New technologies which are at the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to unseen problems in society and in the business and will require a different approach for solving. This sets new social expectations to the business and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The implications of the Industry 4.0, like employment, replacement of labour force with robots, new occupations and skills demanded by the labour market, remote work and reduction of working hours, will impact significantly CSR in terms of generating social results and productivity improvement. In this light, the preparation of future managers and economists will be of key importance to keep social aims of business in new environment and under new challengesTaking into account this challenge, the project team is aimed to address the following identified needs:- To address the evolution of the CSR and to refresh related university study programs.- To incorporate the changing nature of CSR in the era of the Industry 4.0 into currently provided training within higher education institutions and to stimulate links to various after graduation programmes. The overall objective of the project is to create a training course for students in economy specialties in HEIs on the implications of the Industry 4.0 and nearing challenges to overall performance of enterprises and social impact of business activities. The course will be focused on enhancement of interdisciplinary links, further development of understanding of the attributes of the Industry 4.0 and filling gaps in the preparation of students regarding main fields of chances posed by it.The project has the following specific objectives:- Identification of shortfalls in programs regarding CSR in the Industry 4.0 era.- Selection of training materials, pedagogical approaches and supporting tools;- Creation of the training course and teacher`s manual;- Creation of supporting set.Within the project the following participants across BG, DE, ES and RS will be involved:- Academic staff in HEIs concerned by the topic (at least 80 in total) - Business practitioners and CSR experts (at least 100 in total)- Multipliers in academic institutions and key actors in social economy sector (at least 75 people in total)The project will include the following activities:= Development, piloting and optimization of intellectual outputs:IO1 CSRI4.0 Competence Framework with CurriculumIO2 Training course on the implication of the Industry 4.0 on the CSRIO3 Lecturer`s Manual with support set= Project management, dissemination, quality monitoring and exploitationIn order to produce the planned outputs and to achieve the results, the project team has adopted a methodology consisting of a set of the following approaches:- Building of deliverable-oriented work breakdown structure around the project’s desired outcomes- Selection of proper methods for project management- Using of up-to-date technological tools- Structuring of balanced hierarchy framework of involved actors- Maintaining proper document and reporting system preventing from misunderstanding due to different language levels- Mobilizing of associated partners and partner organisation outside the consortiumOn its completion the project will achieve the following results:- Create solid base for understanding and coping with the reality of internationalization, globalization and digitalization trends in national and world economy.- Provide support by CSR specialists towards strengthening the perspectives of setting social aims to the enterprises and transferring these ideas to the graduates.- Enhance the attractiveness of dealing with social economy and social entrepreneurship in parallel to achievements of mainstream business goals. - Offer a practical supporting tool for university professors working on economy of corporations in order to ameliorate their understanding of the needs for embedding newly appearing traits of the CSR and further development of students` knowledge in order to prepare them for the complexity of the globalizing economy.- Establish multilingual online platform for exchange of knowledge, advice and feedback.- Strengthen the understanding and skills of students in areas such as digitalization, successful employment, active citizenship, social inclusion, equal opportunities and managing of personal change. The potential project longer term benefits will be expressed by:- Raising substantially their expectations and ambitions of further participating in initiatives towards exploring of the CSR in the Industry 4.0 era- Decreasing the number of lectures facing difficulties with dealing with emerging CSR aspects- Improving educational achievements of students by developing ameliorated competences needed in the new economy circumstances- Inspiring the ability to assimilate novel learning matter in an attracting way - Improving the understanding of the changing nature of the CSR

The people with disabilities (PwD) are the most disadvantaged group with regards to employment. Up to 2011 (the latest official date available) in Bulgaria their number (aged 18-29) is about 227 000 and more than 60% of them are unemployed. In Turkey they are 273,915 and only 15% are in employment compared with the national average of over 80%. In Austria they are around 850,000 and only 19% are employed and in Spain they are 3,847,900 and only 11% of them have permanent job.This project was built in line with the one of the key areas of both European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and Europe 2020 to allow full accessibility to the labour market for people with disabilities. In many European countries and beyond (Turkey), the access to the labour market is still not given because of the lack of suitable and powerful implemented support concepts who may ensure a smooth preparation and follow-up.The impact of the Supported employment (SE) approach (a method of working with disabled people and other disadvantaged groups to access and maintain paid employment in the open labour market) is very beneficial to the PwD and during its implementation phase it gives clear quality improvement of the accessibility to the labour market for those targets.The COACH@WORK project continued the inclusion and implementation of the Supported employment approach in Austria and Spain, but also in new countries such as Bulgaria and Turkey where this was done for the first time by developing EQAVET system for recognition, validation and accreditation of their knowledge, skills and competencies, dedicated VET programme together with (self-) assessment procedures and tools. It involved 4 partners from Bulgaria, one from Austria, one from Spain and one from Turkey. This COACH@WORK VET programme related to the new job profile of Supported employment specialist was accredited by the national body (NAVET) which happened for the first time in Europe in that field. In Spain and Turkey the accreditation procedure also applied and the outcomes are expected from the relevant authorities. In Austria it is provided on a regional level by the biggest SE provider. This training programme was followed by piloting implementation phase where a memorandum of understanding for the further