IN-WORK

Funding programme: Erasmus plus

Project reference: 2022-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000087184

Principal investigator: Catia Giaconi

Role UniMC: Coordinator

Consortium:  UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI (ES), Jyvaskylan Ammattikorkeakoulu (FI) , European Universities Continuing Education Network (EUCEN) (BE)

Runtime: from 01.11.2022 to 31.10.2024

Short description:  IN-WORK addresses the role of the university within its reference region as a driver for an inclusive culture, by developing and testing a model of intervention focused on relations between inside and outside the university, and engaging people involved. The project adopts the work-integrated learning method, which includes work-based learning (internships and traineeships), to support people with special needs to undertake meaningful learning experiences with the world of work. Implementation: IN-WORK works inside and outside the university, by strengthening the links with the place of the higher education institutions, through an interlocked set of activities which includes research, stakeholder engagement, training for academic and support staff, learning activities with companies, internships and traineeships, events. Results: Report on the needs and resources for youths with special needs; Methodological guidelines; Training programmes and OERs to train supervisors and support staff on work-integrated learning for inclusion; Open Educational Practices; Guidelines to implement WIL for youths with special needs in Higher Education.

Total cost:  € 300.000,00

EU contribution:  € 250.000,00

EU contribution to UniMC:  € 75.986,00