The project ensured that teachers were trained as intercultural mediators, to better understand the cultural issues that foreigners bring with them and become able to effectively transmit the elements of the host culture. This is a fundamental step to ensure the effectiveness of intercultural communication, knowledge and skills. Intercultural learning is of great importance, due to the movement of migrants to Europe and extremely important for teachers of migrants. Increased number of migrants is entering several countries in Europe where there is little or no experience in receiving them and how to solve problems in the classrooms attended by students from different cultures. It was urgent to support teachers and students by helping them understand cultural differences. Intercultural understanding supported teachers offering high quality teaching, deal with complex classroom realities and adopt new methods and tools. Special attention was paid to the integration of refugees and recently arrived migrants. Therefore the role of the teacher and volunteers, connecting people of many cultures, is vital. The objectives were to:- support educators towards a better understanding of interculturalism, share best practices and methods in teaching adult migrants and refugees between different European countries and help with changing problems due to migration into opportunities. - reinforce network between our institutions with the aim of sharing knowledge and experience and increase our capacity to operate at a transnational level. 97 individuals from seven countries participated in the activities. Invitees included, about 50 people participated in each event, or around 350 people who spread the knowledge. All the coordinators, teachers and volunteers were experienced in the field of adult education but with different experience of teaching migrants and refugees. Most of the partners had previously taken part in EU projects. Some have experience of cooperation with volunteers.The main activities were in the form of research and sharing of best practices in the field of interculturalism. Each partner was responsible for finding quality material / topics in order to share their best practices with the others. Also, each partner organization discussed what could be improved and which lessons could be learned from other partner organizations. Each partner was also responsible for the preparation of a conference/seminar/workshop which was focused on certain predefined topics within the field of Adult Education. A mixed-method approach was used, sequently applying a combination of research methods and workshop activities. It was designed around a series of interrelated activities among the partners leading to a common goal: increased quality and intercultural awareness of teachers and volunteers in the field of adult education with the purpose of becoming a good and active cultural mediator between migrants and the local society. Results were discussed during activities and amendments made. The results of the project are:An interactive project website with the opportunity for teachers, volunteers and learners to upload materials, find information and tips about new knowledge of interculturalism, andragogy, and new teaching methods, such as the story line and story-telling. Also, how to use digital devices in adult education, the European Framework Certification and CIS Certification for migrants and refugees. In addition to that, how to use work practice as a means of teaching and assessment as a tool for introducing the local school system to migrants. Another factor is how to become familiar with methods of using volunteers in non-formal language teaching and better communication skills in a foreign language for the participants. The general impact is: Increased quality of education and training - Increased knowledge of transversal skills, social-, intercultural- and language competences - Increased critical thinking among teachers and volunteers - Use of learning outcomes when describing and defining qualifications - Strategic and integrated use of ICT and educational resources in education - Increased motivation for English language learning and development of communication skills among participants - Intercultural communication skills and intercultural understanding - Reinforced interaction between different practices. Budget control was the responsibility of the project leader. It was monitored closely that the funding was spent according to plan. Monthly there was a check on the actual status of the budget. During activities its status was on the agenda. Dissemination is a key factor in the longer term benefits of the project. Besides introductions within the partner institutions and relevant organizations it was done through the partners´ websites and/or other social media available to the partners.

The PROJECT contributes to the efforts for reduction of youth unemployment specially among women and for recognition and certification of skills developed in environments of non-formal and informal training/education that can be adapted to different work needs and environments.Through the production of a structured product DigiFem accompanied by MOOC courses, women will be enhanced to start up businesses, in a qualitative and quantitative rich frame of further personal development. The PROJECT seeks to connect dynamic areas of research, surveys, vocational training, dissemination and create a new professional framework on female business entrepreneurship for recognition and certification of learning outcomes, skills and competences in non formal/informal learning environments . Main objective is to offer to young women the possibility to be in contact with a supportive low cost mechanism and investigate in a simple way the needed steps for setting up a business, maintain established and find.Achievement of objectives: through the development, of ICT products, development of training curriculum based on profess framework, production of an innovative model for the recognition, development and certification of fem-entrepreneur skills, targeting unemployed young women or professionals wishing to develop new skills that enable them to respond more adequate to modern requirements of the labor market and business, in Europe.Activities: testing courses under which participants will use all products during preparation phase, under the guidance of experienced trainers, professors. Surveys for the provision of data in order to develop the prof framework, focusing on the initiation of a tool for european institutionalization of female entrepreneurship. Women Participants face and cope with real challenges in a business world under a continuous process of transformation, on which knowledge, skills and competences are contested due to the lack of recognition and validation of skills and competences referring to professional framework. Young women will use projects products for job creation, job enhancement and acquisition of new job places, as well as for an unofficial self - assessment of competencies and skills in a virtual process. The certification of learning outcome will be, compatible with the EQF and ECVET. Each beneficiary after completing the training / testing will receive a certificate which will identify/recognize their experience and capacities in business. In this way, the students will have the opportunity to present and use with confidence new competencies and improve their professional profile, claiming appropriate / matching for the same jobs in the labor market of their country and abroad.The PROJECT is structured so that results directly benefit to three target groups:1. The final users: young unemployed women and other NEETs and fewer opportunities young women interested in mobility, women needing support through new skills for the modern labor market and entrepreneurial activity, low cost . During the project is expected have a participation minimum of 240 people in each countrie. 2. Researchers / trainers / experts of the VET and educational sector: educational staff, HEIs, educational institutions, mentors to participating to production of outputs, surveys, professional framework and for the elaboration of results, factors of failure/risks/assumptions, consultants and more supporting staff from all partners. Expected to train, minimum 60 people in each countrie.3. Partner organisations and cooperating stakeholders, at local, regional and national level: It is expected to reach at least 50 bodies, both from the participating countries and other countries of Europe.Intellectual outputsA. Digi-Fem: Research for the development of project's tools (definition of the objectifs, parameters of business success, business param) .B. Experimental development of educational methodology MOOC and more software tools. Also development of training curriculum, educational material, methods, techniques and tools, based on professional frame, evaluation procedures.C. Transnational courses train the trainer one in Greece and one in Austria, D. National Surveys and development of a system of certification of female skills/competences, (based on EQF and ECVET), production of professional framework on female entrepreneurship,F. Pilot (at least 12 pilot), training testing courses for all ICT products, in all European countries).G. Development communication platform for networking in local - national - European networks of beneficiaries as well as stakeholders ( creation of virtual environments to exchange ideas , knowledge , practices, proposals , involving key persons from the VET, business, universities' sectors).H. Dissemination activities: awareness of more different social groups.I. Evaluation activities.Six organizations are involved from GR, RO,GE,AT, NL, IT.