1. Best practice 1 - SPAIN “EWE PROJECT” February 2015 BUDAPEST (HUNGARY)

2. Model name Directing Life Change “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

3. Description This project targets men and women aged over 50 with broken career paths. Key priorities for our target groups: - maintaining employability; - earning which recognizes and values ‘real skills’, prior to experience and knowledge; - finding meaning and purpose for Life Change; - enriching social and intellectual lives. “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

4. Description Contents: Non-formal and formal learning: - Entrepreneurial / labor market activity. - Mentoring and coaching: encouraging adults to help others. - Civic volunteering: a key component of active citizenship. ‘Experienced’ people can make a significant contribution to others in this way “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

5. Description: AIMS, OBJECTIVES To offer alternative learning approaches for adults post 50 so they are enabled to express: - “I need to do something for myself.” - “I might be able to give something back.” - “I never knew I could do that.” - “I now know what I’d like and need to do.” “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

7. Advantages for trainees Shift the paradigm from negativity about the future towards finding emancipation by fresh thinking through reflection; Create new practice by life-change opportunities; Bring support to accessible, relevant community locations; Emphasize individual, personalized solutions as the subject for, not the object of, change; Provide both formal and informal learning; Empower to create direction not just to use services. “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

8. Advantages for the trainers Provides motivation to trainees through an innovative methodology. Mentoring and coaching, not just training. Offering tools to improve personal skills and competences. Provide knowledge to update and deepen the understanding of the own situation of the trainees. “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

9. Advantages for the employers/providers Get tools to better know the real skills of the workers, not only experience and knowledge (eg. CV by competences) Motivated and experienced workers. Workers prepared to face difficult challenges. “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES

10. Resources http://www.directlifechange.eu/ “EWE” - February 2015 Budapest (Hungary) BEST PRACTICES