Mobilniplus PPP staff – improving service quality in crisis situations

“Learning about and applying good practices in developing vocational education as a good alternative to general education through visits to Thuringia”

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The University of Agribusiness in Łomża is pleased to announce that in March 2021 it began implementing the project “MobilniPlus counselling centre staff – higher-quality services in crisis situations”.

Project implementation period: from 2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28

The project is aimed at staff of psychological and educational counselling centres who work directly with children, adolescents or young people experiencing or at risk of exclusion (up to the age of 25) in the Ostrołęka and Łomża subregions.

The project is co-financed by the EU under the KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME through the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy.

MAIN OBJECTIVE: to improve and develop the professional competences of psychological and educational counselling centre staff between March 2021 and February 2022 through study visits to Portugal for 40 people.

We invite people who:

• work in psychological and educational counselling centres (PPP) with children, adolescents or young people experiencing or at risk of exclusion (up to the age of 25),
• work in centres located in the following cities or counties: Łomża, Łomża County, Kolno County, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Zambrów County, Ostrołęka, Ostrołęka County, Maków County, Przasnysz County and Ostrów Mazowiecka County,
• have their employer’s consent and recommendation to participate in transnational mobility,
• commit to sharing the knowledge gained during mobility with their colleagues.

The project will include the following activities:

1. Participant mobility to Portugal, including study visits to institutions providing educational, therapeutic and socialisation services for young people. The planned study visit locations are Braga and Porto.

The aim of mobility is to learn new educational, therapeutic and socialisation methods in the changed circumstances arising from the coronavirus threat.

Organisational arrangements for mobility:

• visits by five groups averaging eight people each,
• five working days of mobility (Monday–Friday), eight hours per day,
• participants will be provided with local and international transport in Poland and Portugal, accommodation, meals, interpreting support and insurance.

PLANNED OUTLINE PROGRAMME:

• Day 1 – an organisational and introductory meeting at EduPlus, a discussion of the programme and an overview of the institutions/organisations to be visited; a visit to SYAJ – Associao Juvenil SYnergia to learn about intercultural, social and educational activities for young people that help improve their quality of life through education as a safeguard for a better and more secure future;
• Day 2 – a visit to SYnergia to learn about intercultural activities supporting the adoption and development of social, training and solidarity activities for young people;
• Day 3 – a visit to Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses to learn about initiatives and activities to maintain remote services and develop a safety contingency plan;
• Day 4 – a visit to Centro de Recursos para a Incluso to learn about working methods using individual education programmes;
• Day 5 – a visit to IRIS to learn about methods of including people at risk of social exclusion; a summary of the study visits at EduPlus and an exchange of knowledge and observations on the work of the institutions/organisations visited and the specific operation of counselling centres in Poland.

Each participant will be required to prepare an individual report presenting the knowledge and skills acquired.

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We are pleased to announce that all planned mobility activities were completed in accordance with the schedule. Despite difficulties with flight availability and changing pandemic restrictions, 40 counselling centre staff members learned about Portuguese institutions and their good practices in providing services for young people at risk of social exclusion under pandemic restrictions.

Planned mobility dates: 1. 26.06.2021–03.07.2021 – 2 groups 2. 03.07.2021–10.07.2021 – 2 groups 3. 10.07.2021–17.07.2021 – 1 group

Planned study visit programme:

• Day 1 – a visit to EduPlus, a discussion of the programme and an overview of the institutions/organisations to be visited;
• Day 1, continued – a visit to SYAJ – Associao Juvenil SYnergiay to learn about intercultural, social and educational activities for young people that help improve their quality of life through education as a safeguard for a better and more secure future;
• Day 2 – a visit to SYAJ – Associao Juvenil SYnergiay, continuing the study visit and learning about intercultural activities supporting the adoption and development of social, training and solidarity activities;
• Day 3 – a visit to Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses to learn about initiatives to maintain remote services and develop a safety contingency plan;
• Day 4 – a visit to Centro de Recursos para a Incluso to learn about working methods based on individual education programmes;
• Day 5 – a visit to IRIS to learn about methods of including people at risk of social exclusion in situations of isolation;
• Day 5, continued – a visit to EduPlus to summarise the study visits.

The planned visit programme may change due to the pandemic.

of application forms. We are pleased to announce that the substantive assessment of recruitment forms has been completed. Following the assessment, 40 people, including 2 men and 38 women, were selected to participate in the project. A further 14 people were placed on the reserve list. If a person on the main list withdraws, the next person on the reserve list with the highest score will be invited to participate. Information is also available in person or by telephone on 608319352. Congratulations to those selected.

procedure no. 1/PPP/2021/WSA was closed without selecting a tender.

of application forms. We are pleased to announce that the formal assessment has been completed. All 54 submitted forms qualified for substantive assessment.

