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MOJO - Motivation and Job Opportunities Support Service

Overview

“MOJO - Motivation and Job Opportunities Support Service” is an internationally oriented project in the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme, assigned to the ‘Leonardo da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation’ section. The project duration is 24 months.

Project partners are vocational training institutions from Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and Germany. The project language is English.

Objective

The aims of the project are adapt and develop the MOJO process and methodology in EU countries, test it and embed it in the national environments. MOJO involves employment support experts, coaches, mentors and employers in an integrated process that directly engages with the long term unemployed. The consortium members are experienced in the management and delivery of programmes to support and train unemployed individuals, particularly those at 'high risk' (disabled, women, refugees etc.)

Key Facts

Grant Number:
2011-1-GB2-LEO05-05462
Project duration:
11/2011 - 10/2013
Funded by:
EU

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Principal Investigators

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Prof. Dr. Marc Beutner

Wirtschaftspädagogik und Evaluationsforschung

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Results

The objectives of Mojo are:

  • Transfer current innovative employment support practice from the UK to other EU countries
  • To enrol and fully engage 20 long term unemployed individuals in a MOJO experience in different EU regions
  • Profile individual concerns and motivations amongst the long term unemployed to inform future practice
  • Evaluate current intensive employment support practice and establish a wider community of practice amongst unemployment service specialists
  • Identify how this support service links to mainstream support, providing added value and economic impact for the regions
  • Engage and discuss with employers in the regions, in order to ensure that the service provided ultimately provides employable, work-ready individuals, able to access opportunities available to them
  • Receive feedback from long-term unemployed people on the value of an intensive and personalised service