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OVERCOME is an Erasmus+ project aiming to enhance low-skilled adults’ competencies and support their inclusion in the labour market and society by reinforcing their employability skills and psychological capacities. The project is funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union and Movetia, the Swiss National Agency for Exchange and Mobility. The following six organisations […]

As the OVERCOME project is coming to an end, its Final Conference was held on the 8th of November 2022, at the Adam House, in London. Representatives from the partnering organisations presented to a live and an online audience the outcomes of the project, as well as its key aims and objectives, engaging the target

After implementing the pilots for the courses and the feedback from the participants, both professionals and Low Skilled Adults, the platform’s content is adapted and tailored to their needs! On this platform, you can find the training course for Low Skilled Adults and Professionals (Coaches, Adult Educators, Career Counselors, Psychologists etc.). You can visit the

The first phase of the pilots was conducted in three groups because the participants (psychologists, career counsellors, youth trainers/professionals, educators) have different time schedules and slots, so it wasn’t easy to organise one session for all of them. During the training, we presented to the participants the core elements of the OVERCOME project: Employability Skills,

On the 6th and 7th of June, the 2nd Transnational Partners’ Meeting took place in Athens, Greece. The Hellenic Association of Positive Psychology (HAPPSY) hosted the rest of the partners. During the meeting, the partners discussed the final adaptations for the online educational platform, the implementation of the pilots for the training for Low Skilled

A pilot implementation for the course for Low Skilled Adults was implemented in the UK at the Canary Wharf offices on the 3rd of June 2022. In total, 22 young people participated in the event. The participants had the chance to attend a seminar in which we presented the project, its stages and steps of

On the 22nd of March 2022, the first Transnational Partners’ Meeting took place. Due to travel restrictions still in effect, the meeting was held online. CARDET and Institute of Development (IoD), in collaboration with Canary Wharf Consulting, hosted and coordinated the meeting. During the meeting, the partners discussed the finalization of the training for Low

Following the training course for professionals, the course for Low Skilled Adults and/or long-term unemployed is now ready and available on our platform! This course includes five modules (1. Employability Skills, 2. Hope and Optimism, 3. Efficacy and Character Strengths, 4. Resilience and 5. Sense of Meaning and Purpose). This course aims to help the

The training course for professionals is finalized and available on our platform! This course includes five modules (1. Employability Skills, 2. Hope and Optimism, 3. Efficacy and Character Strengths, 4. Resilience and 5. Sense of Meaning and Purpose). It consists of exercises and individual activities the professional can use when collaborating with Low Skilled Adults

The Kick-Off Meeting took place online on the 3rd of February 2021. It was hosted by the coordinator Canary Wharf Consulting, During the meeting, the partners got to know each other, discussed the project’s first steps and presented the recommended approach for each Intellectual Output and activities of the project.