We announce that by 30 April 2021, 54 recruitment forms had been received from 10 psychological and educational counselling centres in the project area. Thank you to everyone who expressed interest. The forms are currently undergoing formal assessment. If any omissions are identified, we will contact the person concerned directly in order to remedy them.

Interested applicants are invited to read the participation rules and submit recruitment forms.

The University of Agribusiness in Łomża is pleased to announce that in March 2021 it began implementing the project “MobilniPlus counselling centre staff – higher-quality services in crisis situations”.

The application submitted by WSA under call no. POWR.04.02.00-IZ.00-00-001/20 was accepted during negotiations, and the funding agreement with the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy is being signed.

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We invite people who:

• work in psychological and educational counselling centres (PPP) with children, adolescents or young people experiencing or at risk of exclusion (up to the age of 25),
• work in centres located in the following cities or counties: Łomża, Łomża County, Kolno County, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Zambrów County, Ostrołęka, Ostrołęka County, Maków County, Przasnysz County and Ostrów Mazowiecka County,
• have their employer’s consent and recommendation to participate in transnational mobility.

A total of 40 people will participate in the project. To take part, applicants must submit an application form to the project office with the following attachments:

• confirmation of employment at the counselling centre,
• the counselling centre director’s recommendation and consent.

Following formal and substantive assessment of the forms, a ranking list will be drawn up and the 40 people with the highest scores will be selected. Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on a reserve list. If a selected person withdraws, a person from the reserve list will take their place in order of score.

Recruitment stages:

1. Submit recruitment forms to the project office or email scans of paper documents to mobilnosci@mans.edu.pl by 30 April 2021.
2. Formal assessment of recruitment forms (pass/fail) against the following criteria:

• • belonging to the target group (working directly with the people specified in the eligibility criterion and being a counselling centre employee working in the project area),
  • completeness of documents,
  • a correctly completed recruitment form, with one opportunity to provide missing information.

1. Draw up a list of people meeting the formal recruitment criteria.
2. Substantive assessment of recruitment forms (scored) against the following criteria:

• • justification of the need to participate in mobility – up to 25 points,
  • barriers to accessing training – up to 10 points,
  • a description of how the knowledge gained during mobility will be shared with colleagues – up to 35 points.

1. Each candidate may obtain a maximum of 70 points.
2. Draw up a ranking list taking equal opportunities into account.
3. Select the 40 highest-ranked people from the target group and draw up a reserve list.
4. Each participant signs a support agreement with WSA.

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General provisions

1. These Rules set out the recruitment and participation arrangements for the project “MobilniPlus counselling centre staff – higher-quality services in crisis situations”.
2. The project is implemented by the University of Agribusiness in Łomża (the lead organisation), hereinafter referred to as WSA, and the transnational partner European Centre for Education and Skills Development, Lda, hereinafter referred to as EduPlus, from 2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28.
3. The project is co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.
4. The project office is located at the University of Agribusiness in Łomża, ul. Studencka 19, 18-400 Łomża.

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Project participants

1. The project is open to people who:

• • work in psychological and educational counselling centres (PPP) with children, adolescents or young people experiencing or at risk of exclusion (up to the age of 25),
  • work in centres located in the following cities or counties: Łomża, Łomża County, Kolno County, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Zambrów County, Ostrołęka, Ostrołęka County, Maków County, Przasnysz County and Ostrów Mazowiecka County,
  • have their employer’s consent and recommendation to participate in transnational mobility,
  • commit to sharing the knowledge gained during mobility with their colleagues. Participation requires submission of an Application Form and selection by the Project Coordinator.

1. Participation in the project begins on the date when support starts.
2. Project participants will be contacted by email or text message. Sending information by email or text message is deemed to constitute receipt of that information by the participant.

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Applications and recruitment

1. Recruitment follows the principles of equal opportunities for women and men and non-discrimination.
2. Participants are recruited on the basis of an Application Form. The Application Form is available from the project office and on the project website at www.mans.edu.pl/mobilniplusPPP.
3. Application Forms are accepted on paper, by post or in person at the project office.
4. Submitted Application Forms will be marked with the date of receipt, the signature of the person receiving them and an identification number used to register the candidate and identify them at subsequent recruitment stages. Identification numbers will be sent by email and text message after registration.
5. Candidates will be contacted by email or text message.
6. Submission of an Application Form does not mean that the candidate has been selected for the project.
7. Each recruitment procedure includes:
8. submission of Application Forms by the specified deadline. Application Forms received after the deadline will not be considered;
9. a formal assessment carried out using the Formal Assessment Sheet. Each candidate has one opportunity to complete missing information in their Application Form within 3 working days of being notified, if the form does not meet one of the following criteria:

• • the Application Form has been completed legibly and in full, and signed;
  • completeness of documents.

