Description of transnational project

1.1 Name of transnational project:School@Work Unlimited

1.2 Rationale and objectives:

problem addressed, common interests, methodology;

Many European students see the labour market as something situated in the far future

and many of them enter it quite unprepared. In the different school programs there’s

insufficient attention for the transitional European labour markets. This is certainly not

only the case in Belgium (Flanders) bur certainly also for our project partners in Germany

(GoEurope!) and Holland (FNV).

In many cases students randomly seek a first job but certainly don’t think about their

‘professional career’ in which they better take certain items into account such as work-life

balance, mobility, free time, professional growing possibilities, children…)

Methodology:

board game (career planning)

video/sketches (cross domain competences)

discussion games about migration and integration

exercises about international labour market (cross your borders)

All modules within the framework of this project will be applied collectively.

common transnational objectives of the partners;

- Awareness raising amongst the final target group (young people and unemployed in

training) when it comes to career planning. This means understanding that this is a

process starting around the age of 18 and continues throughout the career. To find a

job is not an ad hoc situation but has to be planned considering different items such

as personal relations, mobility, children, religion… Since 2015 our Dutch partner FNV

created a new module focusing on career planning. Their experiences will be

integrated into the product the Flemish partnership will develop to use in the Flemish

labor market.

- How do people experience ‘borders’ in relation to the different labor markets?Part 1: Which are the criteria to find a suitable job? Apart from distances there are

also a number of psychological barriers that to overcome. The Berlin wall for instance

is still a psychological barrier for job seekers in Sachsen Anhalt. Our project partner

GoEurope! is seeking answers and developing solutions to address that problem.

Needless to say we will use their experiences in our module involving this topic.

Part 2: discussing gender mainstreaming on the work floor and labor market: choosing

for a typical male or female profession, sexual orientation and opinions living on the

work floor. All these items should be integrated in our educational system so mixed

work floors are evident to the future labor force. Gender mainstreaming is a topic for

all our project partners.

In cooperation with our Dutch partner (FNV) we will organize an inquiry involving

Dutch students who study in Belgium. Do they work in Belgium after finishing their

studies and is there a possible ‘brain drain’?

Migration and integrationAll our partner countries are confronted with migration waves, not in the least because

high numbers of refugees entering the partner countries. The effect on the Flemish

labormarket and the according problems will increase and not decrease. The

youngsters of today form the labor force of tomorrow and it’s essential that they can

cope with diversity and gender to avoid future racial, religiousand other conflicts. This

item is high on the agenda of the partner countries. Good practices will be shared and

integrated in the products developed in our project.

Cross domain competencesIn the nineties ‘lifelong learning’ was introduced. This concept concentrated on

competences needed in the existing job and learning outside the job e.g. for hobbies

etc.). The concept of cross domain competences was under lighted. We want to

change that in this project together with our transnational partners. In transitional labor

markets cross domain competences are paramount to ensure easy transition from one

job to another e.g. in the framework of restructures of companies. Good practices will

be exchanged within the partnership and where possible be implemented in the

product concerning the Flemish labor market.

target group;

Studentsaged 15 until 25 years.

unemployed (all ages)

people in retraining

students of schools in the border areas of (Netherlands / Belgium, Belgium/

Germany)

Transnational group:

o students and unemployed of Sachsen-Anhalt who experience the "former"

boarder of the Berlin wall as a border of the labour market.

o students and unemployed in Holland (border regions)

products, outputs and deliverables;

Product 1: Cross domain competences in the pictureThe product (short sketches) offers the opportunity to give an impression of the

importance of cross border competences. The product is suitable for a wide range of

groups: students from the age of 15 till the end of their studies, people who follow a

retraining program, unemployed people who follow information sessions about new

career possibilities etc. Our original plan is to make mute short films as they will be easy

to use in different international contexts. In agreement with our partners it is still possible

we choose for short films in different languages or subtitled in the different languages.

