Loom project
Start date: Sep 1, 2016,
End date: Aug 31, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
Foreign Roses is an agency for intercultural communication and coaching for women with an immigrant background, based in Roosendaal. Women who Roses Foreign coaches have a great need to face and overcome barriers in the Dutch labor market or in self-start economic activity (business) from their disadvantaged situation. The Foreign Roses workfield plays on the 'Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan of the European Commission, which responds to the promotion of women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship by entrepreneurs with a migrant / minority background. Europe wants to exploit the potential of this targetgroup, which involved major economic and social interests. The Loom Project is a project developed by Foreign Roses based on the needs of clients to map their existing skills and encourage them to start their own economic initiatives. That means entrpreneurship from a disadvantaged position. Women should be advised and coached herein. Foreign Roses wants an easily accessible manner to bring entrepreneurship skills and skill sets of customers in focus, where formal learning and certification is (still) absent, as a start of empowerment and coaching. In the event that a company is started, Foreign Roses should also aim to advise on this. Because of the recent influx of migrants the method will become very important.The trainings what will be follow by the employees of Foreign Roses at the Loom partners is focused on mapping skills sets on an individual level and give advice on entrepreneurship, such as learning to move in networks and using social media.Employees of Foreign Roses have a professionale background of welfare, coaching, entrepreneurship and project management. The owner of Foreign Roses and an employee of Foreign Roses both have a minority background and are able to bridge the gap between the customer and the labor market or to self-employed economic activities.In the Loom project consists of two trainings at foreign partners. West Midlands Tomorrow Ltd. will provide a customized training in what way and with what methodology competencies and skill sets that are present can be mapped for the individual. In addition, Foreign Roses will be trained in the use of networks through social media.GEORGIOS Afxentiou RESEARCH LABORATORY LIMITED will organize a customized training in the area of advice on entrepreneurial skills and management; how can be networks organized and used for entrepreneurship. The partners were chosen following meetings during contact seminars and the activities of the partners. West Midlands Tomorrow Ltd. is specialist in women's entrepreneurship and has recently advised the Ministry at 10 Doweningstreet accordingly. GEORGIOS Afxentiou RESEARCH LABORATORY LIMITED has focused on the background of the Cyprus economic crisis and small businesses starting from a disadvantaged position. The Loom project delivers the following results: 1. Methodology of competency recognition and acknowledgment for Foreign Roses (through UK partners).2. Methodology Advisory soft skills, entrepreneurship skills (through UK Cyprus partner).3. Methodology networks through social media (through UK partner).4. Knowledge of the organization of networks and use networks (through Cyprus partner).The training follows the learning objectives which are determined in advance by the project staff of Foreign Roses. The growth of competencies of employees of Foreign Roses will be captured via a 'Record of Achievement listings' and recorded in the Europass CV and fed back into the professional acting. The quality of the courses are determined through evaluation and satisfaction survey.The expected impact is in the first place on the professional conduct of Foreign Roses. Also the developed methodologies will be shared with partners working in the same area. Foreign Roses will in the long term continue to promote the theme of entrepreneurial women with migrant / minority background and entrpreneuship from a disadvantaged position by social partners and the region and beyond, through social media, information and workshops. The international partners will deal with this in their own environment and in conjunction with Foreign Roses internationally. The Loom project will be placed in Epale.
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