"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 ๐ 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.
๐ก 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
Link: LinkedIn
"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
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
Link: LinkedIn
"In my last project's testimonial #May2023, I concluded with a promise:
"๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต #๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด."
And here we are, fulfilling that promise:
Next year arrived: #June2024
๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: ๐๐จ๐ฎ(๐ญ๐ก) ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ
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9 countries ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฌ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ต๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ช๐ธ๐น๐ท
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56 participants
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:
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1 project manager
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1 project coordinator
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2 facilitators
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2 logistics staff
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1 NA officer
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Countless volunteers
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6 months of preparation ๐
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Countless support from our families and friends.โค๏ธ๐ซ
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.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐จ "๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ." ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒโถ๏ธ
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Lexi Ionescu
Group Leader ๐ท๐ด & Staff Member Initiative Sociale" - Lexi
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