Educational material for advancing youth cooperative skills. The case of the project “YOUTHShare”

Abstract

Drawing on the case of YOUTHShare, an EEA Grants-funded project that seeks to actively analyze and tackle youth disengagement in the EU South, this presentation will focus on the educational material developed in order to advance youth’s cooperative skills and knowledge. The presentation brings to front the challenges faced during the development of the educational material on Skills in Social Economy, which included an Educators Manual and four Trainees’ Handbooks (in English, Greek, Spanish and Italian). The material was integrated in an e-learning platform and publicly available and free of any charge.
The Manual and Handbooks developed are organized in ten sessions and divided into three modules:
Module A: Fundamentals of social solidarity economy (SSE). Session 1: Introducing social and solidarity economy (SSE); Session 2: Working with cooperative principles; Session 3: SSE legislation and rules
Module B: Establishment and operation of an SSE entity. Session 4: Choosing legal and economic field; Session 5: Establishment procedures and strategic planning; Session 6: The founding team; Session 7: SSE management and governance
Module C: Economic and social aspects. Session 8: SSE Funding; Session 9: Social business plan and social impact; Session 10: Social franchising.
Overall, the aim of the educational material and the project is to reduce youth unemployment in coastal and island regions of the Mediterranean EEA by advancing young NEETs skills in trans-locally resilient agri-food production and the pertinent circular economies. By boosting the potential of those sectors, through social entrepreneurship and sharing economy platforms, it aims to reduce economic disparities in the target area.

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Educational material for advancing
youth cooperative skills.
The YOUTHShare project
Savvas Pavlidis
Karolos Iosif Kavoulakos
Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki
Kostas Nikolaou
People’s University of Social Solidarity
Economy “UnivSSE Coop” University of the
Aegean University of the
Aegean
Stelios Gialis

The YOUTHShare project
The YOUTHShare project aims to reduce youth unemployment in coastal and island regions of
the Mediterranean EEA by advancing young NEETs skills in trans-locally resilient agri-food
production and the pertinent circular economies. By boosting the potential of those sectors,
through social entrepreneurship and sharing economy platforms, it aims to reduce economic
disparities in the target area.
An overview

The YOUTHShare project
•Transnational Employment Centre
4 Branches in Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain
•Theoretical and vocational training
E-learning platform
•Internships at Social enterprises and mobility scheme
•Establishment of social enterprises - mentoring and support
International networking platform for social enterprises: join2share.eu
An overview

The training material
•Skills in Social Economy
•Resilient Sectors
•IT skills in Sharing and Web-based Economy
An overview

Social Economy
● Trainees’ Handbook in three
languages (English, Greek, Spanish,
Italian)
●Educators manual
●E-learning platform
Available for free download here
The training material

Social Economy
Ten sessions divided into three modules:
Module A: Fundamentals of social solidarity economy (SSE).
Module B: Establishment and operation of an SSE entity.
Module C: Economic and social aspects.
Each session includes activities, a presentation, and a multiple-choice test
The training material

Module 1. Fundamentals of Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Session 1. Introducing Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
•Seminar Presentation
•Introduction to Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Authors:
Karolos-Joseph Kavoulakos
Ass. Professor, Dept. of Political Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Member of UnivSSE Coop
Kostas Nikolaou
Visiting Professor of Ecology and Social Solidarity Economy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and President of UnivSSE Coop

Module 1. Fundamentals of Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Session 2. Working with Co-operative Principles
•International Co-operative Principles and Values
•The Co-operative Labour
Authors:
Aspa Papafilippou
PhD in Co-operatives Sociology,
Vice President of Education of UnivSSE Coop
Kostas Nikolaou
Visiting Professor of Ecology and Social Solidarity Economy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and President of UnivSSE Coop

Module 1. Fundamentals of Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
Session 3. SSE Legislation and Rules
•SSE Legislative and Regulatory Framework
Author:
Ifigeneia Douvitsa
Adjunct Lecturer
Hellenic Open University, Greece
UnivSSE Coop member

Module 2. Establishment and Operation of an SSE Entity
Session 4. Choosing Legal and Economic Field
•Choosing the Legal Form
•Choosing an Economic Sector and Activity
Authors:
Vassilis Bellis
Development Agency of Karditsa, General Director
Secretary of UnivSSE Coop Supervisory Board
Ifigeneia Douvitsa
Adjunct Lecturer
Hellenic Open University, Greece
UnivSSE Coop member

Module 2. Establishment and Operation of an SSE Entity
Session 5. Establishment and Planning
•Establishment Procedures
•Strategic Planning
Author:
Lazaros Angelou
Telecommunications Engineer MSc, Member of UnivSSE Coop

Module 2. Establishment and Operation of an SSE Entity
Session 6. The Founding Group
•Strategic Planning
Author:
Andreas Oikonomou
Assoc. Professor of Psychology at the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE)
Vice President of Research and Studies of UnivSSE Coop

Module 2. Establishment and Operation of an SSE Entity
Session 7. SSE Management and Governance
•Social Feasibility and SSE Comparative Advantages
•SSE Management
•SSE Governance
Author:
Kostas Nikolaou
Visiting Professor of Ecology and Social Solidarity Economy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
President of UnivSSE Coop

Module 3. Economic and Social Aspects
Session 8. SSE Funding
•Financing Needs
•Sources of Funding
Author:
Yiorgos Alexopoulos
Senior Researcher, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
UnivSSE Coop member

Module 3. Economic and Social Aspects
Session 9. Social Business Plan and Social Impact
•Social Business Planning
•Social Impact
Author:
Athanasios K. Devetzidis, M.Sc , M.A.
UnivSSE Coop member

Module 3. Economic and Social Aspects
Session 10. Social Franchising
•Expanding and replicating a successful social enterprise
Author:
Venetia Barbopoulou
MA - Member of People’s University of Social Solidarity Economy

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