APPROACHING TO EMPLOYMENT is a project framed within the KA2 of the Erasmus + program (strategic association) that has taken place in Puente Genil (Spain), in Lisbon (Portugal) and in Caserta (Italy) jointly.The project has been developed between 1st September 2016 and 31st October 2017.Nowadays, adequate training is essential so that young people can better cope with problems such as ignorance about the labor market, the uncertainty once they have finished their studies or the disappointment that their studies do not adapt to the needs of the labor market. That is why this project is linked to the acquisition of transversal competences, referring to the abilities or abilities that the individual develops applicable to any area of ​​his/her life.This project has had direct participation of approximately 75 young people between 16 and 30 years unemployed or young people who had just finished their studies or in their last year of academic training.The objectives of this project have been:- Strengthen links between education, training and youth with the world of work- Promote equity and inclusion through quality learning for all- Promote business education- Increase participation and employability- Improve the key skills of young people by promoting active participation in Europe, developing an awareness of European citizenship and identity- Promote intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity- Promote cooperation between the parties involved in the project through the development of different capacitiesThis project has had different activities divided into several phases, such as:1. Analysis of realityIn this phase, information was gathered about the profile of the young people, the needs of the companies and associations and the form of union between all the parties.2. InformationOn the one hand, young people have been provided with information about their possibilities to continue studying or training, mobility opportunities, employment abroad and a list of resources for job search, mobility and entrepreneurship.On the other hand, in relation to companies and associations, they will be given information about all the grants and programs to incorporate young people into their workforce and about the Erasmus + program.3. TrainingThe training has covered a wide range of areas:o Erasmus + Programo Labor guidanceo Employability 2.0o Improvement of skills and abilities in different fieldso Languages4. AdviceThis advice has been present throughout the project and is being continued with: orientation sessions in relation to employment, mobility and entrepreneurship in which any interested young person can attend. In addition, advice on the Erasmus + program is given to organizations and young people in general interested in it.6. EvaluationThis evaluation has been carried out in several phases throughout the project and has guaranteed the quality of the project to be able to assess if all the objectives were being got and to achieve the learning expectations.The impact that the project is accoording two aspects:1. In applicant organizations and collaborating entities- We have improved the development of new projects at European level- We have known good practices about employment, mobility, entrepreneurship and other actions related to this- We have created a solid network for future collaborations- Our vocabulary has increased in different languages- We have created synergies between public and private entities, organizations and young people- We have more information about programs, subsidies and grants2. In the young participants- Greater approach to the labor market thanks to the use of tools for the search of employment and resources - Better knowledge about the realities of other countries in relation to employment, mobility and entrepreneurship- Openness of your mentality in relation to other cultures and people- Increase interest in participation in European and international mobility programs- Improvement and acquisition of vocabulary in the following languages: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English- Improvement in their personal and professional autonomyIn addition, the tangible results of the project have been:- European online platform with project results- Future seminar on good practices in employment, mobility and entrepreneurship and to create a solid European network for the implementation of projects at different levels.- Audiovisual material- Future projects created by the young participants- Dossier with basic vocabulary in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese useful in the world of work- Final video

"The Ligue de l’enseignement de la Loire (France), Solidarci (Italie), and la Ligue de l’enseignement de Belgique are three non-profit organisations. They are active in the fields of formal and non-formal education and lifelong solidarity for all.We are committed to diversified mission statements, we share common competencies, we have peculiar and complementary qualities, but we all stand for the citizens’ education. We involve you in our project, as we share the idea that it is necessary to empower as many citizens as possible in their knowledge and clear representation of the organisation of their local territories which, like the pieces of a puzzle, all together compose the larger landscape of the Planet Earth.Every single piece of a territory, small or large that it be, correspond to a River basin. We also believe that if citizens learn to know their rivers, they will understand much better both their close environments and also the global society they belong to.Human Civilisations and activities took place around the Water, alongside the rivers which are arteries of connection amongst human communities, Regions and countries of Europe in our specific case. Water makes the co-operation between humans necessary.Through 163 educational tests with 5.613 European citizens we confirm that our audiences (children, adolescents, youngsters and adults) had a very tiny knowledge of their rivers and local territories and of the interconnection of their lives with the citizens of other River basins’ zones. Even the notion of “River basin” is quite unknown. We also confirm that there was no, before ""FGN"", pedagogical tools and illustrations sustained the educators (teachers, trainers, animators…) in their easy learning about their localities.The “Fleuves Grandeur Nature” project (FGN, Life Sized Rivers) achieved to develop a varied set of educational tools (the FGN toolkit) enabling awareness-raising initiatives, education and training actions towards young and adult audiences and thus to give them a global vision of the territory where they live. Starting from powerful illustrations of the River basins and of the life in these