EU and Other Projects Implemented by CECC

Financing: 
European Commission

Consortium:
Italy, Poland (CECC)< Croatia, Spain, Greece, Norway

Project idea:
Analyze and gather evidence on the impact of the newly introduced European Union directive on the sector and transport processes of the posting of transport workers, with a particular focus on truck drivers.

Financing:
European Commission

Consortium:
7 European organizations from Spain, Poland (CECC), Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania

Project idea:
Develop effective consultation and participation systems to counter COVID19 between employers and employees

Funding:
European Commission

Consortium:
7 European organizations from Poland (CECC, ZZDR PKP), Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania

Project idea:
Bringing together unions, employer organizations, experts and field specialists to ensure employee involvement and participation in projects. With the goal of developing effective solutions that reflect the needs of transportation workers in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic

Funding:
European Commission

Consortium:
5 European organizations from Poland (CECC and NZZG KWB Turów), Bulgaria, Portugal, Serbia

Project idea:
Investigate the reasons for low employee involvement and increase employee participation in preventing and resolving conflicts arising in the restructuring of energy companies.

Funding:
Erasmus+, KA220

Consortium:
8 European organizations from Poland (CECC), Bulgaria, Lithuania, Spain, Hungary, Italy

Project idea:
Training small farmers on European environmental regulations, on innovative and sustainable packaging strategies, and on digital marketing, aimed at reducing food waste.

Together with partners from Denmark, Romania, Turkey, Croatia and Germany, we are finalizing the process of working on a manual for conducting workshops on the topic of Urban Permaculture.

Partners involved in the project:
FGU Aarhus (Denmark)
InterCollege ApS (Denmark)
Central European Chamber of Commerce (Poland)
International Internships (Ruminia)
Kocaeli İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü – KPDoNE (Turkey)
Permakulture Dalmacija (Croatia)
Interbildung (Germany)

The goal of the project is to develop and initiate an introductory course on urban permaculture as part of a broader professional education.

The project was developed based on three trends:
- Vocational education and training trend - shifts from focusing on teaching a narrow set of skills for a predefined, traditional occupation, to offering richer cross-sector competencies tailored to the needs of a dynamic labor market - Demographic trend - the EU's urban population will grow from about 70% in 2020 to more than 80% by 2050. An increase of 10 p.p. in 30 years could lead to an increase of 45 million urban residents in the EU. - Social, cultural and political trend - EU urban development policy emphasizes an integrated, sustainable approach: "The different dimensions of urban life - environmental, economic, social and cultural - are interrelated, and success in urban development can only be achieved through an integrated approach." The project partners have been working together for three years to develop a VET course on urban permaculture for students with fewer educational opportunities (young people who face challenges in engaging in traditional educational paths).

The course consists of a 15-day training course with included learning objectives and training methods covering 3 modules:
Module 1: External Permaculture
Module 2: Internal Permaculture
Module 3: Urban Wildlife

The manual includes:
- A description of the course and suggestions for integrating it into broader VET programs or implementing it as a stand-alone short course. - A framework for the course, including lesson plans, learning objectives, and suggestions for reflection and observation of learning outcomes - A series of training methods (activities) that use an informal approach to learning The manual was presented to cooperating schools at an event promoting the product of our international work.

Funding:
Erasmus+

Consortium:
10 European organizations from Poland (CECC), Sweden, Germany, Turkey, Armenia, Italy, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia and Georgia.

Project idea:
Improving the professional and personal competence of young employees in empathic communication and methods and recognition of personal needs oriented towards preventing burnout situations.

Funding:
Norwegian funds

Consortium:
OPZZ Council of Lower Silesia Province, Skolnes Landsforbund CECC

Project idea:
Meeting the challenges with the admission of children from Ukraine to schools, by supporting social dialogue: teachers, principals, education superintendents and authorities.

Funding:
Erasmus+, EU Solidarity Corps

Consortium:
8 organizations from Europe and Africa viz: Poland (CECC, Formac, Caribou Foundation), Sweden, Cameroon, Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda

Project idea:
Improving the day-to-day work of VET providers and green energy stakeholders in African countries.

Funding:
European Commission

Project idea:
A formal cooperation program established by Multistakeholders Mobility Platforms in European countries. The network works together to increase the rate of mobility between students and teachers in Europe, providing a viable mechanism to increase the mobility experience.

The IMOVE Network is a formal cooperation program established by the Multistakeholders Mobility Platforms "MMP" in European countries. The network works together to increase the rate of mobility between students and teachers in Europe, providing a viable mechanism to increase the experience for mobility.

