National Information Office for Education and Professions (ONISEP)
Onisep is a State operator under the Ministry of National Education and Youth and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. Onisep is a public publisher that produces and disseminates all information on education and professions. It also offers services to students, parents and educational teams.
Its purpose is to provide information on initial training courses, professions and professional sectors. It guides young people and their families in their choice of training paths and professional projects, and provides resources for educational teams that help young people in their orientation process. It supports ministerial policies in favour of young “dropouts”, the schooling of pupils with disabilities, gender equality and the mobility of young people in Europe.
Formación y Asesores en Selección y Empleo (FASE)
FASE is a training consultancy which since 1996 has stood for quality and innovation in vocational, occupational and continuous training by offering courses in classroom, distance-learning and mixed modes as well as by development and publishing of new solutions for learning and teaching. As a training center, FASE gives priority to the need for resource optimization, process improvement and satisfaction of employees, suppliers and customers.
University of Florence (UNIFI)
The University of Florence is an important and influential centre for research and higher training in Italy, with 1,800 lecturers and internal research staff, 1,600 technical and administrative staff, and over 1,600 research assistants and doctoral students.
It offers a wide range of study programmes at various levels and in all areas of knowledge.
Over 130 Degree courses (First and Second Cycle, corresponding to Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees) organised in 10 Schools, with a population of about 51,000 enrolled students, one-fourth of which come from outside of Tuscany.
There are over 9,000 degrees awarded each year in Florence. According to the alumni data, the percentage of students who are in the workforce one year after their First Level degree is above national average.
The University of Florence has a natural international vocation and the development of internationalization is one of its strategic priorities.
The Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology involved in the project was founded in January 2019 merging the departments of Languages, Literatures and Intercultural Studies and Education and Psychology.
Associação para a Educação e Valorização da Região de Aveiro (AEVA)
AEVA is a Portuguese association for the education and development of Aveiro District. A non-profit organization, it was founded in 1998, and is involved in education and development resources. It is part of the EPA – Escola Profissional de Aveiro – VET School of Aveiro, which started in 1992. EPA acts at the regional level and its vocational training programs aim to meet the needs of companies in the region defined in the annual survey.
The Aspire-igen Group is a not-for-profit social enterprise with over 25 years’ experience in providing career guidance, job support and training services to vulnerable groups. Involved in more than 75 international projects since 1992, the research and development team deliver cutting-edge resources, training and tools that meet the demands of modern day careers guidance and employability. Aspire-igen is recognised as a centre of excellence by the European Commission, supporting the development of guidance policy at EU level as the UK Euroguidance centre.