1. drawing up lists of applicants whose Application Forms passed or failed the formal assessment, and preparing a formal assessment record with attachments; informing candidates of the formal assessment results;
2. a substantive assessment carried out by a Team of Experts using the Individual Substantive Assessment Sheet, according to the following criteria:

• justification of the need to participate in mobility – up to 25 points,
• barriers to accessing training – up to 10 points,
• a description of how the knowledge gained during mobility will be shared with colleagues – up to 35 points.

1. compilation of the results by the Experts in the Summary Substantive Assessment Sheet, preparation of a ranking list in order of scores and a record of the meeting with attachments;
2. selection by the Project Coordinator of the 40 highest-ranked people from the target group and preparation of a reserve list.
3. notification of recruitment results by telephone, email or text message. Unsuccessful applicants may request in writing an explanation of the decision and their score. Candidates selected for the project will receive by email a participation agreement setting out the main participation rules. Each participant must print and sign the agreement, then send it or deliver it to the project office within 5 days of receipt.

The postmark date or the date of submission to the project office applies. If the participation agreement is not submitted by the deadline, the Project Coordinator will invite the next person on the reserve list.

1. If a participant withdraws, the Project Coordinator will invite the next person on the reserve list with the highest score.
2. If too few Application Forms are received by the application deadline, or their number does not allow the planned mobility groups to be formed, the Project Coordinator may submit the forms received for formal and substantive assessment. On the basis of the assessment results, the Coordinator will select applicants and refer them for support. In this case, WSA will extend the application deadline and assess further forms formally and substantively. The Coordinator will then fill the remaining places in accordance with these Rules.

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Participation rules

1. The project will provide the following forms of support:
2. a) Participant mobility to Braga (Portugal): study visits to institutions providing educational, therapeutic and socialisation services for young people. The planned study visit locations are Braga and Porto.

• • mobility will consist of five-day stays, eight hours per day, in groups averaging eight people;
  • participants will be provided with travel, meals, accommodation, interpreting support, local transport, health insurance and personal accident insurance;
  • participants will be able to indicate their preferred mobility dates from those proposed by WSA;
  • after participation, each participant will submit a report summarising their mobility, including good practices and solutions observed that could be used in their work, and identifying benefits for the host institution, using the template prepared by WSA;
  • after returning from mobility, participants will share the knowledge gained with staff at their counselling centre.

1. Each project participant undertakes to:
2. 1. comply with the project implementation principles set out in the participation rules;
   2. complete evaluation surveys and other necessary documents accurately during the project;
   3. participate actively in mobility;
   4. confirm their participation on the attendance list each day;
   5. take part in mobility once selected.

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Final provisions

1. These Rules are available from the project office and on the project website.
2. Matters not covered by these Rules will be resolved by the Project Coordinator.
3. WSA in Łomża reserves the right to amend these Rules.

Łomża, 01.03.2021

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The following schedule of study visits to Portugal has been agreed with the participants and the partner, EDUPLUS:

• Mobility dates: 26.06.2021–03.07.2021 – groups 1 and 2
• Mobility dates: 05.07.2021–09.07.2021 – groups 3 and 4
• Mobility dates: 12.07.2021–16.07.2021 – group 5

Planned study visit period: June 2021–February 2022.

Due to the pandemic, study visit dates will be agreed individually, taking into account flight availability and the legal and administrative requirements in Poland and the partner country, Portugal.

Study visits will take place in five groups averaging eight participants, by February 2022.

Planned study visit programme:

• Day 1 – a visit to EduPlus, a discussion of the programme and an overview of the institutions/organisations to be visited;
• Day 1, continued – a visit to SYAJ – Associao Juvenil SYnergiay to learn about intercultural, social and educational activities for young people that help improve their quality of life through education as a safeguard for a better and more secure future;
• Day 2 – a visit to SYAJ – Associao Juvenil SYnergiay, continuing the study visit and learning about intercultural activities supporting the adoption and development of social, training and solidarity activities;
• Day 3 – a visit to Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses to learn about initiatives to maintain remote services and develop a safety contingency plan;
• Day 4 – a visit to Centro de Recursos para a Incluso to learn about working methods based on individual education programmes;
• Day 5 – a visit to IRIS to learn about methods of including people at risk of social exclusion in situations of isolation;
• Day 5, continued – a visit to EduPlus to summarise the study visits.

Due to the pandemic, the visit programme may change while retaining its substantive scope and organisational arrangements.

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Interested people are invited to contact the project office:

• in person:

at the University of Agribusiness in Łomża, ul. Studencka 19, from 09:00 to 12:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Room 405

• by telephone: (86) 216 94 97
• email: mobilnosci@mans.edu.pl

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