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Agency for social development and innovation
We are a professional and reliable partner for Lifelong Learning, Progress, ESF, Intereg and similar programs as well as a management consultant for other NGOs.
We focus on qualification measures, anti stigma campaigns, poverty alleviation programs and consciousness coaching etc. with the aim of better social integration for our beneficiaries
EC-YP
Funded by Erasmus+ under Key Action 2, Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices, the Extended Choice for Young People in Vocational Education and Training (EC-YP) programme is lead by GEMS Northern Ireland alongside five partner organisations Ballymun job Centre (Ireland), Antares (Italy) Edumark (Netherlands), Die Querdenker(Austria) and TIME Associates( Northern Ireland).
The EC-YP project, which started in September 2014, aims to develop, transfer and implement a flexible model of customised support to improve VET outcomes and lifelong learning pathways for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people who experience difficulty coping in traditional vocational education and training environments and helps them build confidence, self-esteem and encourage self-belief and motivation which supports their personal choices and commitment for learning and work.
EC-YP is about providing customised mentoring assistance that
- starts where a young person is at
- provides a joined up approach to addressing a young person’s complex and changing needs and
the things that are important to them - develops a flexible personal action plan and customised timetabled schedule that ”wraps around”
each young person based on the 4 ‘Zones’ of Life, Leisure, Learning and Work - offers bespoke support through a personal innovation training fund and tailored work placements
- Enables a young person to maximise their potential through developing their confidence and
motivation for learning and work