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EUESOL: European Entrepreneurship for Speakers of Other Languages
Programme: Erasmus +
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for adult education
Project Number: 2020-1-UK01-KA204-078887
Duration: 31/12/2020 - 30/03/2023 (27 months)
Coordinated by: Glasgow Clyde College (United Kingdom)
Project website: https://www.euesol.org/ (not operational)
Facebook: @EUESOLErasmusPlus
EU Projects Database: EUESOL
Partners
Glasgow Clyde College (United Kingdom) - coordinator
36,6 Competence Centre (Poland)
ABU Akademie für Berufsförderung und Umschulung GmbH (Germany)
Espoon Seudun Koulutuskuntayhtymä OMNIA (Finland)
N.E.T. (Networking Education And Training) Associazione Culturale (Italy)
Project description
We applied for this EUESOL Project to develop a specialised Entrepreneurship Language Training Skills programme, along with a Skills Mapping/Mentoring and Specialised Business Planning/Training for new Business Start-Up Programmes aimed at Migrants and Refugees. We developed the project based on results of previous successful programmes along with feedback from previous domestic and EU project dissemination and Multiplier Events where we had requests to combine Language Training, Skills Profiling, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Training. Hence the EUESOL Project.
The project was seen to address the very high unemployment across the EU, in many programme countries BME (both domestic and migrant numbers are high within the unemployment group). Although overall unemployment was low, between 3.8% and 9.8% the number of unemployed BME was extremely high within this figure at around 48%, this number increasing dramatically due to the Covid pandemic, with further rises expected in 2023. Also within the UK and partner countries, the number of self-employed BMEs accounted for only around 4% of self-employment businesses, a growth here helping to address the predicted 25% - 30%+ and a further drop in EU Economic Activity.
Objectives
Support young adult migrants (16-40 years old) across the EU in developing new business skills to start their own business.
Create and provide four Entrepreneurship Training units, including an Employability Training unit and country-specific fact sheets on business start-up advice.
Ensure all training materials are available in partner languages and hosted on a free-access platform.
Develop and make available a Training Needs Analysis document, local country fact sheets, and vocational language skill training materials.
Recruit new trainees and provide all resources free on the Canvas platform / website.
Target group
Migrants and refugees
Trainers / teachers in vocational education and training (VET)
VET learners
Entrepreneurs and business start-ups
EU and national policy makers
Results
EUESOL ELEARNING PLATFORM
EUESOL ELEARNING PLATFORM
An open source Canvas platform
with 4 training units i.e. Business Formation, Marketing and Communication, Ethnical Enterprise and Business Awareness.
SKILLS TRAINING
NEEDS ANALYSIS
SKILLS TRAINING
NEEDS ANALYSIS
Results of the national surveys on the entrepreneurship training needs of migrants and refugees, together with employability guidance unit and fact sheets relevant to partner countries.
For more information on project results and links go to the EU project database here.
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