EMPLOI Objectives
- To provide a dynamic and interactive network open to a wide range of relevant stakeholders (from institutions, organisations, employers) in order to facilitate sharing knowledge and expertise, best practice, contacts.
- Via this network, to debate on relevant issues to enable policy makers and major stakeholders to understand the views of our affiliates on issues relating to employability, career service provision, and internships.
- To pro-actively seek interaction with employers of all kinds in order to better understand their needs and to share issues and relevant information which could help improve cooperation between employers and the education sector.
- To engage positively with other organisations working in this field, in order to share our experience and networks for the best interest of all our stakeholders.
- To promote best practice in the organisation of internships, careers service provision and employability skills training and to offer formal and informal training in these areas.
- To promote the internship concept and strive to ensure that our members have all the tools they need for their students to able to benefit from some kind of work experience during their education.
- To provide a forum for consultation on all kinds of issues related to identifying and managing internships, with particular regard for:
- Quality assurance
- Assessment and evaluation
- Legal status
- Administrative obstacles (visa’s insurance)
- Disseminate information on national regulations (e.g. immigration, taxation, social security, insurance)
- Resources for identifying placements
- Programmes and funding