Cometa evolution is a European project co-financed by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture, Lifelong Learning Programme.

Its aim is to develop and test an agreement based upon ECVET for mutual acknowledgment of credits among partner organisations. The model is an adaptation of the one developed within LLP-LDV "Highlight the competences" but builds also on the results of LLP-LDVs "Care Talents" and "ECC", concerning validation of competences and basic skills. COMETA focus on geographical mobility at European level but also on professional mobility between different professional profiles of the social sector.

COMETA project aims to develop and test an agreement based upon ECVET for mutual acknowledgment of credits among partner organisations. The model is an adaptation of the one developed within LLP-LDV "Highlight the competences" but builds also on the results of LLP-LDVs "Care Talents" and "ECC", concerning validation of competences and basic skills.

COMETA focus on geographical mobility (between partner countries and within regions in the same country) but also on professional mobility between different professional profiles of the social sector, i.e. from child care to elderly or disabled care. It will identify a set of soft skills common to a cluster of social profession and development of tools and means for mutual recognition

The Consortium is multiplayer and involves partners that, coming from different backgrounds, have developed specific skills on training of care workers and VET training policies and practices.

The main expected outcome is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding based on ECVET for mutual acknowledgment of credits among partners. This will have a positive impact in the quality of mobility (geographical - among EU countries/regions - and professional) of workers, as well as on supporting the development of ECVET based practices in partners’ countries.

COMETA Evolution project website: http://www.cometa-evolution.eu/

Partners

DROM Consorzio Nazionale della Cooperazione Sociale, Italy

Drom Consortium was founded in 1999 as a national level structure, articulated in multiple regional territories. Its establishment provided an operational response to the needs felt by Legacoop's social cooperatives in Italy in terms of a national instrument aiming at supporting the consortia’s project-development ability (innovative social services and full integration of people with disabilities or people affected by social exclusion). Website: http://www.consorziodrom.org/

Anziani e Non Solo Società Cooperativa, Italy

Anziani e Non Solo is a cooperative society associates individuals and three cooperatives working in the field of social innovation. ANS areas of expertise are social research, training, e-learning and community projects. Its main targets of intervention are elderly people and their carers, migrants, women. Its main targets are elderly people and their carers, migrants, women. ANS has specific expertise in the area of care workers' training: it has developed its own training system called "Aspasia". Website: http://www.anzianienonsolo.it/

ARIS Formazione e Ricerca società Cooperative, Italy

ARIS operates in the fields of vocational training, research and consultancy. Aris is an agency generated by Legacoop Umbria Association in 1987 to support the whole cooperative regional movement operating in different sectors: social services, social inclusion, consumers, agriculture, logistics multi-services and facility management, etc.

Website: http://www.arisformazione.it/

COCETA (Confederación Española De Cooperativas De Trabajo Asociado), Spain

COCETA is an organization which represents the 18.960 workers cooperatives existing in Spain.  COCETA has at its disposal 16 regional structures with highly qualified technical staff, specialized in Cooperativism in different areas of action and an infrastructure which makes these regional confederate organisations operative.

Website: http://www.coceta.coop/

Balkan Plan Ltd, Bulgaria

BALKANplan Ltd provides consultancy services, technical support and project materialization in the following sectors: Education and training; Information and communication technologies; Research and technological development; International relations. Among the services BALKANplan Ltd. provides are the following: development of innovation materials for VET, localization of education and training materials, elaboration of needs analyses and training course materials, validation activities, establishment of networks, provision of consulting services and others. Website: http://balkanplan-bg.eu

DIESIS COOP, Belgium

Diesis is a European and International Research and Development organisation for the Social Economy and the co-operative movement. It has been active for more than 10 years to support the development of the social economy and the co-operative movement in Europe and in the world through the implementation of knowledge-based activities, such as training, project design, consulting, technical assistance and research. Website: http://www.diesis.coop/

The project also collaborates with:

DG – Istruzione , Formazione e Lavoro Regione Lombardia, Italy

The main objective of- DG Istruzione, Formazione e Lavoro is the enhancement of human capital. In this logic, the Department faces daily efforts to better organize and respond to the needs of the public, simplifying the procedures for access to services and enhancing the freedom of choice. Change is a major element in fostering this new model that focuses on cultural policy and the person shifts that focus on demand rather than supply. Website: http://www.regione.lombardia.it/

Regione Umbria, Italy

The Education, Project and Didactics of the Umbria Region carries out the following activities and projects: Educational Standards and certification planning, supporting the Regional Public services; Regional management of the Training and educational credits aknowledgement system; Compulsory Education Intervention coordination in order to avoid the drop out of school. Website: http://www.regione.umbria.it

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna Assessorato del Lavoro, Formazione e cooperazione sociale, Italy

The Department of Employment, Vocational Training and Social Security is the highest organ of regional management has jurisdiction over the following: Active employment policies; Training;  Interventions to promote employment;  Protecting the rights of workers;  Cooperation; Emigration and Immigration; Social Security; Management Agency's Regional Labor. Website: http://www.regione.sardegna.it/

Region Sicilia, Italy

Sicily Region as an Italian Public Body . The Department of Education and Vocational Training is responsible for the following tasks: functions linked to all levels of education; vocational training policies implementation; school and university support; scientific research; monitoring of the local vecotional and educational training providers bodies and agencies. Website: http://pti.regione.sicilia.it/

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