Introduction
The Transnational seminar entitled Embrace inclusion and diversity in your Erasmus+ projects was held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 15th to 17th of November 2022.
The three-day event included a series of lectures and panel discussions on the topic of Inclusion and Diversity, as well as sectoral working groups that allowed participants to share ideas and proposals.
To understand what led to this event, we need to take a step back.
The Strategy for Inclusion and Diversity
The European Commission, last October, launched a cross-sectoral strategy for inclusion and diversity, which led to this event.
The new strategy is based on the Erasmus+ Implementation Guidelines and the European Solidarity Corps’ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy. Each national agency developed its own strategy adapted to its national realities.
The agencies were invited to use both the TCAs– in order for the Erasmus+ National Agencies (NAs) to improve the quality and impact of the Erasmus+ programme- and the LTA– a partnership in which several NAs work together to develop a series of activities related to a policy area.
The Romanian National Agency for Erasmus+ has proposed an LTA on Inclusion and Diversity for newcomers in the E&T sectors (science, education and training).
The LTA proposal aimed at helping interested organizations in developing quality short-term (KA1) and small-scale (KA2) projects, both targeting newcomers and less experienced organizations.
The goals of the LTA are as follows:
- to promote Erasmus+ as a tool for inclusion;
- increase the quality of small organizations’ projects;
- provide space and context for networking among participants;
Let’s see now how they structured the event!
Embrace Inclusion and Diversity In Your Erasmus+
Representatives of organizations operating in the VET field did participate in the event, including:
- “Alfredo Panzini” Institute of Higher Education
- TIA TRAINING
- ISIS Brignoli Einaudi Marconi
- “Romolo Zerboni” Institute of Higher Education
- Volontaromagna
In addition, the project SIGNS FOR WORK INCLUSION received a special mention. This project, coordinated by the Italian Social Federation for Disabilities in partnership with CEIPES, has developed an application in sign language, containing dictionaries and short videos for each of the technical terms of the furniture, cooking and tourism sectors.
To read more about the SIGNS FOR WORK INCLUSION, click here
Finally, the event gave the great opportunity to listen to successful experiences and meet expert beneficiaries with whom organisations could interact and exchange doubts, beliefs and strategies.
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