On December 5th, 2022, Ambitio College – project coordinator held an online Kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 project “Skill me 4 Job”. Project partner Stichting Exe-leren from the Netherlands participated at the meeting. This innovative project was financed from the Erasmus+ program of the European Union in the total amount of EUR 60,000.00 and will be implemented for 17 months (December 1, 2022 – April 30, 2024).

Director of Ambitio College, Alen Stranjik, opened Kick-off meeting by sharing few words about the new project. Project coordinator Željka Ciler presented the project, project activities, dissemination methods and emphasized what needs to be paid attention to during the implementation of all activities. The meeting was an excellent start to present the project to ensure an understanding of the partners’ role in the project and to agree on the start of joint work.

Later on, Ambitio College and Stichting Exe-Leren joined another meeting as part of the Kick-off meeting with a representative of the associate partner Essential Skills Program from the USA, where the project and project activities were also presented. The meeting was also focused on planning the steps in the implementation of the first activity of the project related to development of interactive soft skill workbooks was discussed.

Cooperation with the associated partner Essential Skills Program will allow target groups to develop the 10 most needed soft skills on the labour market through the online platform Essential Skills Program, and interactive online workbooks will additionally enable practicing the application of the learned knowledge about each skill. In this way, innovative learning opportunities will be provided as well as the empowerment of target groups for successful employment, career change and empowerment in the educational process.

You can find more information about the project HERE.