territories declined in a pedagogical toolkit and a digital space, we have created a wide set of tools usable by all and locally transferrable to other European countries. Those two versions (printed pedagogical toolkit and digital space’s resources) will enable the partners to target a large audience, children and adults, in formal and non-formal settings, inside and outside school.The width of our dissemination activities has been valuable and relevant everywhere with key National/International/Regional institutions such as Ministries and International River Basins, even if with different quantitative expected outputs as compared to the French Territory (as foreseen since the very beginning). European networks such as EAEA, EUCIS-LLL and platforms (EPALE, the Education School Gateway) have been equally mobilised at the end of the dissemination phase.180 educational toolkits have been edited and distributed over all the participating River basins so that tens of thousands of people are sensitized in the coming years. Eight posters representing 8 different River basins combined with several annexed educational activities (demography, biodiversity, landscapes, orientation…) to better understand our connection to the rivers have been released.Every toolkit is usable by multiple publics, settings and timing. A wide and in-depth evaluation plan showed both quality and pertinence of the project’s results. Close to 90 bodies regrouped together to lead to such a good result, whereas in 180 received the final toolkit. FGN is a true human adventure achieved beyond a spirit of co-operation amongst stakeholders of multiple horizons and scopes. Thanks to all!Nine dissemination events have generated a large, long-lasting impact. Nowadays, « Fleuves Grandeur Nature » lives through several partners in our three countries and abroad, thanks to their connections and to the European networks and platforms. Our European website www.fleuves-grandeur-nature.org makes it possible everybody’s access on a freeway and the web page: ""Discover a river"" enhances virtual journeys in the 8 landscapes represented. You will also find the full evaluation of our work, both internal and external. Do please contact us at the addresses indicated in the FGN website in case you are interested in applying FGN in your localities or if you aim to transfer it to another corner of the European Union, and/or of the World."

"The smartphone is the personal media that has become more widespread among children in the last decade. However, the use of this device without adequate precautions exposes them to various risks. The specific objective of the SMART Generation project was then to develop an innovative training model able to promote a conscious use of the smartphone and to stimulate a public debate on the role of digital technologies in the process of constructing the quality of social relationships between young people and between generations.In particular, the project has reached the following sub-objectives: • Investigate the way educators/teachers and young people from different European Countries use smartphones • Develop, test and transfer to different European territories an educational model able to develop competences for a conscious use of the smartphone• Help young people to develop critical thinking and educate them to properly and constructively ""live"" these tools as aware producers• Spread a culture of collaborative learning between schools and extra –school environments through cooperation and exchange opportunities• Promote confrontation with policy makers, stakeholders and experts to reflect on the necessity of smartphone education and necessary conditions to make it effectiveMain project activities were: analysis of the training needs of young people and educators/ teachers about smartphone; development of an educational model on the conscious and critical use of smartphone; testing of the pilot path through workshops of Media Education in schools and extra-school environments; elaboration of Policy Recommendations on smartphone education; creation of an e-learning platform and dissemination of these outputs through 2 multipliers events.Main targets were educators/teachers and non-formal groups of young people from 12 to 19 years old. SMART Generation involved a high number of people coming from different Countries: 2.180 people in the research activity and 1.669 in the testing phase. The partnership is made of 6 organizations coming from 5 EU Countries (Italy, Spain, Romania, Latvia, Belgium):- Centro Ferrari (IT), deals with economic, political, cultural, historical and social dynamics at local and international level. It created “In-ForMedia”, permanent centre for education to communication means- Cibervoluntarios Fundation (ES), which uses new technologies as tool to encourage social innovation and citizens’ responsibility - ANFMR (Asociatia Nationala a Femeilor din Mediul Rural) (RO), manages a secondary school specialised on new technologies- Ligzda Organization (LV) is active in non-formal education, supports the development of trasversal competences and civic and social participation- EAEA (European Association for the Education of Adults) (BE) is a network with 142 members from 44 Countries and is particularly active in the integration of innovative concepts on adult’s education- Solidarci (IT) works in the field of culture, active citizenship, education on key competences and has a wide experience in European projects involving innovative methods of formal and non-formal education. Main project results are:- increased knowledge on training needs of educators/teachers and young people on the critical and responsible use of smartphone, also for educational purposes- developed pedagogical model on smartphone education- raised awareness and skills of educators/teachers and young people on the critical and responsible use of smartphone, also for educational purposes- developed an analysis about effectiveness and efficiency of the pedagogical model- elaborated policy recommendation to support an effective smartphone education- made materials available to replicate the interventionThe project impact resulted in:- creation and consolidation of relations among and with formal and non-formal education thanks to the participative path at local level- increased sensitivity of educators/teachers concerning the role of smartphones in the life of teenagers and augmented capacity to use this device for educational purposes- different perception among young people of risks and potentialities of smartphones- amplified educational offer on smartphone education- consolidation of a European partnership interested in these topics, possibly enlarging also thanks to networking activities realized at local and European level"