Possible approaches to a new
project
Euro-Schulen Halle
Funding instruments
From Halle‘s point of view – 3 possible funding instruments
1
Guidelines / Directives for single projects in Saxony-Anhalt – Transnational
project ESF with co-financing
2
Mobility projects in the context of Leonardo da Vinci
Acquisition of professional competencies through internships abroad
3
Innovation transfer project in the context of Leonardo da Vinci.
Would result in the transfer of partners’ Good Practice Examples into
other participating countries.
Proposal 1 – Case study A
Acquisition of competencies in order to facilitate the entry into the labour and training
market with the help of internships abroad
Case study A
Target group:
 Youths with school leaving certificate lacking any motivation for joining the training and labour market
 Training dropouts
Targets:
 Acquisition of personal and social competencies
 different fields of activity in order to facilitate the youths’ career choice
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Starting up a training in Germany
Proposal 1 – Case study A
Concept / Strategy:
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different partners host mixed groups for several weeks
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focus on enhancement of the participants’ social competencies and the requirements of
the labour and training market
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participants focus on 1 or 2 training / occupational fields and work in various companies
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delegating organizations choose participants according to certain criteria and tests
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linguistic and cultural preparation
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afterwards delegating organizations help the participants to start their vocational training
Proposal 1 – Case study A
Problems:
Different languages?
Methodical implementation / support
Possible support from the German point of view:
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Project organized in co-operation with job centre: Financing of the preparation and followup activities.
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Stays abroad are financed by the Leonardo da Vinci Mobility Programme.
Proposal 1 – Case study B
Case study B
Target group:
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Youths with a training qualification but long-term unemployment after their training
Targets:
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Thrust of motivation
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Enlargement of practice-oriented skills and competencies
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Start of employment
Proposal 1 – Case study B
Concept / Strategy:
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See case study A but including additional work placements
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Possibility of a second stay in a different foreign country
Problems: see case study A
Proposal 2
Screening for work – a transnational project
to avoid social exclusion of disadvantaged youths
Target group:
 unemployed youths without any school graduation lacking motivation and professional
orientation
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school and training dropouts
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multiply socially disadvantaged
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youths with migration background
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young mothers as work returners
Proposal 2
Target:
Integration in training or employment/work by
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establishment of the educational basis (school graduation)
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preparation of training in various professional fields
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development of labour-market, training as well as social and personal skills
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partial qualification in certain fields of activity
2 Screening for work – Project execution
Entrance into the project – all participants
Placement test to assess skills, interests and intellectual grasp
Trainees and job seekers
• Competence training
• Occupational decisions
• Planning of side jobs /
work placements
• Entrance into side jobs
• 1 school day per week
Secondary modern school qualification
4 months
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lessons
Competence training
Exam preparation
Planning of side jobs /
work placements
• Entrance into side jobs
• Gradual decrease in number
of school days
Final target: enhancement of the youths individual skills and
qualifications and training or job placement
Proposal 2
Duration: minimum 2 years
Partners:
Euro-Schulen Halle
Job Centre Halle
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
partners in foreign countries
Proposal 3
Innovation transfer project financed by Leonardo de
Vinci
Good practice examples are transferred into other
countries
Proposal 3
Important questions to be discussed:
Are there projects whose transfer into other countries is useful?
Which countries should apply for the project?
In which country are the opportunities / chances best to get the programme
approved?