Project Title: Development the Competences of Key Persons for better Integration and Employability of Disadvantaged Groups on the European Labour Market (DC-Key-Train)
Project Duration: 24 months
Start Date: August 2009
Funding Authority: European Commission-Lifelong Learning Programme-Leonardo da Vinci
Type of Instrument: Partnership Project
Status: Completed
Project Objectives
The project aims to facilitate the development of innovative training that will be available to SMEs
and employment-support institutions in the partner countries.
Within this framework, the partnership will
- a) prepare a comparative survey of the legislative and programmatic framework for vocational rehabilitation in each country
- b) develop the partnership to provide practical cooperation between the participating institutions (for example in quality development and in preparing further joint programmes) and
- c) develop the partners individual capacity to co-operate with SMEs in the integration of people with disabilities and other disadvantage groups
- d) take steps in each country to have their work on skills / competencies (both previous and resulting from the project) recognised by and accessible to SMEs
- e) develop innovative practices in the field of vocational rehabilitation and training for this vulnerable group by comparing, transferring and unifying the approaches and good practice of the countries
- f) develop a joint training programme and support programme for key players in SMEs and institutions which work with them in order to achieve successful integration of the target group and
- g) evaluate the acquired skills and competencies of the partners and evaluate the partnership, objectives and results
Project Consortium
| Participant organisation name | Participant org. short name | Country |
| 1. Inštitut Republike Slovenije za rehabilitacijo | – | Slovenia |
| 2. Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants Ltd. | VRC | United Kingdom |
| 3. Schulungszentrum Fohnsdorf | SZF | Austria |
| 4. TAGES Industry and Information Technology Research Development Implementation Inc | TAGES | Turkey |
TAGES Role
– presenting the legislation frame of vocational rehabilitation and training in Turkey,
– facilitating cooperation between SMEs, other institutions and disadvantaged groups by means of its large network of SMEs, NGOs, universities and other institutions,
– disseminating the training and support programme for key players in SMEs in Turkey.