Diversity at Work - sperimentazione di tirocini formativi per persone con disabilità cognitive

The project objectives were: 1) To foster the employability of adults with cognitive disabilities or mental health issues through the acquisition of social skills and through training placements; ...

The project objectives were: 1) To foster the employability of adults with cognitive disabilities or mental health issues through the acquisition of social skills and through training placements; this objective was to be achieved through training courses based on the meta-cognitive method (created precisely to develop self-awareness and awareness of the Other in people with cognitive difficulties), starting from the exchange of good practices, and through a training course in companies. 2) To improve the competences of trainers over 40 in the C-VET sector, through 2.1- a Toolkit consisting of training practices based on the meta-cognitive method 2.2 - an assessment tool. 3) To support trainers over 40, especially women, in the C-VET sector in a pathway to become Mentors of company tutors, favouring the employability of people with cognitive disabilities through one-to-one support to their tutors. 4) To collect, compare and enhance Good Practices related to the development of social skills designed for the project target, in order to create a Training Toolkit. 5) To foster the partners' comparison with similar organisations at European level.

Activity 1: 1.1 Kick Off Meeting in Granada. 1.2 Selection of 15 good practices (5 per partner country) for the teaching and assessment of social and behavioural skills for the employment of people with neuro-cognitive disabilities. 1.3 Selection of the most suitable training practices for the specific target of the project, and of the Assessment model best suited to the type of placement (by Skill Up and Neotalentway). 1.4 Good Practice Report, containing the Inclusive Competence Toolkit for C-VET trainers. 1.5 Presentation of the Toolkit to VET and C-VET trainers during an international webinar. 1.6 Training cycle for future trainees. Activity 2: 2.1 Second Meeting. 2.2. Implementation of 20 traineeships. The two Foundations organised training placements for the target group of cognitively disabled and people with mental health problems (10 in Italy, 10 in Poland). 2.3 Online mentoring by Skill Up and Neotalentway to the tutors of the two Foundations. 2.4 Monitoring of trainees' informal learning, using the Toolkit assessment tool. 2.5 Final Meeting held in Italy, in Arezzo, hosted by the Monnalisa Foundation, leader of the Activity. 2.6 Final event, organised by Fondazione Monnalisa in conjunction with the final meeting.

Activity 1: R1: Kick-off Meeting in Granada with the participation of 2-3 people from each partner, for a total of 9 participants. R2: Portfolio of 15 Good Practices identified by partners at both national and European level, in English and translated into the partners' national languages. R3: 7 Good Practices selected for the Toolkit, including 4 informal training modules on social skills, 1 assessment method and 2 mentoring methodologies. R4: Report containing Toolkit, i.e., the selection of 7 practices and the descriptive report on the use of the Toolkit. R5: 52 participants in the webinar for C-VET trainers. R6: 20 C-VET trainers trained in Spain, 30 C-VET trainers trained in Italy, 20 C-VET trainers trained in Poland, 21 individuals with disabilities trained in Italy and 20 in Poland. Activity 2: R1 Second Meeting with 10 participants. R2. 20 Training placements for people with cognitive disabilities or mental health disorders (10 in Italy, 10 in Poland). R3 N. 2 Online Mentoring Paths, carried out with 1 weekly session for each tutor, for the duration of the placements. R4 Assessment of skills acquired through the Assessment Tool. R5 Final meeting with 11 participants. R6 Final event with 85 participants.