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Description of the Organisation:Cosvitec is a non-profit Research, Higher education, VET and Vocational Guidance center, born in 2001 in Naples, Italy as a Consortium constituted by the University of Naples "Federico II" and SMEs. Cosvitecs' key role and innovative character derives from the perfect match between research and entrepreneurship: our network includes University Departments and Small/Medium Enterprises. Cosvitec offers tangible formal/non-formal education and job opportunities to young people in search of qualification and specialization, through innovative courses that enable the learners to enter the labor market successfully. The close collaboration with enterprises operating in many different sectors (agrifood, materials engineering, logistics, entrepreneurship, innovation, tourism) allows Cosvitec to provide master and training curricula, strongly anchored in the requirements of the market. Our goal is to meet youth needs for qualified educational planning, and ongoing assistance throughout the education and training and after that, through placement actions. We have also obtained a Certification as an Intermediary Job Agency and we are strongly involved in the Youth Guarantee Programme of the European Union.The different education and training activities offered and the relationship with representatives of different economic sectors, make Cosvitec a specialist in education and training provision, able to implement the most innovative methodologies, according to the constantly evolving market needs. Cosvitec project managers and training staff have 16 years of experience in project planning and implementation activities, such as: 1) Needs and context analysis; 2) International projects writing and implementation, innovative curricula design and development, internship, job shadowing and mobility programs; 3) Innovative training methodologies and tools implementation (non-formal education methods, MOOCs creation and implementation, work-based learning, Job Shadowing, Mentoring, higher education masterclasses, participate learning); 4) Participants' selections and preparation; 5) Monitoring, evaluation, teachers and learners assessment, follow-up, dissemination materials, activities and events. Our experience in European projects under the Life Long Learning Programme (LLP), Erasmus+ mobility for VET, the Youth Guarantee Programme, strategic partnerships and Tempus demonstrates our focus on entrepreneurial related training with a focus on sustainable economic development. Our staff is composed of 13 experts in EU projects, training and career guidance, as well as research programs.
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