The Valéncia Activa Foundation (FCVPE) is an institution belonging to the Valencia’s City Council which counts on the participation of economic and social stakeholders’. The mission of FCVPE is to push and coordinate employment policies and local economic development in the city, with the purpose of positioning and projecting Valencia as strategic city and generator of employment.
The objectives of FCVPE are various. We can mention the desire to work with persons who endure a higher rate of unemployment and biggest difficulties of integration in the labour market. In addition, the will to develop and manage education and training programmes.
CO.P.E., funded in 1983 and member of the larger Italian federation FOCSIV, is an NGO devoted to development cooperation, international voluntary service, and awareness rising and active citizenship campaigns. More specifically CO.P.E. is engaged in: development cooperation projects in Tanzania, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar and Peru; capacity building, alphabetization and VET training of peoples from developing countries; promoting working experiences in developing countries among local workers, young volunteers and adult professionals; training of national and international Civil Service volunteers; validation of competences and VET training of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; Global Citizenship Education, advocacy and awareness rising of fair development and inclusion of migrants.
Consorzio Social Lab is a network of third sector organizations in the Province of Bari, in Italy, which work to provide opportunities for social inclusion, social innovation, employability and local development, with a specific focus on the involvement of vulnerable people or persons at social risk.
The main activity of the organization is to provide training and job opportunities for disadvantage people, through the implementation of specific projects and activities focused on tutoring and coaching, and through programs for the general development of the local area, especially the one that are at risk of urban neglect.
Eurosuccess Consulting is a Consulting & Training organization active in the field of project management, training & consulting services. Through a dynamic team of young scientists, EUROSC provides a comprehensive package of services addressing the needs of various target groups and organizations, regarding their lifelong learning opportunities, in Cyprus and abroad.
Today EUROSUCCESS offers a variety of services to the Public, as well as the Private sector of Cyprus. It also actively participates in international schemes, through a well-established network of partners abroad, based on the intense past experience of its founder.
EUROSUCCESS aims to a constant improvement of its offered services, as well the development of its team which will give the opportunity to enhance its scientific sector of expertise.
Eurosuccess is currently involved into more than fifty five (55) Lifelong Learning, ERASMUS + and JUSTICE Programmes – in four of them as coordinator, as well as is one of the assessors for the Cypriot NA and the Norwegian Funds.
Concerning the development of training and development solutions (traditional training materials, e-learning solutions and ICT tools for competencies/skills assessment as well as development purposes), Eurosuccess Consulting has broad experience derived from EU and National initiates, covering a multisector concept; VET, Youth, Adults, Children, including vulnerable groups of the society such as people coming from the NEET group, prisoners. ex-offenders and others.
In addition, Eurosuccess Consulting is a member of the: European Forum of Vocational Education and Training (EfVET), International Trade Council, European Prison Education Association (EPEA), European Policy Network on Key Competences in School Education (KeyCoNet Network), Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) and Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI).
The philosophy of Eurosuccess Consulting is embraced within the following four principles: Execute, Review, Improve, Redesign. Through this approach, Eurosuccess is aiming towards continuous improvement of its counselling and development activities. For this purpose, the organization is certified with the Quality system of ISO 9001:2015, which inspects and reviews the system at regular basis.
Furthermore, Eurosuccess Consulting is an accredited VET Center from the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, the relevant public authority as regards to training and education.
The European Projects Association is a non-profit organization focusing on research and development, innovation and internationalization. EPA's headquarters are situated in Brussels from 2008 and is managed by a team of dedicated and experienced professionals driven by the common aim of creating a unique resource center for individuals and organizations involved in EU funded projects.
The European Projects Association works in the heart of the European Union as facilitators between partners, organizations and stakeholders, thanks to information and communication technologies that allow us to be European cooperation network. Thanks to our Territorial Contact Points, we reach existing and potential partners at regional, local, and national levels.
Giving access to knowledge and facilitating the cooperation, education and know-how transfer, EPA created the Personal Improvement Program. The aim of it is to offer a selected number of students and graduates the opportunity to improve their knowledge of European funding and project development.
In collaboration with the European Academy for Education and Social Research, EPA established the European Projects Accelerator, providing training courses on EU funds management.
The União das Freguesias de Gondomar (S. Cosme), Valbom e Jovim (UFGVJ) is one of six Parishes within the Municipality of Gondomar, which in turn is one of the sixteen Municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, in the North of Portugal with a population around 50.000 habitants.
As a public entity, the Institution has many competences established by the government and developed a lot of projects related with entrepreneurship, employability, training, non-formal education for children, young people, adults and seniors. Works on various thematic projects such as, social inclusion, active ageing, disadvantage people, several projects related with local and national volunteering activities, culture, sport, environment, among others.
The University of Lodz (Uniwersytet Łódzki - ULO) was founded in May 1945 and is one of the leading public higher education institutions in Poland. The University employs 4,000 people (including over 2.500 academic teachers). The 12 faculties of the University provide programmes in 60 fields of study, 170 specialisations and 90 postgraduate programmes including an MBA programme and host around 40,000 students. The students, together with those studying in Lodz within Erasmus exchange, come from about 80 different countries.
Faculty of Economics and Sociology has been graded with the highest category “A” by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for scientific activities of 2013-2016 period. Among faculty staff there are experts in various research funding institutions.
Researchers from Faculty of Economics and Sociology are involved in international leading research in a wide range of areas including sustainable development, computing, education, youth and wellbeing, including a number of grants supported Framework Programmes.
Ankara Provincial Directorate of Family, Labour and Social Services has been established under the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services. The local authority founded in 1983.And its tasks are as follow: to develop and to implement policies related to social services and solidarity at the local level, to protect the structure of the family, to conduct the social services and the solidarity activities for children, to prevent discrimination against women, to apply every kinds of precautions and solutions for the disabled and the elderly, to take precautions in order to protect the relatives of martyrs and veterans from the unjust treatment and the deprivation, to arrange the solidarity activities for those who need the protection and social aids, to take precautions in order to protect the family integrity, employability and to provide the coordination and the collaboration among other institutions and NGOs.