Product 2: Cross your borders

The module "Cross your borders" defines a group of exercises for adolescents in which

they can discover their own borders on the topic of labormarket andit’s functioning. The

purpose of this product is to provide insight to the target group in the

advantages/disadvantages of working abroad. The generic product we will develop will

be suitable for Germany, Holland and Flanders.

Product 3: excitingcareers

The module is based on the game "mind the gap" (ESF validated product 2926). The

characters of the game are involved in real life situations and have to deal with them in a

reasonable way to maintain their work-life balance. To find the right solutions they have

to puzzle and make decisions concerning the development of their professional career.

These decisions are based on what they have learned about the existing possibilities in

several countries.

Themes: part time work, different possibilities for flexible work, care for children, working

in shifts and weekends, end of the career possibilities, early retirement, lifelong learning,

unemployment, disabilities, changing jobs, working abroad, mobility, changing situations

with a possible career impact…

Product 4: "we are all equals in the labor market, but some are more equal than others"

This workshop gives the participants an insight in the existing measures to promote the

labor market participation of migrants on the one hand and activates the creative and

critical sense of participants to find workable solutions for problems regarding the

participation of migrants in the labor market.

Added value of the activities and planned results for each partner.

Theme Migration and Integration

FNV has a simulation game on the refugee politic of the EU, they done it 34 times in

2016 at schools and integration centers. ABVV and werkwijzer will participate to that

simulation game next season (2017) to develop their theme product.

From 6 to 9 september 2017 Go Europe wil organise a contact making seminar together

with ABVV Syndicale Diensten O-Vl and Werkwijzer vzw. Around 20 organisations

(targetgroup youth and migrants) will participate at this seminar in Sachsen-Anhalt. For

the workgroup this is a crucial activity to exchange knowledge and develop targetrelated

products.

Go Europe will test the theme product of S@W Unlimited (discussion game) in at least 10

schools of Saxony-Anhalt.

Theme Cross domain competencesFNV will test and integrate the theme product into their regular school classes in school

season 2017 - 2018.

Go Europe will test the product of S@W Unlimited (short video/sketches) in at least 10

schools of Saxony-Anhalt

Go Europe is developping a badge system to certify competences who aren't acquired

during schoolstudies (www.youward.de). The fact of having a sight into a wide range of

competences who can be integrated in the sketches of S@W ultd is very valuable.

Therefore ABVV and werkwijzer will help to organise the living library with Go Europe

(educational festival) half June 2017. (probably 16 to 18 June 2017)

Theme Exciting careersABVV and FNV will work on a trainingmodule for better planning of one's career. Once

the module has been made there will be an exchange program (internship) with (one or

more) employees of both ABVV and FNV. They will give the module in at least 5 different

courses to the target groups (unemployed, students).

For both of the employees it will be interesting to learn about other working cultures.

Theme Cross your BorderIn cooperation with our Dutch partner (FNV) Werkwijzer and ABVV will organize an

inquiry involving Dutch students who study in Belgium. Do they work in Belgium after

finishing their studies and is there a possible ‘brain drain’? The reporting will be

discussed at the board of direction of the FNV.

ABVV and werkwijzer will participate at The European week (May 2017). Schools can

exchange and try European educative material. Teaching materials on social, personal,

politic, ... themes can be tested and exchanged. Go Europe is the organiser of this

transnational fair. NGO's from France, Germany, Poland, Finland, Spain, ... will

participate.

Transnational quality and projectmanagementAside the national peer groups 2 transnational peer groups (a Dutch one and a German

one) will be formed. They will function as a second opinion for the Flemish findings and

will give us an added value.

ABVV will organise a peer group for the transnational products of Go Europe Germany to

give advice

The partners (FNV and Go Europe) agree that they will help to describe the findings of all

above activities into the reporting of the project S@W ultd.

incorporation of horizontal aspects (gender, CSR, …)

Theme 1: cross-domain competencesIt’s a small step to make the transition from the general importance of cross domain

competences within jobs to a debate about culturally and historically existing polarization

effects within the transitional labor market. Opinions like ‘these are typical competences

for women’ (soft) or ‘these jobs are only for men’, or ‘these professions cannot be done

by older employees’. The aim is to break through these prejudices and feed the debate

about gender related topics as poverty amongst women, financial independence, wage

and pension gap between men and women, women in STEM professions (see EU 2020

strategy).

