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Promoting circular economy employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people in rural communities

About

C-ENTRY promotes youth employment and entrepreneurship in rural areas by empowering young people with the capabilities to create co-working and start-up incubators exploiting the opportunities provided by the Circular Economy.

Focussing on the specific sectors of furniture making, agri-business, and construction, C-ENTRY explores the opportunities that exist for young people to either gain employment or create employment.

Through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), access to a range of interactive learning resources focused on circular economy skills, business development competences, and transversal skills – 21^st century skills sought-after by young people is available across Europe.

The C-ENTRY project is utilising Europe’s Circular Economy Action Plan as a framework for project development to ensure we contribute to sustainable growth within Europe.

Learning Materials

The C-ENTRY partners are collaborating together throughout the term of the project to produce the following innovative learning materials:

Circular Economy Sectorial Assessment Methodology
Toolkit of Interactive Infographics
C-ENTRY Virtual Learning Environment

Circular Economy Sectorial Assessment Methodology

The C-ENTRY self-assessment tool can be used within organisations to evaluate the degree to which CE policies have been adopted. The tool assesses operations against 5 key indicators, namely: Resources, Waste, Energy, Emissions, and Innovation.

Toolkit of Interactive Infographics

The Toolkit of 12 Interactive Infographics address thematic components identified by young people as key learning areas to support their sustainable entrepreneurship development based on circular economy principles.Embedded within a non-formal learning approach, the Interactive Infographics promote:

1.) Circular Economy Knowledge – Opportunities in the Rural Economy;

2.) Business Skills – Entrepreneurial Mindset;

3.) Transversal Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and media literacy.

To access this suite of Interactive Infographics in English, Romanian, Lithuanian, Greek and Italian, please visit: https://centry-platform.ro/.

C-ENTRY Virtual Learning Environment

Established as a dedicated web-based platform, the VLE provides access to information, resources, best practices, initiatives, news, and events to give young people the opportunity to network and engage in peer learning.
The ultimate goal is to enable young people with creative ideas to establish circular economy initiatives in rural communities.

Our Partners

C-ENTRY Project Team comprises six organisations from Romania, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Lithuania working together to achieve the project aims and delivered the expected results. Within the project team, there is a good balance between NGOs providing education and training to young people and companies that have implemented successful projects in the field of education and the Circular Economy previously.

All six organisations have substantial previous experience in implementing EU projects with solid backgrounds in training, entrepreneurship, business consulting and support. All organisations have well established links within local communities and to the target groups who will ultimately benefit from the project’s activities.

C-ENTRY has been funded with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme. The C-ENTRY project commenced in January 2022 and will run until January 2024.