"Echoing the European Union's ""Entrepreneurship 2020"" action plan and the will of new generations to undertake with meaning, the #COOPLAB project aims to make 15-20-year-olds and their teachers aware of the problem. cooperative entrepreneurship, based on employee participation, co-operative work and equitable sharing of power, decisions and results.The #COOPLAB project brings together five partners from four countries (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy), including two partners representing companies in the cooperative economy, two partners from the world of education and training, and a publisher partner of a student cooperative magazine:- The main mission of the General Confederation of Scop (France) is to represent and support the 3,000 Scop and Scic in France (54,000 employees - € 4.6 billion turnover). It works in a network with 12 regional unions;- Cecop (Belgium) is the European Confederation of Workers' Cooperatives (the equivalent of CG Scop at European level). It brings together nearly 50,000 companies (15 European countries) employing 1.5 million workers;- the Fundacion Escuela de Economía Social (Spain), an Andalusian School of Social Economy, responds to the education and training needs of its members by developing innovative programs to improve the performance of the social economy sector in Andalusia;- Irecoop, a cooperative training center in Emilia-Romagna (Italy), meets the education and training needs of regional cooperative enterprises and young pupils and students;- Scop Alternatives Economiques (France) publishes the eponymous monthly Alternative Economiques, a French magazine on economic and social news. The magazine, published with 90,000 copies, has nearly 70,000 subscribers, mainly high school students, students and teachers in the economic and social sectors.The project, implemented thanks to the complementary skills of partners and service providers and with the involvement of end-users, resulted in the production of the following tools:- a website intended to be a platform of European educational resources for young people and their teachers interested in the business model and working in a cooperative. The #COOPLAB site is designed to propose the resources produced within the framework of the project, but also thanks to a resource center to promote and promote the resources produced by others and which are part of the objective of the project. The site also allows those who create projects, especially with educational resources to enhance and put it online on the site #COOPLAB. The site also presents the essentials on work cooperatives and social cooperatives (definitions, principles, key figures, organization, etc.) and links to the project's partner sites.- three videos of testimonials from young European co-workers who compare their comparative experience through 3 themes: 1) why we undertake and why we work in cooperative 2) another relationship to work and 3) cooperative, a socially responsible company- an educational kit of 45 documents and produced in 4 languages ​​for teachers (total of 180 documents). Appointed Start to Coop, the pedagogical kit proposes to young people to test in class or in formation the creation of a cooperative project and this in 5 steps: 1) to find the idea, 2) to define the strategy 3) to define an organization and a functioning 4) follow the implementation and 5) the balance of the 4 previous steps.- a quiz in the form of a serious game to test while having fun with his knowledge and this in connection with each of the 5 stages of Start to Coop.- Throughout the project and especially in recent months, the tools produced were presented, tested and used first by teachers, then directly in class with young people. #COOPLAB was also presented to the actors of the European Cooperative Movement and their members. The kit was the subject of a communication through the usual channels: press relations, social networks, articles, massive awareness campaign among teachers ... Note the particular contribution of the partner Alternatives Economiques which, as economic magazine very close to high schools and youth, published an article for the launch of #COOPLAB and sent an e-mailing to all teachers of economics and management in France.Scheduled over a period of 24 months (1/09/2015 to 1/09/2017), the project finally lasted 29 months. It has achieved its goal of creating the first European reference site for teachers, students and students who want to discover cooperatives of associated workers."

CONTEXT/BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT Context:-The crisis of the labour market system in Europe, in particular in Southern Europe;-The appearance of a need is linked to the socioeconomic stability of the nucleolus; -There is a system of opportunities for the socio-employment/self employment integration of disadvantaged people.Therefore, the project focused on deepening these opportunities, working on social clauses, thus widening the spectrum on interventions Therefore, the project interacted with other service systems (social and health services, social cooperation, employment services) in order to: -increase the services' reading ability of the skills and competences of the disadvantaged person that are necessary for social and labour inclusion;-extend the range of employment inclusion and training opportunities for disadvantaged people.OBJECTIVESContribute to the improvement and modernization of policies, strategies and measures related to the training and social and labour inclusion of disadvantaged people. Specific objective: increase the opportunities for training, self-employment and job placement of disadvantaged people in the context of procurements, conventions and entrustment of goods/services by the Public Administration. NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS -10 partners of the project from 3 countries: Italy, Spain and Slovenia, in the following categories: one Educational Vocational Training Centre, one NGO, one Local Public body and one research institute in Italy; two foundations (one of which is public) and one Local Public body in Spain; one foundation, one NGO and one Regional Public body in Slovenia;-32 organisations involved in various capacities during the development of the project: five Social Services; two Social and Health Services; one Regional Public body, four Employment Centres, six Associations, ten Social Cooperatives, two Training Institution, one Social Enterprise, one Religious moral body. ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE PROJECT:Analysis of regulations and good practices related to public procurement with social clausesDefinition of a tool for training, support and social and work integration/self-employment of disadvantaged people and an easy to use compendiumInterviews with operators of social services, employment centres, administration agencies, start-up incubators in order to define the training needs of operatorsDefinition of technical and professional skills for all the operators involved at all levels in the social and occupational integration/self-employment of disadvantaged peoplePreparation of the four training modules for operators, equipped with boards, questionnaires, module development models Application of models and tools: n. 21 courses for disadvantaged users, n. 265 participants, n. 3 courses on social clauses, n. 23 participants, n. 9 procurement with social causesElaboration of the evaluation plan and evaluation of the models. EXPECTED RESULTS:Increase the employability through the application of social clauses in public procurementImprove and widen the network of partners and transmit the training models and guidelines prepared for their application even in areas that are not involved in the partnershipImprovement of the design and management skills of the training to support the social/work/self-employment integration of disadvantaged people in relation to the work of contamination and permeation of different cultures of reference. METHODOLOGY USED IN THE PROJECTThe project involved the comparative analysis and the elaboration and, therefore, the sharing of guidelines, tools, training models, evaluation models aimed at increasing the possibilities of integration into the world of work of disadvantaged people. EXPECTED IMPACT AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS Output O1 created a theoretical operational product that can potentially be spread and applicable not only among PMT members, but also in the European context. Enhancement of the opportunities for social and working inclusion of disadvantaged people and at the same time improve the quality and effectiveness of training programmes for operators. Models for training operators will continue to be used after the trial, which will allow them to be further disseminated.A system-wide, long-term impact was also provided in terms of improving the network of services for training, inclusion and work in order to significantly increase the effectiveness and efficiency of all services involved in the training and integration of disadvantaged people.

