The European Alliance for Apprenticeships is a multi-stakeholder initiative steered by the European Commission. The originator of the pledge is solely responsible for implementing the actions outlined in the pledge.
Description of the Organisation:IFOM (Institute for Training, Employment and Mobile learning) is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) centre that strongly believes in and fosters work-based learning, mobile learning, apprenticeships and vocational trainings schemes both at local and European level. IFOM aims to foster quality improvements and excellence in education and training, focusing especially on those that have less chance to find a job. IFOM uses training and mobility as tools to foster employability and reduce the skills gap between education and the labour market. IFOM is active both, at national and at international level where it cooperates with like-minded organizations to foster youth employability and to improve the quality of education and training through developing innovative learning paths and methods and through implementing learning mobility schemes. IFOM main activity is to provide VET opportunities both to young people and professionals especially teachers and trainers. IFOM establishes apprenticeships and traineeships schemes focusing especially on vocational students, apprentices and young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs). IFOM organises high-quality and tailored work experience for its students, for the students of fellow Italian and European institutions and for NEETs. IFOM designs and organises in-service training courses and structured training events for teachers and trainers in order to support the educational staff to improve their competences and the quality of education provided by acquiring transversal skills and specific knowledge on innovative teaching methods and practices. IFOM runs entrepreneurship education projects with specific focus on social entrepreneurship. IFOM is a cooperative and it's associated to LegaCoop (National Cooperatives and Mutual societies Union) that is the biggest and oldest Cooperatives' federation.
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