The iMove network operates as part of a three-year (2014 - 2016) project co-financed by the European Commission from the Lifelong Learning Program ("Lifelong Programme"). The project's leader is the Emilia - Romagnia region (Italy) and the Uniser Soc. Coop Onlus organzation (Italy).The project's goal is to ensure that by 2020, 6% of young people obtaining VET qualifications will undertake at least a two-week mobility experience during their studies.

VET - Vocational Education and training. Each of the project partners is obliged to create a cooperation network for mobility in their region. In Lower Silesia, such a network is created by the Semper Avanti Association together with the Central European Chamber of Commerce.

Funding:
Civic Initiative Fund of the Republic of Poland

Consortium:
CECC, district local newspapers

Project idea:
increasing the level of knowledge among the inhabitants of Lower Silesia, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations, including those engaged in business activities regarding the opportunities and benefits of employing people with disabilities

The Chamber of Commerce of Central Europe in the period from 01.05.2015 to 30.11.2016 implemented a project entitled "Przedsiębiorczość w pełni sprawna", which was co-financed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy within the framework of the competition Civic Initiatives Fund for 2014 - 2020.

The main objective of the project was to raise the level of knowledge among Lower Silesian residents, entrepreneurs and NGOs, including those engaged in business activities regarding the opportunities and benefits of employing people with disabilities.

As well as spreading awareness of corporate social responsibility and cooperation with NGOs in daily business activities.

Funding:
Measure 2.4 POWER - national European funds

Consortium:
CECC, Semper Avanti

Project idea:
Adaptation of services provided by labor market institutions in the Lower Silesian province in the field of educational and professional activation of young people in the most difficult situation on the labor market, to the needs of these people, their capabilities and interests, together with an analysis of the Lower Silesian labor market.

The Chamber of Commerce of Central Europe, which is a partner in the project, together with Semper Avanti (leader) implemented the project entitled. "Stwórzmy lepsze możliwości na prace dolnośląskiej młodzieży" (under Measure 2.4 Modernization of public and private employment services and their better adaptation to labor market needs, Operational Program Knowledge Education Development)

The main objective of the project was to adapt the services provided by labor market institutions in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the field of educational and vocational activation of young people in the most difficult situation on the labor market, in particular those who are not working, do not participate in education and training (ie. people from the NEET category) and are not registered in the PUP, to the needs of these people, their capabilities and interests, and taking into account the analysis of the Lower Silesian labor market, through the involvement, in the form of a partnership within the project, of various stakeholders operating locally and regionally in the area of the labor market, and joint development of one comprehensive set of recommendations that will improve reaching the widest possible number of people from the target group of Axis I of PO WER, and the formulation of criteria in competitions for activation of the above target group, in the period 15.06.2016. 31.12.2016 r.

The work of the Partnership for the development of recommendations took place from August to December 2016. As part of the recruitment process, 24 entities were selected and solemnly signed the content of the agreement during the partnership formation conference on 31.08.2016.

Basic information about the project:

• completion date: 15.06 - 31.12.2016 r.
• total budget: PLN 244,252.75
• implementation schedule - see
• number of conferences - 7 (initial, 5 regional,dissemination)
• number of working group meetings - 24 meetings of 4 hours each within 4 areas and 4 topics.

STAGE 1 – Recruitment until 28.08.2016. Recruitment documents:

• Recruitment Form
• Regulations of the partnership
• STAGE 2 – Conference establishing a partnership for the development of recommendations - 31.08.2016 in the Center for NGOs SECTOR 3 in Wroclaw from 11.00 a.m.
• Content of the agreement
• Note
• Presentation 31.08.16

STAGE 3 – working group meetings were held on dates according to the schedule
The idea behind the project was to involve entities representing various areas related to the labor market, so that the recommendations created would be as comprehensive and tailored as possible. Including extremely important was the voice of employers in terms of problems, challenges, constraints and other issues related to the employment of young people. The main purpose of the meetings was to create a basis for recommendations for improving the situation of young people in the labor market and improving the quality of services provided in this regard by labor market institutions. With particular emphasis on people from the NEET group, i.e., those not studying and not taking up employment.

STAGE 4 – final preparation of recommendations
Downloadable version of the final recommendations - Recommendations

STAGE 5 – organization of a meeting summarizing the project and presentation of recommendations
On December 15, 2016, at 1 pm, a meeting took place to present the project's conclusions and recommendations. The meeting was held at the Department of Logistics of the Higher School of Banking at Łąkowe 8 Street in Wroclaw.