ERASMUS+ PROJECT – YOUTH EDUCATION
“YOUTH & CREATIVITY”
2020-1-MT01-KA227-YOU-092421
Duration: 12 months + 2 months
Start date: 01/03/2021
End date: 04/30/2022
SUMMARY
Supporting creativity - in particular, youth creativity - is an investment, an opportunity to think about work and new professions, giving space to the desire of artists and cultural workers to be an active part of a community and in search of an identity social and cultural.
In this direction, this project intends to act to respond to the ever-growing need to orient and enhance the skills, attitudes and knowledge of young people - creatives and operators in the sector - recognizing the regenerative value of culture for development, transformation and competitiveness of the territories. From this perspective, the project pays particular attention to the creation of collaborations with other bodies (public, private, associations, private individuals, etc.) and joins local, national and international networks.
One of the objectives of the project is to provide young people with the tools and skills needed to find creative and innovative solutions to address unprecedented social risks and challenges due to the COVID19 emergency, as well as to reveal searchable opportunities at a critical time.
This project aims to improve the development of skills and competences that strengthen creativity, as well as to promote the quality, innovation and recognition of the work of young artisans and artists entering the world of work, thus contributing to the recovery of the resilience of the sectors creative.
The project aims to support intersectoral cooperation with a focus on creativity, European citizenship and cultural awareness of all citizens; Through this action, the project also aims to improve social inclusion through the arts, promoting innovative approaches to participatory and intercultural dialogue that connect youth education and training with grassroots organizations in the cultural and creative sector.
The objectives of the CREATIVITY & YOUTH project are focused on the development of entrepreneurial skills and on the promotion of solutions that allow the strengthening of multi-sectoral cooperation to increase the potential of young entrepreneurs by providing new training/workshop and animation/networking services, adapted to the needs of companies who operate in the field of creative industries.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Increase entrepreneurial skills.
Allow the establishment of collaborations for companies or people interested in starting a creative/craft business
Increase access to information about companies/people involved in creative activities by including these entities in the activities of the project itself
Promotion of good practices in the field of cooperation of creative entities with others operating in this sector
Increase the knowledge of the institutions of the business environment on the needs and opportunities of the creative sector
Strengthen cooperation across three sectors (private, public and non-governmental sector) aimed at supporting entrepreneurship in the creative industries sector.
TARGET GROUP
The target of the project is young artisans, artists who are approaching the world of work for the first time.
The project will see the involvement of:
creative young people
experts / experts / youth workers in the creative industry and business management
successful creative companies
local public bodies that support young people
European organization supporting creative business and young people (associated partners)
beneficiaries who in turn will share the tools developed by the project with other young people
other stakeholders.
ACTIVITY
Project website
international training of young creatives – Mixed mobility “BUSINESS INCUBATOR” in Italy
e-learning platform
creative workshops and videos
multiplier events in each partner country
information material (brochures, descriptions, reports, etc.)
Final conference in Malta
3 international meetings for project staff
RESULTS
We intend to create 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES / PROJECT OUTCOMES
LO1. CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
LO2. YOUTH & CREATIVITY PLATFORM
METHODOLOGIES
– cooperative learning
– cooperative work
– implementation of the quality plan.