FIND - Fostering Integral
NEETs Development
European mobility and social inclusion project for integrating disadvantaged young people not in employment, education, or training (NEETs).
PROJECT’S START DATE: 02/10/2023
PROJECT’S END DATE: 02/04/2025
TOTAL BUDGET: 524 901,98€
ESF+ FUNDING: 419 921,98€
PROJECT CODE: ESF-SI-2022-ALMA-01-0015
Description
The FIND project aims to lay groundwork for an inclusive and innovative action in Alzira. It will facilitate 2 groups of 10 young people who are no longer in eduction, nor working or being trained to for work (NEETs) to empower themselves while gaining confidence, self-esteem, new skills and European work experience.
Project partners
Phases of the project
1) Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with all regional partners and relevant stakeholders: employment agencies, youth organizations, researchers, VET providers, public organizations and business associations.
Duration of the 1st phase: 4 months.
2) This phase will consist of 5-part events:
- Selection of the 2 groups of 10 NEETs. The focus (target group) will be mainly on economically inactive people and young people without work experience.
- The selected groups will follow a 2-month tailored program in Alzira covering a wide range of activities.
- Training abroad complemented with mentoring, social and cultural activities (3 months).
- Follow-up with candidates after their return: feedback gathering, advice and guidance provided.
- Compilation of information to build the final report.
Duration of the 2nd phase: 14 months
Timeline of the project
February 14th, 2024
Opening of the selection process
The 1st selection process to select 2 groups of NEETs.
March 28th, 2024
Interview in Alzira Radio
Interview in Onda Cero
April 5th, 2024
April 12th, 2024
The FIND project officially begins!
On this date project participants gathered at IDEA for the presentation of the project, which marked the beginning of the preparation phase that will last from April to September. Throughout this phase, participants will take part in training that includes language courses in German and Italian, activities to develop their skills in active job search and an improved knowledge of the opportunities offered by the European Union.
April 19th, 2024
Visit by the professionals from the University of Valencia
FIND participants spent the day doing interviews to verify different competences that the participants have at the beginning of the project; to later compare them with those acquired when they return.
4th ALMA Beneficiary Mutual Learning Event and the 6th ALMA Network Meeting in Malaga, Spain
April 23-24th, 2024
Professionals from IDEA attended the event where they were able to share and exchange their experiences from the FIND Project, a European project that provides global support to vulnerable young people throughout Europe.
These sessions aimed to promote collaboration and the exchange of knowledge, best practices and successful strategies between all participating entities, facilitating the exchange, improving the scope and effectiveness of social innovation and future mobility projects.
The sessions also included hands-on activities focused on real-time problem solving and updates on ongoing activities that emphasized the successes and challenges of various participating entities.
Visit to Eurodek Alaquàs
May 9th, 2024
May 14-16th, 2024
Study visit to IAL MARCHÉ in Fano, Italy
Presentation on communication with Esteban Espinilla
May 15th, 2024
The FIND participants attended a presentation at Casa de la Cultura in Alzira held by illustrator Esteban Espinilla. During it they have been able to find out techniques to communicate in an effective and creative way.
May 23rd, 2024
Session with El teu initerari vital
Two technicians from the El teu itinerari vital project, Anna Estrelles and Ruth Garrigues, organized a session with the participants of the FIND project.
They presented the employment resources that El teu itinerari vital relies on and, together with FIND participants, worked on personal branding. It as continous process, which represents a person from a professional and personal perspective in a digital world. Therefore, it is an essential tool in job searching and carreer building.
Meeting of 4 regional partners of FIND project
May 27th, 2024
On this day 4 project partners met at the Asociación Empresarial Alzira to plan the actions to be developed by each partner within the framework of this project.
