The First Joint Online Event of the Three Communities of Practice
| We are pleased to invite you to the first joint online event of the three Communities of Practice: CoP on Employment, Education and Skills; Material Support; and Migrant Integration. This event will take place online on Thursday, 20 March 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET via MS Teams. The Peer Review will explore synergies between material support and skills training and related services in reducing poverty and the social exclusion of migrants and other persons in vulnerable situations. We will discuss how to design such programmes effectively and how to tap into possible synergies between material support and integration services to benefit various disadvantaged groups under ESF+. |
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March 20, Thursday
| Time (CET) | Topic and speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:45 - 10:00 |
Technical Set-Up
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| 10:00 - 10:05 |
Opening and Welcome
Rasa Micevičienė,
Coordinator of the CoP on Employment, Education and Skills
Neringa Poškutė,
Head of the European Competence Centre for Social Innovation, European Social Fund Agency
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| 10:05 - 10:15 |
Overview of the Joint Event
Ágota Scharle,
Lead thematic expert of the CoP on Employment, Education and Skills
Erika Borg,
Thematic expert of the CoP on Migrant Integration
Rimgailė Baltutė,
Lead thematic expert of the CoP on Material Support
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| 10:15 - 10:50 |
Synergies in Everyday Practices: Three Examples from the Field
Les Restos du Coeur, France - Estelle Tovoli,
Institutional relations officer
Mercearia Social Sabura, Lisbon, Portugal - Ana Mansoa, Executive Director of Centro Padre Alves Correia (CEPAC) ,
Mariana Hancock, Communication and Advocacy Officer
Lahti Diaconia Foundation, Finland - Riikka Flink,
Project manager
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| 10:50 - 11:05 |
Q&A Session
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| 11:05 - 11:35 |
Breakout Session
During the breakout session we will discuss cross-cutting questions with representatives of the three good practices we heard.
GROUP 1: Can material support foster participation in training or other integration services,
and how does it need to be adapted to be inclusive to all groups in need?
Facilitators: Márton Csillag & Rimgailė Baltutė,
GROUP 2: What are the advantages of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in delivering complex,
flexible, person-centered services? How can Managing authorities foster cooperation between public agencies and NGOs to tap into the synergies of joined-up service provision?
Facilitators: Erika Borg & Ágota Scharle,
GROUP 3: How to organise the joined provision of material support,
training and other integration services to ensure they are more accessible and inclusive to material support users, migrants and other vulnerable communities?
Facilitators: Jörg Markowitsch & Angela Frigo,
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| 11:35 - 11:45 |
Overview of Three CoP’s
Jörg Markowitsch,
Thematic expert of the CoP on Employment, Education and Skills
Aistė Adomavičienė,
Thematic expert of the CoP on Material Support
Erika Borg,
Thematic expert of the CoP on Migrant Integration
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| 11:45 - 11:55 |
Key Findings from the Breakout Session
Ágota Scharle,
Lead thematic expert of the CoP on Employment, Education and Skills
Rimgailė Baltutė,
Lead thematic expert of the CoP on Material Support
Angela Frigo,
Thematic expert of the CoP on Material Support
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| 11:55 - 12:00 |
Closing Remarks
Aurélien Mornon Afonso,
Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
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