Meet John and Nancy
They are a retired couple living in the countryside. The increasing shift of government services and social interactions to the internet is making their lives more and more difficult: The…
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Newsletter No. 3 – Out now!
The My e-Start project is on the home stretch. Our learning platform is up and running and is successfully helping to teach basic digital skills to disadvantaged groups so that…
Care4Carers – Reconciling Work and Care
A new study from Ireland pours more light onto the strategies family career use to reconcile their professional and caring responsibilities. Despite the value placed on work by family…
SASSI LLC – Why Older Entrepreneurs are More Successful?
Did you know? Many people over 50 feel starting an own business can be challenging. However, there are some unique factors that make older entrepreneurs some of the most successful…
CPD in Bordeaux coming soon
The COOL project will conduct a training course with 18 professionals from the partner institutions. The COOL course “Facilitators for Open Learning” will be held from 17.-20. October 2022 in…
Care4Carers – WHO Factsheet
The World Health Organisation recently published a factsheet on the impact of care on carers’ health and well-being. Some of the highlights include: Most long-term care in Europe is…
Care4Carers – Reentering Work after Care
What if we considered informal care as a work experience that provides many opportunities to acquire job relevant skills and transfer them to the future job? This article published…
Care4Carers – The Impact of Covid upon Family Care
Informal carers who have to combine caregiving with paid work often face income losses or have to leave the labour market entirely. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation worsened…
DigiArts – 2nd Newsletter
The DigiArts project has published the second newsletter! Find out more about what we are currently working on, how the project is going and how you can get involved.
SLACC – Fact checking – how?
How to detect climate fake news and misinformation? A few questions will help you fact-check, such as: Where did you find the news? Investigate the source. Who is the…
Care4Carers – Why Informal Care Matters
Unpaid informal care has formed the invisible backbone of our society. There are about 100 million family carers providing about 80% of care across Europe. Without them our health…
European Conference – REVEAL 14 meets Climate Box
From 13 – 15 September 2022, Climate Box in cooperation with partners from other projects and initiatives organises the 14th REVEAL conference in Göttingen, Germany. Our motto is “Open Learning…
Final conference – My e-Start joins forces with the REVEAL conference
From 13 – 15 September 2022, My e-Start joins forces with 9 other projects to organise the 14th REVEAL conference in Göttingen, Germany. Our motto is “Open Learning and Development Spaces…
Support Me – Pedagogical method to value migrants’ competences
Transversal competences can be applied to a wide variety of situations pertaining to different spheres of life (professional, social, personal). Despite the importance of transversal skills in the labour market…
Manual for Trainers
The My e-Start Manual for Trainers provides adult trainers and educators with resources and tools to train and support adults to use the My e-Start platform and enhance their digital…