Y.E.S. Youth Employability Seeds
Start date: Sep 1, 2016,
End date: Jun 30, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
“Y.E.S. Youth Employability Seeds” is an 8 days youth exchange course that’s will take place in Matera, Italy and will involve 7 EU partners’ organizations. Each of the organization is entitled to send 4 youngsters and 1 group leader. The project will address the need present throughout whole Europe. The topic of the YE was born by the needs of the current difficulties of entering labor market and it will be based on non-formal education, intercultural dialogue and communication and will be conducted using interactive and participative approach. The youth exchange will stimulate active participation, and sense of initiative and involvement of the learners. Youngsters will explore current situations in European countries regarding unemployment and discuss the need for sustainable and inclusive solutions to address the problemThe project is designed to raise awareness and develop an understanding of the importance of employability and employability skills, strengthen the competences of young people with difficulties in the job market. It will help young people to build self-confidence, learn their strengths and weaknesses, analyze life-experiences and learn from them and informing them about the importance of soft skills. The youth exchange will lead to various results, among others knowledge, skills and attitudes gained by the participants, which will help them to be gain soft skills and adopt to current labor market.The objectives of the youth exchange are:• to help youth to develop and acknowledge soft skills and other skills that are necessary for communication and implementation of tools of self-promotion and presentation in the employment market.• Promote youth work and non-formal education in it as an added value to employability• Acquire knowledge and tools about teamworking, conflict management, problem-solving, public speaking and communication through NFE• Promote active participation, volunteering and raising awareness of opportunities for youth • to promote the use of Youthpass as a tool for the recognition of non-formal competences acquired during Erasmus+ youth projects• to develop solidarity and tolerance among young people and foster mutual understanding between people in different countries.
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