFIED COMPANIES

(approximately)

N° OF YOUNG PEOPLE(approximately)

EVTA 30 30 300 (each 6 months)

EfVET 30 30 300 (each 6 months)

EVBB 30 30 300 (each 6 months)

EU-provet 30 30 300 (each 6 months)

TOTAL120

PARTNERS ENGAGED

1200ENTERPRISES

INVOLVED

2400INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED

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Financial resources

EU SOCIAL FUND

ERASMUS +

YOUTH GUARANTEE

Incentives for companies + Vet

Centres (regional ESF) + youth

Young people mobility

VET activities

LEONARDO or Jean Monnet

ECVET + EQAVET Dissemination

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« Part two of the project proposal »How are we going to do it????

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EU-MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES / REGIONS

EU-EASTERN COUNTRIES / REGIONS

OTHER EU COUNTRIES / REGIONS

EU countries and regions involved

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The Internships: How it works

6 MONTHS INTERNSHIP

ABROAD

Work training• in companies• in VET Centre via job based training

Week agenda: • Improve working skills• Train on work practices of the hosting country

Cultural and professional education

Week agenda: • Language courses• Cultural traditions and professional ethics

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Transparency and Quality via ECVET

„ECVET-manual for lifelong learning“

All internships comply with the „ECVET principles“:• „Memorandums of Unterstanding“ between sending – hosting org. • VET-provider as leader of the ECVET-process• Learning agreements between the learner, enterprise and VET-

provider• Transparency in content (units, LO, tasks and in EQF-level• Workbased Internship as a chance: to learn about

German/Austrian/French Working system• Decision of prolongation or return is open – consultancy is given

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Inter – regional apprenticeship alternative

6 MONTHS INTERNSHIP In between REGIONS

Vocational hybrid training both in companies and in VET Centre via job based training

Week agenda: • Allowing regional companies to get labour forces where the work is• Train on work practices

Youth mobility incentive And Professional training

Week agenda: • Personal Autonomy• Social Behaviour and Ethic

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Managing boardThe promoters of this initiative will be responsible of:

MANAGING the database

RECRUITING companies and young people interested in participating

MEDIATING between partners and national agencies

MATCHING youth with companies and ENSURING the follow-up of the initiative

CERTIFYING (EQAVET) training modules referring to the place of realisation

ENSURING the participation of VET centres in the foreseen activities

PROMOTING the EU TOOLS (ECVET and EQAVET) to VET centres and Companies

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Managing platform

• Certified enterprises• Young people

• VET centres• Local associations/institutions

Matching

Follow-up after the contract

Coordinated according to guidelines established by the financing authorities

Coordinated according to guidelines established by the financing authorities

per sector and country

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Follow up of the

internship

Supporting

reception

Training modules assured

Example: AFPA (FR)

AFPAN° OF Involved AFPA Centres

(approximately)

N° OF CERTIFIED COMPANIES

(approximately)

N° OF YOUNG PEOPLE(approximately)

1. AFPA hosting

2. FPA sending young abroad

30 AFPA « NATIONAL » VET

CENTRES

300 in FRANCE

1.) 400 Every 6 months

2.) 400

TOTAL30 AFPA

VET CENTRES ENGAGED

300FRENCH

ENTERPRISES INVOLVED

During 3 years:1.) 2000 Young foreigners welcome in FRANCE2.) + 2000 Young French’s going abroad

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