What has the EU ever done for us?

Cases of the Institute’s intervening and learning from EU projects
AGM 18th May 2016
Dr Thomas Spielhofer

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1. What has the EU ever done for us? Cases of the Institute’s intervening and learning from EU projects AGM 18th May 2016 Dr Thomas Spielhofer
2. Why bother? “Would anyone in their right mind want to join the EU today? It is 50 years old, it is going in the wrong direction. It is time for real reform. The only way to get that is to leave.” "The more I look at the EU - we've a currency crisis tearing north and south apart, a migrant crisis leading to walls being built in Austria and Hungary - Schengen isn't working, nothing is working. It's in a permanent, perpetual crisis. The EU looks like a burning building but there's an exit door, and I suggest on June 23, we take it."
4. • Relevance • Innovation • Cooperation • Contribution
5. The EU2020 policy framework
6. NEETs at risk project •  Erasmus+ Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices (Nov14 to Oct17) project •  Partners: –  CECOA (Portugal): vocational training centre –  ISOB (Germany): research and development –  UCP (Portugal): private university/ research –  CPV (Italy): training provider –  Junta de Freguesia de Alcântara (Portugal): local parish in Lisbon –  Fundación Metal Asturias (Spain): vocational training centre
7. Our task Year 1 •  Develop a model/methodology to identify and support young people aged 15-16 at risk of becoming NEET Year 2 •  Prepare partners to implement and test the model Year 3 •  Summarise results of pilot projects
8. Issues Ac'vi'es Outputs Outcomes High propor)on of young people in EU member states are NEET Project prepara)on School staff trained in delivering interven)on Mul)-agency project group established and working Young people have improved their social capital Risk factors associated with being NEET are low social capital, lack of ability to make suitable EET choices and not valuing learning Pre-selec)on & Induc)on 15 pupils per pilot area iden)fied and selected Being NEET (long term) is associated with nega)ve labour market outcomes Guidance 15 porPolios started 1 prepara)on session organised Young people have a less nega)ve aQtude towards school / learning Ins)tu)ons and staff responsible for engaging NEETs and at risk young people oSen do not have the necessary resources and contacts to help them adequately Experience 15 work placements arranged per pilot area 15 short-term VET placements arranged per pilot area 3 mee)ngs or visits organised with local EET providers per pilot area Consolida)on 15 porPolios completed Consolida)on sessions organised Young people are more able to choose suitable EET
9. - What is it? •  Research and Technology Development project funded under the EC FP7 programme (April 2014 – March 2017) •  Explores use of social media during emergencies •  Aims to support better interaction and information exchange between emergency services and citizens •  Will provide guidelines, data mining and an App – and better evidence of impact
10. Project methods/opportunities •  Multiple case studies of emergencies •  Online surveys of citizens & emergency services •  Production of infographic to share results •  Collection and analysis of Twitter data •  Develop links with ICT provider •  Disseminate at high profile events
11. Citizen online survey •  1034 full responses (Feb-June 2015) •  Young people use SM significantly more •  27% of citizens have previously used SM to share information and 43% to find out information during an emergency •  Women are about 68% more likely to share information via SM than men during an emergency 11
12. EU English Taking into account the categorization provided by ISTAT, in Italy are significantly dominant the inactive NEET in comparison to the unemployed …. As opposite to first responders, people tend to think that emergencies are not something to expect given that they disturb everyday life routines.
13. EC PROJECT - FINANCIAL REPORTS