exploitation of the ECVET based project outputs was concluded.The long term impact of the project increased the employment rates of PwD who were inactive in the labour market and have low or no work experience. This led to greater independence and financial security, allowing them to become fully active members of society in general and ultimately to an improved economy. On the other hand, SE consultants who successfully completed the pilot course and were validated by the dual verification tool (IO2) now have the ability to increase their opportunities for sustainable employment by providing this very innovative expertise on National and EU levels.The developed VET training programme is consisting of predefined learning outcomes which are connected with the dedicated unique ECVET training programme for SE providers and consisting of the following modules:1. Module 1 - Disability Awareness2. Module 2 - Acquisition of key and transversal competences3. Module 3 - Practical methods in the coaching process4. Module 4 - Mainstreaming and Digital Technologies as Support to the Education, Employment and Well-Being of People with Disabilities5. Module 5 - Supported employment basics - the five steps process6. Module 6 - Attitudes and approaches towards people with disabilities7. Module 7 - Pre-employment agenda8. Module 8 - Career guidance - labour market methods9. Module 9 - Implementation and NetworkingThe project successfully achieved all its objectives: introduction of appropriate EQAVET system for recognition, validation and accreditation of the knowledge, skills and competencies of the Supported Employment (SE) providers. It allows a more efficient and effective monitoring of the recruitment of SE consultants and providers. The project has demonstrated the capacity to adjust the type of IOs according to the needs of the target groups. The project demonstrates a real impact on target groups, beneficiaries and gatekeepers.The impact of the project was observed directly – related to the main results of the project, as well as indirectly – related to the dissemination and exploitation of the concepts and methodologies developed and implemented through the project. The main impact of the project can be measured as a real support for establishment of a clear legal framework for the national inclusion of the Supported Employment around the partner countries (BG & TR). The project has reached the expected impact in number of courses implemented and number of people taught.All project results are available via: www.supportemployment.eu

Many young people in EU are experiencing a dangerous mix of high unemployment, increased inactivity and precarious work, as well as persistently high working poverty. More than 4.5 million young people (aged 15-24 years) are unemployed today in EU Member States. High youth unemployment co-exists sometimes with increased difficulties in filling vacancies due to mismatch of skills.The situation at present regarding youth unemployment in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Turkey is worse than the average level in the EU which evidences labour market mismatches, due to inadequate skills and wage conditions. At the opposite pole is the situation in Belgium as project partner country where most of the youth employment and entrepreneurial indicators are much better.Our project aims to introduce youth to social cooperative entrepreneurship. Through the distinctive focus on values, cooperatives have proven themselves a resilient and viable business model that can prosper even during difficult times. Furthermore, the cooperative entrepreneurship model enables young people to create and manage sustainable enterprises. As such our suggested approach will offer youth a way out towards entrepreneurship and employment, while embracing social values, thus contributing also to society. Through the project, young people will explore the benefits of pursuing a social cooperative enterprise, to foster youth cooperative entrepreneurship with a social dimension, encouraging equally the cooperative movement to engage with youth. It also aims to bring together a group of cooperative experts, policy and decision makers, and youth organisation representatives in order to idenity how the cooperative entrepreneurship model can support youth.The project target groups are youth workers and leaders, youth organisation & student bodies members, student leaders, student bodies and youth entrepreneurs (e.g. JCI).The number of participants will be 250 young people during workshops on cooperative entrepreneurship, 60 young people in blended mobilities to exchange practices and visits to cooperatives, 200 people in workshops and meetings with entrepreneurs, cooperative experts, policy makers and youth organisation representatives.The project will provide the following activities:- Creation of a short “step by step” guide how to establish social cooperative entrepreneurship;- Information sessions on social cooperative entrepreneurship;- Blended mobilities to exchange practices on how social cooperatives are operating;- Workshops with entrepreneurial experts on how to stimulate the youth towards social cooperatives;- Popularising transborder social cooperative model among youth communities.The impact of the project:- Raised number of young people willing to be self-employed and establish or join social cooperatives;- Valuable transfer of best social cooperative practices and examples attractive to young people;- Increase of youth leaders and workers with knowledge on the social cooperative business model to encourage the youth in the transition from school to work;- Increase of young entrepreneurs as promoters of the cooperative idea among the youth;- Creation of sustainable partnership between youth organisations and social cooperatives to involve more young people into the idea of social cooperative entrepreneurship;- Networking of young people interested in cooperative work;- Long term cooperation between local community, cooperatives and youth organisation to raise youth employment and social inclusion. The introduction of the social cooperative entrepreneurship is relevant and usable across the EU and will have an immediate impact on the millions of members of youth organisations in Europe, whether they have difficulties to launch their career future in the labour market or they want to achieve more success in their current occupation. In addition, the project aims at impacting various regional/national umbrella organisations to spread the potential of the cooperative entrepreneurship among their members. The project is in support of the recommendations as was stressed in the Council conclusions on promoting youth entrepreneurship to foster social inclusion of young people (20 May 2014). In this context special attention is paid to the concept of ‘social entrepreneurship’, which is embedded in the real economy, close to people and to local communities (EU Youth Report 2015, p.42).Nine experienced partners from 5 countries (Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia) participate, with backgrounds in youth, policy making, education, training, cooperatives, inclusion and social economy/entrepreneurship.