Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

Programme 2007 - 2013 2 SEAS (FR-UK-BE-NL)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

GAPS aims to enhance and improve employment within the 2 Seas area by developing new skills and strategies for young people. The project gathers together 3 local authorities - Brighton and Hove, Medway and Rotterdam, each facing rising youth unemployment rates. Young people in these areas risk suffering from long-term unemployment and social exclusion. Of particular note for employers across the 2 Seas area is the absence of soft/life skills in many of the young people they recruit. The GAPS project activities will achieve the following aims through: - Closer dialogue with employers to develop innovative new strategies that address employers’ skills needs and inspire confidence for employers to engage with young people. - Cross-border work placements of up to three months, which include language training, promoting the value of such an exercise to both young people and employers. - Creation of a web portal that will host and facilitate GAPS project activities, during and after its lifetime, acting as an on-line recruitment resource to advertise work placements and job opportunities.

Website: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

What are the key results of the project? Forging stronger links between the partnerships for the long term and understanding and sharing knowledge and expertise in our current systems of working. - Creating employment and raising the skills of young people across borders. - Work placements will give young people the additional ’life skills’ such as self reliance, confidence, motivation, communication & team work they need to bridge the gap between their qualification/experience and what an employer is seeking in a future employee. - Increase in employer’s image of and participation in work placements as a high value activity with positive business benefits. Are all partners and territories benefitting from the results? The target groups benefitting from the project are: local authorities, universities, vocational colleges, work based training providers & employers both large and SME’s & GAPS observers. The final beneficiaries are: Graduates, apprentices, young entrepreneurs, young people not in employment, education & training. Employers: Including American Express, Legal & General, National Health Service, Sussex wide Councils, Thales, Nokia, BAE systems, Vestas, Gurit, Stannah Lifts, Pall Europe, Hillier Nurseries, BAE Systems, Delphi Diesel Systems,Sound Ideas Essential Install, Fabricsmart, Gainwell Futures, Tribeca Technology, Object Trading, The Fountain Workshop, Bedfont Scientific Limited, Imprexa Computer Services. Benefits to territory: Creating employment and raising the skills of young people across borders, such as self reliance, confidence, motivation, communication & team work they need to bridge the gap between their qualification/experience and what an employer is seeking in a future employee. What are the effects / outcomes for the territories involved? Sharing successful existing skills & employment strategies reducing youth unemployment and working in partnership by developing cross border skills & employment strategies. Young people will benefit from this scheme and increase their chances of finding long term employment in the future. Improving economic development in each partner area. Boosting business support and resources for employers. Creating long term legacy of project and opening up avenues of employment on a European wide level. Over 30% of employers (300) are expected to host work placements and over 600 young people to commence an apprenticeship over the projects life time. Each partner will update their current employment strategies based on the shared learning gained from the GAPS partnership. Providing equality of opportunity for all young people and increasing international mobility.

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Labour market and employment Education and training

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Medway Council

Address: ME4 4TR Chatham, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

ADICE - Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Citoyennes et Européennes

Name: ADICE - Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Citoyennes et Européennes

Address: 59100 Roubaix, France

Legal status: n/a

ROC Albeda College

Name: ROC Albeda College

Address: 3071AL Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Stichting voor educatie en beroepsonderwijs Zadkine

Name: Stichting voor educatie en beroepsonderwijs Zadkine

Address: 3000 BL Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

IRFA-APISUP

Name: IRFA-APISUP

Address: 80037 AMIENS, France

Legal status: n/a

Hampshire Economic Partnership

Name: Hampshire Economic Partnership

Address: SO16 7NP Southampton, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

City College Brighton & Hove

Name: City College Brighton & Hove

Address: BN4 1FA Brighton, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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ADICE - Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Citoyennes et Européennes

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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ROC Albeda College

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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Stichting voor educatie en beroepsonderwijs Zadkine

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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IRFA-APISUP

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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Medway Council

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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Hampshire Economic Partnership

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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City College Brighton & Hove

Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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Summary

Project name (EN): Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

Project acronym: GAPS

Project start date: 2011-06-01

Project end date: 2014-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 505 395.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 252 697.00

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2007 - 2013 2 SEAS (FR-UK-BE-NL)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-04-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

109 / 109 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

722 / 722 (100%)

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Filling the GAPS (Graduate and Apprenticeship Placement Scheme)

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