TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MEETINGS
Kick-off Meeting (KOM) in Granada
On Friday 12th of January 2024, the DAW partners met in Granada, hosted by Neotalentway, for the first Kick-off Meeting of the project. After being welcomed by the host, the meeting started with a presentation of the city of Granada and some historical insights about it by Neotalentway.
Successively, Neotalentway and Skill Up presented Activity 1 Toolkit of Inclusive Competences; there was a discussion on the Good Practices, as the first part of the Toolkit. Then, the partners discussed the international webinar as part of activity 1; the partners will prepare an international webinar to present the Toolkit, where at least a total of 40 participants must be involved. The webinar will be recorded so that it can be shared. The date set for the webinar is the 9th of February 2024 at 4.30 pm.
After this, the partners discussed the transversal activities of general administration, budget administration, and report writing, for which Fondazione Monnalisa will be responsible. The part related to Quality will be managed by Skill Up; the dissemination by Neotalentway; whereas Sustainability will be managed by CEL Foundation.
Finally, the partners proceeded with the presentation of the Good Practices. This has prompted a discourse on the importance of the families of disabled people as possible stakeholders in the project. In this framework, a discussion has been prompted regarding the sustainability of the project in the long-run, and the partners discussed the possibility of creating a new project in the near future as a continuum of Diversity at Work, which might focus on the families of disabled people.
TPM in Kielce
On Thursday 21st March, the DAW partners met in Kielce, hosted by CEL Foundation, for the second TPM of the DAW project.Successively, Neotalentway and Skill Up presented Activity 1 Toolkit of Inclusive Competences; there was a discussion on the Good Practices, as the first part of the Toolkit. Then, the partners discussed the international webinar as part of activity 1; the partners will prepare an international webinar to present the Toolkit, where at least a total of 40 participants must be involved. The webinar will be recorded so that it can be shared. The date set for the webinar is the 9th of February 2024 at 4.30 pm.
After this, the partners discussed the transversal activities of general administration, budget administration, and report writing, for which Fondazione Monnalisa will be responsible. The part related to Quality will be managed by Skill Up; the dissemination by Neotalentway; whereas Sustainability will be managed by CEL Foundation.
The overall experience about the training was highly positive, with explicit feedback indicating the success of the training sessions. Trainers expressed admiration for the project’s innovative approach and were particularly appreciative of the mentoring component. This aspect was instrumental in enhancing their skills and confidence in working with individuals with cognitive disabilities. Discussions during the training sessions also shed light on the broader significance of such projects. Participants emphasized the importance of initiatives like DAW in fostering greater sensitivity and inclusivity within public institutions.
Discussions surrounding Activity 2 focused on the practical implementation of outcomes from Activity 1. Consisting of a pilot testing, this phase involves the real-world application of developed tools and methodologies. Internship arrangements were delineated, with Monnalisa and CEL entrusted with conducting internships for a total of 20 participants in Italy and Poland (10 participants per country); the traineeships will be done by 5 trainers per country. Skill Up and Neotalentway will provide invaluable mentoring support, focusing on imparting social skills and tutoring techniques. Eventually, the duration of the internships will last 3 months.
In the end, partners pointed out that training sessions can be organized according to the preferences of each organization involved.
Final Event and meeting in Arezzo
The partners met in Arezzo on 26th and 27th September to close the project. All the activities have been supervised and everything has been successfully concluded, only the final event is missing.
This great event started with the greeting of the President of the Fondazione Monnalisa Piero Iacomoni. Then the CRESCE association and the promoters of the RIDA Project (Raccordo interventi disabilità adulti), who have contributed to the DAW project with their good practice in helping people with disabilities to achieve autonomy, contributed with their speeches. Then, Barbara Bertocci, Creative Director of the Fondazione, made her speech.
Finally, some participants with cognitive disabilities gave their experience after the DAW project and how it helped them. It was an emotional event, where journalists from Arezzo’s main newspapers and TV media were present.