Theme 2: cross your bordersGender related issues as the work-life balance, child care, mobility etc. will be integrated

in this product.

Theme 3: exciting careersThinking about future jobs starts in school. What consequences do certain choices have

on your potential career? Which jobs causes challenges for the work-life balance?

Flexibility vs work-life balance: what to do?

How to handle unexpected events with consequences for the career? For example:

- you become a single parent

- care for ill family members

- you become unemployed

- divorce ….

Theme 4: Migration and IntegrationNot only are there big inequalities in the labor market participation of migrants vs Belgian

born people but also within the migrant community. For example there’s a big inequality

between migrant women and men when it comes to labor participation, level of schooling

etc.

1.3 Work programme and working methodology:

planned transnational activities;

- 4 thematical working groups: 14 meetings/workgroup

- Management group: minimal of 8 meetings

- The products that will be developed in this project will be very useful for the Flemish

labor market but the force of this project consists in the value of the products for the

labor markets of our partners. On the other hand the Flemish partnership also will help

their transnational partners in developing their products. Some examples will make

this clear:

FNV will test our generic product (cross your borders) in 20 secondary schools in the

border area.

FNV will contact the technocentre in Zeeland to help with the development of our

generic product

The personnel responsible for career management for the members of FNV and

ABVV will implement the developed product in this project in their daily work.

GoEurope! will open its vast international network for the Flemish partnership and will

invite its members to their regional and international partnership happenings. They

have structural contacts with organisations from Spain, France, Finland, Poland etc.

methodology for sharing information, results and working tools;

- working groups: face to face, skype, video conferencing

- management group: face to face

- closed Facebook group to see the developments

- digital sharing point (dropbox) to share docs

- transnational partnership days organized by GoEurope!

time schedule for milestones, outcomes and events

see appendix ‘planningssjabloon’

dissemination strategy

Social mediaFB will be used to monitor the project developments inside the 4 working groups. We

want to promote the developed products through this medium. When the products are

validated a twitter account will be opened to promote the products.

Transnational applicationWhen necessary our products will be translated into the partners’ language. This is the

responsibility of the working group responsible for the development of the product.

The products will also be promoted on the regional and transnationalpartnership days

organized by GoEurope!

The validated products will also be available through the website of FNV. FNV will also

promote the products through their union channels in education etc.

Flemish dissemination

ABVV Oost-Vlaanderen and the Flemish ABVV agreed upon the dissemination of the

developed and validated product to all the other ABVV regions. The validated products

will be used in the information campaigns all the ABVV regions organize for students who

leave school and enter the labor market. A minimum of 25000 of these students will be

reached each year.

The tool developed on the theme migration and integration will be disseminated through

our network of self-organisations, poverty organisations and integration centres.

ACOD (the part of ABVV that organizes teachers) will promote the validated products

with teachers.

Promotion of the validated products will also be made by educational websites like

klascement and on the central site of ABVV.

Evaluation

Peer GroupsFor each team the working group will form a national peer group. The peer group

members consist out of intermediates of the validated products like teachers, social

workers but also the final target groups. Evidently the peer groups will differ with the

different themes. The Flemish partnership has a vast and positive experience working

with peer groups throughout ESF projects.

Aside the national peer groups 2 transnational peer groups (a Dutch one and a German

one) will be formed. They will function as a second opinion for the Flemish findings and

will give us an added value.

The Flemish partnership will return the favour and form a peer group for the GoEurope!

ESF project (SaxenAnhalt transnational).

Evaluation from day one.The different thematical working groups will decide on an evaluation tool for each product

and will consult ESF regarding existing user friendly tools.

