On March 6th, 2020 in Izmail, Ukraine, the launching conference of EU project “CBC – Practice Firms – Innovative Methodology for Professional Training and Educational Cooperation at the Bilateral Level Romania-Ukraine” funded by the European Union in the framework of the Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine 2014-2020 was held. The event was organized by Youth Public Organization “New European Generation”, that is the partner within the project.
The Lead partner of the project is Lunсavita village, the partners are Izmail State University of Humanities, “Sf.Luca” postliceal sanitary school Tulcea and Youth Public Organization “New European Generation”.
The specific objectives of the project are:
– Facilitating the access of 360 high school students and students from Tulcea County and the Odessa region to 24 professional training courses on the labor market and specialized counseling and professional guidance services to improve the insertion process by involving them in innovative activities of complementary and virtually entrepreneurial education within 35 practice firms;
– Prevention of socio-professional marginalization and increase the transition from school to active life for 100 high school students and students from Tulcea county and the Odessa region through cross-border educational actions aimed at organizing 2 Cross-border Fairs of Practice Firms, 2 Experience Exchanges in the field of entrepreneurship and the operationalization of 2 CBC-FeRoUa bilateral online platforms for simulation of economic and e-CPO operations for counseling and professional guidance;
– Increasing the quality and diversity of educational programs in Tulcea county and the Odessa region by strengthening and promoting a bilateral partnership network of 10 educational units, endowing 3 laboratories and 3 workshops and the specialization of 40 teachers through 2 innovative courses and 4 transboundary methodical meetings.
The total budget of the project is 330 000.00 Euro (of which 297 000.00 is EU contribution). The Youth Public Organization “New European Generation” budget is 66 000.00 Euro, and Izmail State University of Humanities budget is 64 000.00 Euro.
The main activities of the project are: the creation of online platform e-CPO (for counseling and professional orientation), production and distribution of promotional materials, organization of launching and final conferences, organization of 20 information seminars for students and high school students in Odesa region, as well as participation in events organized by other partners within the project.