Transnational project providing opportunities for re-integration of adults on the labour market.

Older unemployed people will be provided with innovative type of vocational guidance matching their knowledge and understanding.

This European project involves 7 partners from 5 European countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Poland and the United Kingdom. The initiative is financially supported by “Leonardo da Vinci” programme of the European Commission.

The following ambitious aims were set within the project:

·         To create a mentoring system targeted at older unemployed people in order to increase their employability;

·         To provide older unemployed people with work experience, self-confidence and training in professional-level jobs;

·         To develop and pilot supporting materials for older unemployed people (mentees);

·         To develop and pilot training materials for employers (mentors);

·         To improve employers’ awareness of older people’ abilities and needs;

·         To develop networks of employers with older employees;