Competitive Regions and Employability of Adults through Education (CREATE)

Title	Competitive Regions and Employability of Adults through Education
Abbreviation	CREATE
Programme	Erasmus+

1. Niedersächischer Bund für freie Erwachsenenbildung e.V. (NBEB) (Germany) (lead partner)
2. Kultusministerium Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany)
3. Vysocina Education (Czech Republic)
4. Adriatic Ionian Euroregion (AIE) (Croatia)
5. National University of Ireland Maynooth (Ireland)
6. Insitit de Haute Formation aux Politiques Communautaires asbl (IHF) (Belgium)
7. IDP European Consultants (Italy)
8. Internet Web Solutions SL (Spain)
9. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)

Project objectives

CREATE originates from the need to identify and exploit success factors to improve effectiveness and impact of AE with the overall objective of reducing geographic disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes across and within EU regions. CREATE’ will enhance policy formulation and promote evidence-based AE policy and practice, also by further aligning strategy, policy and funding of AE.

Activities

1. Benchmark and comparatively assess AE policies for regional development.
2. Extrapolate best practices, lessons learned, effective policy options and tools.
3. Build CREATE ToolBox for policy makers on how to embed AE in regional economic development strategies.
4. Organise transnational meetings.

Results

1. A cost-efficient and resource-effective online interactive platform that is relevant and user-friendly for the policy makers at regional and local level as well as the general public.
2. A series of user-friendly, professional and useful policy tools for policy makers to adapt and adopt in their respective policy and territorial contexts.
3. Online multilanguage toolbox to help users identifying opportunities for enhanced local strategies of socio-economic development.

Budget

Total budget: 299 949,00 EUR

Vidzeme Planning Region: 27 567,00 EUR

Implementation period

01.11.2017. – 31.10.2019.

Contacts

Maija Rieksta
Mob. tel.: +371 26099521
e-mail: maija.rieksta@vidzeme.lv