Experiences on adaptability: lessons learned from EQUAL Projects in Finland, Italy, Spain

1. Experiences on adaptability: lessons learned from EQUAL Projects in Finland, Italy, Spain Plenary Session Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4 Modena (IT), 17.10.2007

2. Equal Sky Sviluppo delle Competenze attraverso l’Apprendimento Innovativo Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

3. Equal Sky: objectives To offer customized, flexible, easy to access vocational training to disadvantaged people based on the real needs of workers and enterprises To build a “bridge” between no profit (social cooperatives) and profit companies at local level Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

4. Equal Sky: the partnership MODENA FORMAZIONE Lead partner, training agency CEIS Voluntary non profit association CERFORM Training agency CSS Association of social cooperatives in the province of Modena Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

5. Equal Sky: the partnership CNA National handicraft association IAL Emilia Romagna Training agency IFOA Training agency PROVINCIA DI MODENA Local authority, Labour policies dept. Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

6. Equal Sky: the target Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

7. Equal Sky: the activities The main activity is the development and offer of vocational training programmes able to improve the adaptability of workers and enterprises at risk of exclusion from the labour market due to economic or work organization changes Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

8. Equal Sky: the activities Innovative training models and tecnologies • devising of an e-learning platform • devising of guidelines for the planning and delivery of individual training programmes – blended learning Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

9. Equal Sky: the activities The “bridge” between no profit and profit companies: • Planning of individual learning pathways for disadvantaged people working in social cooperatives to move to profit companies • Development of subcontracting from profit to non profit companies Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

10. Equal Sky: the activities • Establishment of a territorial laboratory • Analysis of the competences needs of companies and social cooperatives • Creation of a data base • Vademecum for companies • Elaboration of models of subcontracting of work Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

11. Equal Sky: the activities Training of trainers and operators: • Tutor of social cooperatives (16 people) • Open learning tutors (12 people) • Operators of social cooperatives (planning of a thematic workshop in progress) Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

12. Equal Sky: the outputs • 13 Individual learning pathways (16 beneficiaries) • 23 Training programmes (170 beneficiaries) Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

13. Equal Sky: the outputs Individual learning pathways for disadvantaged people to move from non profit to profit sector • 24 offered • 21 completed • 15* people employed in the profit sector Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4

14. Equal Sky: the outputs involvement of 210 employees 28 trainers/operators 28 companies Plenary Session - Equal Transnational Network ADAPTABILITY*4