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DEMETRAE - GenDer GuidancE to enhance and support woMEn choices in the AgriculTuRAl fiEld: pathways and tools for Education and Vocational systems

This proposal starts from the Best Practice developed in Italy in the previous project "A.G.R.O.N.O.M.A. Analisi Generale RisorseOrientamento Nazionale Obiettivo Management Agricolo" finanziato dalla Legge 10 Aprile 1991 n. 124 Positive Actions for theImplementation of Gender Opportunities in the job. Through the involvement of transnational partners, the project's mainobjective is to add a European dimension to guidance activities in the agricultural and environmental sector which will serveas a tool for promoting and advancing women’s presence in the agricultural education and labour market. Starting from theanalysis undertaken in the original BP, which showed, on one hand, that boys and girls were not sufficiently aware of thenew professional figures and career opportunities that were available in the renewable energy sector and in agriculture,especially thanks to the introduction of new technology, and, on the other hand, that entrepreneurs needed professionalswho had knowledge and experience in these sectors, the project aims to adapt, disseminate and transfer contents, toolsand methodologies developed in previous project AGRONOMA, through the creation of training modules aimed- To improve the skills of teachers, trainers, guidance workers engaged in guidance activities with boys and girls thatchoose agro-environmental vocational schools- To spread the attention and appreciation of gender guidance for students, boys and girls that study in particular fields ofagronomy.Therefore the project identifies: Direct beneficiaries composed by VET teachers, trainers and tutors target of the trainingcourses aimed to the acquisition of specific competences to promote for boys and girls entry in school pathways or works inthe agricultural sector; Indirect beneficiaries, composed by students and individuals who are entering or re-entering thelabour market, that will be the target of information and sensibilization tools about the opportunities and the professionalskills related to the agronomy sector.
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