VAL project
The VAL project aimed to improve the relevant situation in Europe, by defining the competence profile of youth educators who are working with young migrants and refugees, by developing a methodology for validation and by delivering a training in the form of an e-course. During the project’s lifetime, four Intellectual Outputs were created: IO1 is […]
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The Extracompetenze initiative allowed persons with migration-background to recover dignity and self-esteem – essential to start a proper work-life in a new country. This was done through an innovative and unique partnership-based process facilitating the assessment and recognition of competences and qualifications. The process established by Job Centre Genova in the framework of the Extracompetenze […]
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Despite initial opposition to the reception, by conservative extremists coming mainly from outside the valley, in 2013 the Cooperative K-Pax bought and assumed the management of a previously abandoned Hotel Giardino to be used to host migrants, give them an occupation and a place where to make cultural events, learn italian, meet the local population. […]
Read moreTRAINING ROOTS
This path allows the migrant or refugee to acquire a more in-depth knowledge of work, through internship practices and also support him/her in acquisition of self-confidence concerning his/her abilities that can lead to a more conscious understanding of his/her own future path of integration. Before orientation and pre-selection interviews to detect preconditions: basic language, arithmetic […]
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COOPSTARTUP is a project that aims at setting up cooperative start-ups. It comes from the need to promote entrepreneurship among young people encouraging the adoption of the cooperative model and affirming the presence of cooperatives in “new markets”. Since its launch in May 2013, has been developing by means of different actions and tools: A […]
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