ESM-YA Catalog (Introduction and sequences)

The following “European joint approach on Educative tools to improve employability and self- reflection for Sentenced Minors and Young Adults” is the result of a long process that included a target group analysis, a methodological debate and selection, a short staff training, the selected methodology practical experience and its evaluation. A process that was made possible by and Erasmus+ Ka2 entitled “Education for Sentenced Minors and Young Adults” (ESM-YA) developed throughout 20 months by eight European institutions (NGOs, Universities and Public Administrations) from Belgium, Cyprus, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania and Spain. The present methodology aims to an integral and practical approach to labor skills training which encompasses a wide range of activities addressed to train the participants instead of teaching them. The proposed 76 tools, distributed among 6 work sessions , shape a whole training program in social and labor competences adapted to the Project’s specific population. The tools’ main objective is to facilitate inmates and probationers to find a real job position at the end of their judicial measures and release. The second main objective is fighting recidivism which comes, almost unavoidably, after lack of personal and labor skills, social support and social competences. Both objectives are under a greater umbrella: to promote self-development and growth as well as the wellness related to them. Based on active and shared learning principles including cognitive rehabilitation programs , the program underlines active and practical exercises as an accessible way of learning to a mainly unschooled population. The program proposes a starting diagnosis which allows drawing the base line where any participant is at the beginning of the training.