"What better way to develop yourself than informal education? Sure, practical experience has always been important, but soft skills such as empathy and communication are better learned through unconventional ways, which I greatly love!
From June 6th to 16th, I participated in an 👉 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange program called InnoVenture: You(th) on the Labour Market. As someone who has experienced various employment stages - job hunting, internships, full-time positions, and even unemployment - the challenges young people face in the workforce deeply resonate with me. This exchange, with participants from nine countries including Poland, Spain, Italy, and Greece, provided a fantastic opportunity to learn firsthand about labour markets across different cultures.
💡 My conclusion after this project is simple: companies can benefit greatly by creating a deeper understanding of the needs and aspirations of young people. Fresh graduates often bring a unique blend of initiative, passion, and knowledge that can significantly contribute to innovation and growth within a company. While experience is valuable, it shouldn't overshadow the potential that young people bring to the table.
Thank you Initiative Sociale association for giving me this opportunity!" - Ana Maria
"From June 6th-16th I participated in the youth exchange InnoVenture: You(th) on the Labour Market in Predeal, Romania. Within the project we had a lot of activities related to young people on the labor market, both theoretical and practical, which included CV and cover letter writing, interviews for the jobs we dreamed of.
We worked in teams, with young people from nine countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania, which hosted the project. We had cultural evenings, where we learned a lot of interesting work about each country, we also tasted traditional products that took a duse of participants.
Thank you Initiative Sociale association for this opportunity." - Andreea
"In my last project's testimonial #May2023, I concluded with a promise:
"𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 #𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴."
And here we are, fulfilling that promise:
Next year arrived: #June2024
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮(𝐭𝐡) 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭
✅ 9 countries 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇬🇷🇮🇹🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇹🇷
✅ 56 participants
𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬:
✅ 1 project manager
✅ 1 project coordinator
✅ 2 facilitators
✅ 2 logistics staff
✅ 1 NA officer
✅ Countless volunteers
✅ 6 months of preparation 😁
✅ Countless support from our families and friends.❤️🫠
We exceeded our goal. Why?
The project aimed to enhance participants' attitudes, skills, and knowledge to become active in the labour market. Just 2 months later, we're still seeing incredible results: participants are securing jobs, gaining more confidence after this mobility, and discovering new horizons for their personal & professional growth.
As we continue our journey, we remain dedicated to providing life-changing experiences that inspire and empower young individuals to reach their full potential.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 "𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬." 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲▶️
Video produced and created by me.
Signed by,
Lexi Ionescu
Group Leader 🇷🇴 & Staff Member Initiative Sociale" - Lexi
