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European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
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EASPD is the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities and represents over 20,000 support services for persons with disabilities across Europe.
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We promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high-quality service systems.
Key areas of work
When done right, quality care and support enables people to live independently, in the community, to make choices, and to have control over their lives.
James Crowe, EASPD President
EQUALvet project concludes with an online conference!
After three years of successful initiatives in the field of vocational training for people with intellectual disabilities, the EQUALvet project is now coming to an end. The final conference will take place online on Tuesday 15th November, from 10h00 to 12h00 CET.
During the event, the development of a vocational training program will be presented, including how the project met the requirements of accreditation agencies, to ensure proper certification of participants' professional skills.
Project’s partners in Greece, Spain and Portugal will provide more information about internships, trainings and evaluations conducted in their organisations. They will also offer a better understanding of the evaluation and certification procedure set up in the EQUALvet project.
10:00 | Welcome and Introduction Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |
10:10 | EQUALvet pilot activities
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10:35 | What do participants think of EQUALvet training? Views of participants with intellectual disabilities and support professionals Judit Fullana Noell, Group of Research on Diversity, Institute of Educational Research, Universitat de Girona |
10:50 | How did the evaluation and certification procedure take place? From the research and interview with employers to the creation of schemes Kalliopi Zourzouki, TÜV Hellas |
11:05 | Policy recommendations at European level Renaud Scheuer, EASPD |
11:15 | Supported Apprentice Scheme: presentation of the project Orane Jouanneau, LADAPT |
11:30 | Questions and Answers - Facilitated by Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |
11:50 | Concluding remarks: key messages and next steps Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |
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EQUALvet project concludes with an online conference!
After three years of successful initiatives in the field of vocational training for people with intellectual disabilities, the EQUALvet project is now coming to an end. The final conference will take place online on Tuesday 15th November, from 10h00 to 12h00 CET.
During the event, the development of a vocational training program will be presented, including how the project met the requirements of accreditation agencies, to ensure proper certification of participants' professional skills.
Project’s partners in Greece, Spain and Portugal will provide more information about internships, trainings and evaluations conducted in their organisations. They will also offer a better understanding of the evaluation and certification procedure set up in the EQUALvet project.
10:00 | Welcome and Introduction Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |
10:10 | EQUALvet pilot activities
|
10:35 | What do participants think of EQUALvet training? Views of participants with intellectual disabilities and support professionals Judit Fullana Noell, Group of Research on Diversity, Institute of Educational Research, Universitat de Girona |
10:50 | How did the evaluation and certification procedure take place? From the research and interview with employers to the creation of schemes Kalliopi Zourzouki, TÜV Hellas |
11:05 | Policy recommendations at European level Renaud Scheuer, EASPD |
11:15 | Supported Apprentice Scheme: presentation of the project Orane Jouanneau, LADAPT |
11:30 | Questions and Answers - Facilitated by Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |
11:50 | Concluding remarks: key messages and next steps Sophia Karagouni, MARGARITA |