"The ""MOBILE APPS FOR VET"" project is an innovative initiative that combines powerful training activities with best practices in technology in the different EU countries in the consortium, to develop and enhance a successful experiment carried out in sector of the Andalusian Social Economy. Through training and education of Employment prescribers (those who advise, assist, inform, accompany VET students who are being planted to create their own company or Young entrepreneurs) is aimed to facilitate the use of mobile apps among citizenship and new SMEs, contributing to the “Europe2020” goals and its “Digital Agenda for Europe” (DAE) Initiative. Context/background of project The project idea is based on an ICT initiative developed and piloted in Malaga and Seville (Spain), which demonstrated how small business services in the tourism sector could benefit through the use of an “App” specifically designed by Fundacion Innoves for businesses in the tourism sector to promote their services to visitors (tourists). Innoves identified that business advisers/mentors were in the best position to train small businesses/owner managers in the use of mobile apps and persuade them to embrace this type of technologies. The project address the VII Pillar of the DAE: “ICT-enabled benefits for EU society” belonging to the “Europe 2020 Strategy”, that aims to reboot Europe's economy and help Europe's citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies. At the same time, contribute to the Strategic framework “Education & Training 2020” (ET2020) aligned to its objective of “Enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training”, training business mentors and VET teachers with a variety of digital skills. Objectives of the project The project main aim is to develop an educational program for business advisers/mentors to qualify them to pilot future trainings, which focuses on maximising the economic benefits that mobile applications on smartphones bring to young entrepreneurs, self employed and SMEs/small/micro businesses, in terms of speed, access to volumes of information and the commercialization of products and services, as more and more people and businesses are purchasing products and services via mobile devices (41% of 108 milllion users in Europe, according to ITU, 2013). Number and profile of participants The Partnership brings together 7 organizations with a wealth of expertise on ICT skills mobile technologies, learning and VET, enterprise development and business support. Fundacion Innoves, the lead partner and originators of the Toolkit, working together with Rinova (UK), EAES (ES), Editc (CY), Laval Mayenne Technopole (FR), MateraHub (IT) and RDA (SK) Description of activities The project will carry out the following activities: 1. Research & comparative analysis of mobile technologies & the app- training in the partner countries 2. Define the competences standards and training required by the VET ICT Trainer/Business Mentors, leading to the development of an occupational profile. 3. Curriculum development of a training programme for VET ICT trainers. 4. Delivery (Pilot/Testing) of Training the Trainers Programme. 5. Exploring the accreditation of the competency framework. Adjustment to the curriculum programme and competency framework and align it to NQFs and EQF. 6. Delivery of Dissemination Plan, including key events, project website + dissemination tools (leaflet/e-zine) Methodology to be used in carrying out the project It is scheduled to celebrate 6 transnational meetings, so it is expected to organize a transnational meeting at least every 6 months. They will have an operational sense, and will try to boost the project and perform any tasks that require the presence of all partners in face to face. Similarly, they will play a strategic role, by reviewing the project objectives, goals, achievements and potential deviations, etc., so they will count with the presence both Managers and technicians of the participating organizations. A short description of the results and impact envisaged The materials will accompany a new competency framework, which will draw from national VET systems and align to the EQF. The organizations that are part of the consortium will improve their training offer with the new technologies, creating an innovative branch in a new genre that still have a long way forward. Finally, at least 15 business support advisers/coaches will participate in a pilot phase. Therefore, there will be a group of business mentors trained in new technologies, which aims to keep running once the project is completed. (The potential longer term benefits) The “MOBILE APPS FOR VET” partnership will continue after the Erasmus Plus funding ends. All partners will be working on this project and similar initiatives to support business mentors in different regions and sectors"

<< Objectives >>The general objective of the ETSE-Goals project is to promote an innovative approach for the full incorporation of the SDGs into the entrepreneurial teachings in Social Economy which are offered at VET level, as the educational sector is one of the main platforms for promoting entrepreneurship, with the final purpose of strengthening the social entrepreneurial ecosystem and its transforming power at European level.<< Implementation >>In order to comply with the proposed objectives and to produce the expected deliverables, the consortium will implement the following activities: 1) research on existing initiatives with proven impact on the implementation of SDGs in VET curricula 2) develop an innovative training package for VET trainers to incorporate SDGs in social economy subjects 3) adapt existing e-learning platforms for networking and promotion of initiative 4) compile recommendation for stakeholders on SDGS at VET level<< Results >>After implementation, the following results and outcomes will be produced: 1) digital guide for stakeholders on the state of the art of the implementation of SDGs at VET level 2) collaborative platform for VET trainers and students to promote networking on social economy 3) training package on the implementation of SDGs in entrepreneurial subjects in social economy 4) report compiling policy recommenda-tions for the full implementation of SDGs in social economy courses at VET level.