MAKE IT HAPPEN
Mobility, Back-to-work process
Internship opportunities in Europe for learners with disabilities
Launched in November 2022 for a period of 24 months, the MAKE IT HAPPEN project gathers 9 European partners around the question of inclusion in mobility projects.
✨ A training course in January 2024 with European partners in Turin to promote inclusive mobilities.
✨ The catalog of ten inspiring practices from organizations working with learners with disabilities. This is the result of a survey and direct contact with these organizations.
✨ The “MAKE IT HAPPEN” methodology : a manual to train mobility staff in organizing stays abroad for learners with disabilities.
✨ An e-learning course on organizing inclusive mobilities.
✨ The MAKE IT INCLUSIVE network: it aims to gather and foster collaboration between key actors interested in promoting, facilitating and/or organizing inclusive training mobilities in Europe.
During our experimentation:
✨ Associacio Alba in Tarrega hosted 11 students from the Institut Médico Educatif and the Institut Médico Pédagogique of the Institut Don Bosco in June 2024 for a 2-week work placement.
✨Cap Ulysse, in partnership with Bordeaux University's SIGDU, the Musée de la Vigne et du Vin and the Institut Don Bosco, welcomed Italian and German workers accompanied by “job coaches” from HAMBURGER ARBEITSASSISTENZ, in 2023 and 2024 for a 3-week internship in cooking, green spaces and viticulture.
Project Details
Launched in November 2022 for a period of 24 months, the MAKE IT HAPPEN project gathers 9 European partners around the question of inclusion in mobility projects.
Their ambition?
- To develop a network of European actors wishing to participate in the implementation of inclusive mobilities with shared values.
- To increase the number of learners with disabilities participating in Erasmus + experiences
The partners are committed to:
✨ Suggesting a transferable methodology to organize inclusive mobilities in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.
✨ Consolidating the skills of more than 20 professionals during a training course (21h).
✨ Sharing communication tools (teaser, video, testimony and flyer) to raise awareness among new stakeholders and highlight the work done.
✨ Sharing a selection of inspiring actions for professional learners with disabilities.
To achieve these goals, a solid and complementary partnership, composed of twenty professionals in training, mobility and disability in Europe, has been set up in 6 European countries (France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Belgium).
The benefits of the Make It Happen network:
Your institution has a Erasmus + charter ? You work with learners with disabilities ? Join the MIH Network and get access to:
✨ The MIH catalog of inspiring practices: 10 inspiring initiatives implemented by companies, schools, associations and public organizations, selected by the MIH partners to foster the inclusion of learners with disabilities.
✨ The MIH glossary : a lexicon of terms and definitions used in the context of the project, linked to mobility, inclusion and disability.
✨ The MIH methodology, based on the experience and the respective know-how of the partners. The objective is to implement international inclusive learning mobilities, while taking into account specific needs of your learners with disabilities.
✨ The online training “How to organize inclusive Erasmus + mobilities” (14 hours), available on the e-learning platform
✨ Promotional material carried out during the project: to convince people around you and have solid arguments.
Link to the project site: https://makeithappen.education
The team in charge of the project
Elisabeth Silva
Founder, operational management
Myriam Salik
Mobility manager
Feedback from involved people
The participants' and partners' opinions
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