LifeDreams4U! Partnership Project

The LifeDreams4U! Partnership project aims to develop framework guidelines for holistic mobility projects in Europe. It targets professionals who work in the field of vocational training and/or career guidance with participants from disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g. no or only few qualifications, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, belonging to ethnic minorities, refugees, unemployed, rehabilitation from substance misuse and youth offending). Holistic placement programmes address the additional needs of the participants’ target group via personal development workshops and activities to foster self-confidence, focus and a positive perception of the future. It also offer tools to deal with the emotional barriers such young people have based on their past or present life circumstances (e.g. reflection and self-evaluation skills, communication skills and assertiveness).

All those skills will support them to unlock their potential and realize their LifeDreams by understanding that vocational training and life-long learning is the key to it. Therefore, the holistic approach of the mobility programme is paramount to the overall success with this particular target group. Embrace Cooperation Ltd is specialized in offering holistic placement programmes in Europe very successfully (85% unemployed and 75% IVT go into employment).



The partnership is between Turkey, France and the UK. All partners have substantial experience with disadvantaged youth and innovative applications of personal development tools. In January 2009 was our first transnational meeting in London to start the project by intensive training sessions where we have made all the decisions how we will go ahead with the programme.

The next events are planned for October 2009/ November 2009 in Turkey and France for 2 weeks each with one week Train-the-Trainer programme, meeting local/ regional government representatives and one week programme with young people from the area... It is a youth and user-led project considering their feedback and evaluation all the way, which shall lead to a transfer and innovation project. We will apply for this year in October 2011.