Objectives

The overall aim of EU Return is to transfer innovative training methodologies in order to improve European vocational educational training (VET) and career guidance for women returning to employment/self-employment following a career break.

The particular objectives of the project are:

• to transfer proven innovative support and career development methodologies from the UK to partner countries
• to develop a European training in the trainers package to transfer the UK Career Circles TM methodology to partner countries
• to transfer and adapt paper based materials to e-learning materials (e-career development module) to widen access to career development for women returners
• to enhance the provision of vocational guidance across Europe by providing quality career development tools aimed at increasing career-related self-efficacy of women returners.

Project Outcomes

The expected project outcomes will include women returners increasing confidence, career self-efficacy and wider vocational exploration of career options e.g. ITEC (IT, Electronics and Telecomms) and self-employment. Trainers will also have access to a wider repertoire of innovative training methodologies to train others in their countries and share knowledge across the European partnership.

United Kingdom / Portia Ltd

United Kingdom
Elisabeth Pollitzer / Portia Ltd
Emma Parry / Inova Consultancy

Denmark / Lotte Valbjorn / IHRD
Portugal / Ana Sofia Manzoni / GHD
Romania / Ioana Gligor / Romarketing

Switzerland
Swiss Occidental Leonardo (coordinator)
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