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Labour and skill shortages will rise in the European countries over the next decade, challenging economic growth

prospects. Against this background, the improvement of the labour market outcomes of immigrants in their European

receiving countries is a central issue to be addressed, in order to ensure that the potential of immigrants’ skills for

Europe’s economic growth is fully tapped. In this frame, the provision of coordinated lifelong learning and employa-

bility guidance is of growing importance in all Member States. A consortium of seven partners from Spain, Norway,

Greece, France, Cyprus and Austria, with relevant know-how and expertise, will be responsible for the implementa-

tion of LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT from September 2014 till August 2017.

MAIN AIM

The project LIGHTHOUSE intends to establish an innovative model and tools for supporting lifelong learning and ca-

reer paths for migrants by tailored counselling and recognition of prior learning to improve skills, employability and

mobility. Based on this main aim, project focuses on development of an innovative model inside VET organisations for

supporting lifelong learning and career paths for migrants – the LIGHTHOUSE - based on the combination of two suc-

cessful frameworks: (i) The French system for the Recognition of non-formal and informal learning (ii) The LOT-House

(“LOT” is short for “Lernen, Orientieren, Tun”/learning, orienting, doing): BEST created and implemented this concept

aiming at empowering (long-term) unemployed and socially disadvantaged people from the region of Korneuburg

(Lower Austria), in one of BEST’s training centres. The LOT house offers different thematic learning zones: info, course,

workshop, initiate and guides.LIGHTHOUSE project will take advantage of the cooperation at European level of 7 or-

ganizations with large experience developing national, European and International projects directly related with the

topics of LIGHTHOUSE (Counselling, Recognition of prior learning, Training, Employment and Mobility) and the target

group of migrants:

Leader country /organisation: Spain / SSF

- Spain / INFODEF

- Austria / BEST

- France / ITG CONSEIL

- Norway / Rogaland School and Business Develop-

ment

- Greece / IASIS NGO

- Cyprus / CARDET

OUTPUTS

1. State of the art report on career guidance and counselling services for migrants: context analysis, needs and recommendations.

2. LIGHTHOUSE Model: Interactive open space for supporting lifelong learning and career paths for migrants

3. LIGHTHOUSE TRAINING CURRICULUM: An ECVET-based tool designed for professional development on counselling and career guidance

4. LIGHTHOUSE Guidebook: innovative strategies and techniques in career guidance and counselling for migrants

5. LIGHTHOUSE Toolbox: innovative methods and implementation models in career guidance and counselling for migrants.

6. Guidelines for the implementation of LIGHTHOUSE innovative methods for career guidance for migrants

7. LIGHTHOUSE DIDACTIC FILM: An attractive pedagogical tool for more lively training

8. LIGHTHOUSE PLATFORM: A multilingual Open Educational Resource

TARGET GROUPS OF BENEFICIARES:

Migrants, People with migration background, Asylum seekers, Young migrants in search of or in vocational education, Socially disad-

vantaged people with minority background, Youngster with migration background, Socially excluded migrants.

Lighthouse Newsletter

Issue 1

April 2015

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April 2015

Lighthouse Newsletter

Issue 1

AUSGEFÜHRTE ARBEITSSCHRITTE

Interviews with experts and beneficiaries Kick-off Meeting, 4-5

November 2014, Vienna

Austria

Capacity Building on methodologies for

recognitionof non-formal and informal

learning and Second meeting LIGHT-

HOUSE Project,Paris France from 2 to 6

Website and Facebook page are in the air

NEXT STEPS

~ Finalization of the State of Art Report

~ Starting Lighthouse Module construction

~ Next meeting in Stavanger, NO in July 2015

KEEP ON TRACK!!!!