Also the peer groups will evaluate the products in development. Their findings will be

integrated in the final version of the products.

Evaluation: methodAfter the testing moments of the products (e.g.; in schools) we will ask the final target

group to fill in an evaluation form which will be developed by the concerned working

group.

Evaluation will be structural on the agenda of not only the 4 working groups but also the

management group that oversees the totality of the project.

1.4 Organisation and decision-making:

The transnational partnership has 2 official decision making organs:

- The transnational management group

- The transnational working group

The transnational working groups

The transnational working groups are responsible for the elaboration of the 4 project themes

and the development of the products as agreed upon the product cards. The working groups

function on the operational level. Each partner attends the meetings as planned in the

“planningssjabloon” in appendix and performs the tasks as agreed upon in the appendix.

Each partner has the right to attend all workgroup meetings even if certain partners are not

mentioned in certain meetings agreed upon in the “planningssjabloon” in appendix.

The transnational management group

The transnational management group operates on the decision making level and oversees

the project as a whole and makes adjusments if necessary. The transnational management

group is responsible for:

- The achievement of the milestones as agreed upon in the ‘planningsjabloon’ in

appendix

- The adequate performance of the working groups including adjustments if/when

necessary

- The periodic and end evaluation of the transnational cooperation

Between 01.01.2017 and 30.12.2019 the management group will meet at least 3 times/year.

The group will meet when minimum 2 project partners ask for a meeting. The first

transnational management group meeting is planned on Feb. 10 th 2017. The meeting will be

in the offices of ABVV Oost-Vlaanderen, Vrijdagmarkt 9, 9000 Gent.

Working languages:

- Dutch (only for the Flemish and Dutch partners

- English

1.5 Budget for transnational work (please analyse the budget by activity and by partner, in €)

For a more detailed description of the different activities/costs we refer to the appendix ‘planningssjabloon’.

Activity Partner 1 budget

ABVV Syndicale

Partner 2 budget

Vzw werkwijzer

Partner 3 budget

GoEurope

Partner 4

FNV

Total budget

diensten O.-Vl. (B)

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Meetings of transnational management group. Total of minimal 8 (face to face)

6625,00 1880,64 1880,64 NA* 10386,28

Meetings of transnational workgroup ‘migration and integration’ inclusive prep. Total of 14 meetings (face to face, VDO, skype…)

Organising a seminar in Magdeburg together with Go Europe and FNV about youth and migrant stereotypes and organise politic discussion around it

ABVV will particpate at 5 sessions of the FNV simulation game in 2017

15735,80 4466,52 4466,52 NA* 24668.84

Meetings of transnational workgroup ‘career thinking’ incl. prep. Total of 14 meetings (face to face, VDO, skype…)

Working out with FNV the trainingsmodule "exciting careers".

Organising an internship of employees FNV, ABVV, Werkwijzer to give careertraining at students, unemployed, ...

14790,06 4231,44 4231,44 NA* 23252.94

Meetings of transnational workgroup ‘cross domain competences’. Total of 14 meetings (face to face, VDO, skype…)

Preparing and organising the transnational educational festival with Go Europe at Magdeburg

14790,06 4231,44 4231,44 NA* 23252.94

Meetings of transnational workgroup ‘Cross your border’. Total of 14 meetings (face to face, VDO, skype…)

Taking of the self made

14790,06 4231,44 4231,44 NA* 23252.94

Inquiry of Dutch students working in Belgium

Participation at the European week of Go Europe in may 2017

Total budget 66.730,98 66730.98 19041.48 NA* 104813.94

FNV is not an ESF partner so we didn’t budget their activities

Where the project is working with simplified cost options, this should be explained and appropriate detail given.

2. Signatures of partners

Each partner undertakes to carry out the tasks and fulfil the duties set out above as part of the transnational project, on the condition that they are granted ESF funding set out in 1.6 above.

If for whatever reason any of the partners is not granted this support, this TCA must be amended or cancelled. Subject to the agreement of their respective Managing Authorities, the