STORYStrengthening the Training Opportunities

for International YouthStefan Jahnke

president@esn.org

Summary

The STORY project aims to improve the accessibility and quality of international placements and to increase the awareness regarding the existence of such opportunities for youth.

This will happened through a research on the issue and an online platform, in order to enhance students’ international opportunities on the European job market.

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Table of contents

Project Description• Aims and objectives• Target groups and their benefits • Context and Justification • Financing • Phases• Timeline • Staff• Outputs

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Project aims

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Quality of learning mobility

Focus: Erasmus study mobility

Quality of placements and interships

Focus: Erasmus placement and Leonardo da Vinci

Project objectives

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Investigate the current situation

through 4 targeted

questionnaires

Analyse and highlight the key

obstacles to mobility and in

particular recognition

Analyse the data collected from

students, higher education

institutions, NAs and companies

Collect, study and analyse good practices in

training mobility

Develop a web platform for promoting

training mobility opportunities

Develop a project website and

communication tools to provide

guidance and information

Provide recommendations to policy makers

and the main training mobility

actors

Target groups and their benefits

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

better access to training mobility opportunities with higher quality

Students/Trainees Higher Education Institutions

reliable recommendations on how to improve the access and quality of training mobility opportunities

Target groups and their benefits

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valuable information on how to tackle country-specific challenges enabling to adapt the future programmes accordingly

National Agencies/European Comission Hosting companies/Organizations

direct access to qualified international students improving the recruitment of international trainees

Context and justification

A major challenge of today’s young graduates unsustainably high youth unemployment rate in many EU countries.

Experience abroad and work experience is highly valued by employers.

Key EU initiatives such as “Youth on the Move”, “New Skills for New Jobs”, and “Youth Opportunities” underline the importance of addressing youth unemployment and overcoming the skills mismatch.

Learning mobility is key priority to improve the employability of young people.

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Context and justification

Contribution of the STORY:

• Analyze the impact and quality of training mobility programmes and survey expectations and obstacles observed

• Disseminate different supporting information; create awareness and provide guidance and information via an online platform

• The online platform will provide an integrated market place that allows bringing together training providers and individuals seeking a training opportunity abroad

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Financing

This project is funded under the Lifelong Learning Program to address the following EU policy priorities and objectives:

• To contribute to an increasing number of students experiencing a training period abroad.

• To raise awareness among the relevant target groups and the general public on the importance of the European cooperation in the field of higher.

• To improve and make training mobility opportunities more accessible.

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Financing

This project is funded under the Lifelong Learning Program to address the following EU policy priorities and objectives:

• To reach a substantial part of the students coping with problems like recognition of training mobility by investigating the perspectives, perceptions and expectations of the four main actors.

• To foster the relation between the different actors of training mobility by providing them an online communication and networking tool.

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Project Phases

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Establishment of the project’s teams

Promotion of the questionnaires

Analysis of the questionnaires

Development of the 4 questionnaires

Dissemination of the results Development of the web platform

Publications Conferences Website

Project Timeline

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- Management Meeting 1 - Research Meeting 1 - Advisory

Board Meeting 1

Website Web platform

- Management Meeting 2 - Research Meeting 2 - Advisory

Board Meeting 2

Final Conference

Nov/13 Jan/14 May/14 Aug/14 Sep/14

Project’s Staff

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Management Team

Research Team

Quality Assurance Team

Web Team

Advisory Board:• CHE-Consult • Campus Europea • StudyPortal• EAEC • UNICA

Project’s outputs

Dissemination of the research report on the current situation of training mobility

Development of guidelines for quality training mobility

Dissemination of best practices taking into account the perspective of the four main actors

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Project’s outputs

Large dissemination and promotion of the added value of training mobility opportunities

Recommendations for all actors involved in training mobility

Website and online platform with a social network approach

Guidebook for future trainees

STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

Thank you Is your STORY