Meet the project team

YOUTH ASSOCIATION BREZA, CROATIA

Vision: Each person is unique in a responsible and human community

“In this project, we listen to local rural areas and put them in touch with vocational education and decision-makers in order to improve them, achieve social balance and give a wind in the back to young people in rural communities. »IVANA IBALIĆ

Mission: To support families, children and young people in learning the life skills necessary for independent living and personal development.
Encourage initiatives aimed at the development of individuals and communities through information, education, inclusion, implementation, social and international activities.

LAG NAPOCA POROLISSUM, ROMANIA

The Napoca Porolissum GAL association is a public-private partnership and operates as an NGO. The main objective of the association is to develop its territory and the community it serves through a bottom-up approach. We think of the local development strategy according to the needs of the community, we support and implement projects with majority European funding through the axis of the LEADER program. The partnership is made up of 49 entities, over 69% of which are representatives of the private sector and civil society.

“Hello, my name is Iulia Gordon, I am an expert in rural development and I represent the LAG Napoca Porolissum, which is a public-private partnership, with 49 members, located in the north-western part of Romania. We are very happy to be part of this project and we are sure that the actions of the project will bring the territory and the inhabitants closer to a green, smart and inclusive Europe. The project will support the development and transfer of innovative practices, mutual learning and the exchange of experiences at European level. »IULIA GORDON

The territory of the LAG of Napoca Porolissum includes 13 municipalities: Aghireșu, Beliș, Călăţele, Căpușu Mare, Gilău, Izvoru Crișului, Măguri-Răcătău, Mănăstireni, Mărgău, Mărișel, RîșUaca and all are located in the western part of the 1. Cluj County, mainly in the territory of the Apuseni Mountains (Gilău, Vlădeasa, Muntele Mare Mountains). Our fundamental objective is the development of the rural environment.

ESTONIAN LEADER UNION, ESTONIA

The Estonian LEADER federation brings together and represents LAG LEADER in Estonia

“Hello from Estonia! I am Triin Kallas, representing the Union of Estonian Leaders in the project. VET4Change is a new Erasmus + cooperation project which aims to raise awareness of the role of vocational training for local and rural development. Are VET institutions involved in decisions about the future of the region? How can lifelong learning help shape the region's goals and strategies? Can we find ways to better value educational institutions in local politics? These are the questions we are addressing. The network has already been working together for 2 years; they had no Estonian partners until now, but we are happy to join them now. Thank you ! »TRIINN KALLAS

GORENJSKA REGION - BSC, SLOVENIA

BSC Kranj is a regional development agency, with over 20 years of experience in the preparation and implementation of EU funded projects. There are 18 municipalities in the Gorenjska region, among which BSC Kranj plays a central role in combining local and regional needs with funding opportunities.

“My name is Franja Gabrovšek Schmidt, I work for the Regional Development Agency for Gorenjska Region - BSC Kranj, which is one of the 12 Slovenian regions. Our main area of ​​work is regional development and one of the areas of human resource development. We work with various institutions in the region as well as with educational establishments. We combine local and regional needs with funding opportunities. We are looking forward to working in the VET4change project where we see many opportunities to connect different stakeholders, to create new networks and contacts, also between educational institutions, LAGs in our region with VET4change partners and organizations in their regions. »FRANJA GABROVŠEK SCHMIDT

We act as a support organization for the public sector as well as for SMEs. We design ideas for projects or turn ideas into projects. We find funding and prepare projects. We find project partners and carry out project activities. We find successful entrepreneurs and teach young people how to become successful business people. We aim for sustainability. We are developing the Gorenjska region.

IFOCAP

Founded in 1959, IFOCAP was created by activist farmers, notably Michel Debatisse and Eugène Forget, to support farmers who take responsibility in their professional organizations.

Since then, generations have followed one another to complete their initial training and train themselves in the exercise of their responsibilities: young farmers who have recently been hired, experienced administrators working in unionism, mutualism or cooperation, etc.

“We joined this program to be able to involve farmers with political responsibilities (rural representatives). They are trained in IFOCAP in a program called OMEGA. At the end of a day, we feel a great openness to social and economic exchanges and Kanwlegde as well as an interest in cultural diversity. This will empower representatives of farms and contribute to rural development. Thank you »FRANCINE

The institute now also welcomes employees of professional organizations or agricultural education and actors from the rural world.Association law 1901, IFOCAP is approved by the Ministry of Agriculture for collective promotion, and the Ministry of Work and Employment as part of continuing vocational training.

Four fundamental missions

  • Training, individual and collective, to help participants better understand their environment, strengthen their analytical capacity, and facilitate their decision-making and action;
  • Support for organizations or teams in their strategic thinking, according to a tailor-made program, with possible monitoring of its operational implementation;
  • Research through an "observatory of the skills of actors in the agricultural and rural world" with the animation of thematic projects to which experts and partners contribute, and the piloting of experimental programs of innovative training;
  • Openness to other geographic or sectoral realities through study trips, European and international exchanges and support for foreign organizations in the development of their training strategy

MFR Grand Est, France

The Regional Federation is an organization that supports the network of MFRs in Grand Est and makes the link with the national union. She represents the MFRs and leads the collective.

“Good morning, hello! My name is Hildur and with me Jóhannes. We represent Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri (VMA) in this VET4Change project. The project focuses on the link between vocational education and rural development. As a vocational school that operates in a rural area, we find it very important that vocational training is recognized as part of the challenges of regional development. We therefore see this project as an opportunity to get involved in local reflection on regional development as well as an opportunity to establish a formal link between the school and local actors who deal with issues related to the development of the region. Thank you! »FABIENNE & DANIEL

Inter-Mondes, Belgium

“Inter-Mondes” is one of the first Belgian associations to have been created in 1996 by and for actors from both the South and the North. Initially designed above all to make known in Europe the wealth of popular dynamics initiated in the South, it has gradually redeployed its activities to support all forms of calls and interconnection in the North as well as in the South:

  • knowledge (academic and popular);
  • practical (public, private);
  • cultures (traditional, modern, professional, etc.);
  • people (West African space and Europe);

in a perspective of political change: transform the current society of individuals into a society which re-establishes the Collective, the others and the other as the business of each and every one.

The word Inter-Mondes affirms its rejection of the idea of ​​a “south” which would only be exploited and victimized for a more shared and united vision of the causes of the problems as well as of their solutions. It stands out as well as the concept of "Third Worlds". It interests people from the world of development, the social economy, banks, businesses, politics, universities… and seeks to build bridges between these worlds.

VMA, Iceland

Akureyri Comprehensive College was founded in 1984. The students at the school are on average around 1300, but besides that, many students study in the distance education department every academic year. The school has nearly 200 employees. What characterizes the college is its focus on a variety of studies for all types of students. It offers studies in industrial and technical fields as well as in academic fields. The college is organized according to a phased structure that allows students to tailor their studies to their circumstances and needs.

The educational choices available to students are extremely varied; general studies, culinary studies, auxiliary nursing, sports, engineering, studies for disabled students, hairdressing, construction, electricity and electronics, mechanics and metallurgy. Industrial and vocational studies end with final exams, and in most industrial studies, students are required to work as apprentices for a period of time and finish with a journeyman exam.

In addition, students can take the registration exam in social sciences, natural sciences, arts studies program and business and economics, and can also take the registration exam after completing studies in the fields of l college crafts and technology. The graduation exam prepares students for university studies.

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