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European Social Fund Plus
SIM case study2023-11-23

NEETsLAB

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This case study is based on a collaboration between universities and NGOs in Bulgaria, Finland and Poland focussed on support for young people “not in employment, education or training” (NEETS). It is dealing with the most serious barriers for NEETS to be active on the labor, such as lack of qualification, motivation, job search experience and information deficit. The lack of these skills is valid not only for the research area of the project but also valid for the NEETs group in a transnational aspect. The project envisages the implementation of transnational co-operation between a Bulgarian NGO working on NEETs and a Finnish university with experience in behavioral research and development and development of tools for positive impact on NEETs. The co-operation is aimed at transferring social innovations for mentoring between partners, as well as jointly developing models for the so called “generational intelligent mentoring tools”. The transfer and development of social innovations under the project will enable the sustainable use of new solutions to fill NEETs information, education and qualification deficits as well as their activation towards the labor market. The target group of the project are representatives of the ages 15 to 29 who are not engaged in work, education or training, namely 12 young people who will participate in Activity 3, 20 youngsters – in Activity 4, and also secondary (indirect) target group – institutions which through their work are responsible for NEETs (Labor Agency, Social Departments, NGOs, Ministry of Education, schools, Vocational Centers, Local authorities, employers, etc.).
The objectives of the project are: 1. Exchange of good practices, know-how and knowledge among transnational partners; 2. Transforming social innovation into a mature model for NEET mentoring - "MATTI - Men's journeys to work" 3. Testing of "New Generation Intelligent mentoring Tools".
Expected results are: 1) transfer and implementation of practices to 12 young people from the target group of social innovation - "MATTI-Men's journeys to work"; 2) new solutions and models developed and tested through intergenerational transfer of intellect.
Partner projects:
Intergenerational intelligent mentoring of NEET young – Finland
Mentoring for NEET’s, Innovative form of personal advising supporting educational and employment activation of NEET Youth – Poland

Case study details

Lead organisation
Countries
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands (the)
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Themes
Active inclusion and employability
Target groups
NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training)
Level of action
International
Source of funding
Public - EU
Budget
190 883.00 BGN
Programming period
2014-2020
Project start
2018
Project end
2020
Type of initiative
Empowering people
Participants
12 NEETs (Brestovitsa and Sredna kula) + 32 from clubhouses
Internet and social
EU fund
ESF/ESF+