In 2006, Andreas Walther and Axel Pohl were commissioned to write an expertise on the subject „Learning from Europe – European approaches to support disadvantaged youth“ by the Federal Institute for Vocational Training. The expertise covers the following themes: •   „Learning from Europe“: international comparison as a way to develop support measures •   „Disadvantaged youth“: European approaches to foster social integration of young people •   Overview of European approaches to support disadvantaged youth •   European approaches compared: a grid • …

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Future-oriented intercultural strategies of human resources development (ZIP) Funded under the EQUAL-Program through the European Social Fund (ESF) and the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Coordinated by BBQ gGmbH, Stuttgart. Duration: 2006-2007 The action research project ZIP is a so called EQUAL-Development Partnership which consists of educational institutions and institutions of public Administration in the Stuttgart area. Beyond this regional connection ZIP is linked with seven EQUAL-funded projects in Europe. Iris e.V. represents one of the regional …

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“Sackgassen – Umleitungen – Überholspuren?” – Risks of exclusion and new perspectives in transitions to work Transnational Knowledge Transfer Project I. Objectives This project aimed at improving the situation of young people in their transitions to work by furthering the dialogue between research, practice and policy-making. For this aim, regional conferences were held in four European partner regions to discuss the outcomes of the TSER-funded research network “Misleading Trajectories”). In Baden-Württemberg there were the following events held: a regional symposium on 20.10.99 …

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