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Third Sector International (3Si) is a training centre based in Seville, Spain, that is dedicated to the social, economic and cultural integration of young people across Europe. We have over ten years of experience in delivering programmes that seek to improve employability, develop social networks and promote cultural integration. 3Si collaborates with a range of partners to carry out its activities, including more than 200 employers in Spain and over 30 educational institutions around Europe.

The European Education and Learning Institute -EELI operates all over the island of Crete Greece, its base is in the city of Rethymno located in the centre of Crete. It is a Lifelong Learning Centre (KDVM 1), certified by EOPPEP (National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance/ Hellenic Ministry of Education).

EELI offers services in a wide range of community programmes aiming to actively contribute to the lifelong learning of people of all ages and strengthen cooperation in education throughout Europe. It deeply embraces the idea that people just never stop learning and through its work and its international network, EELI promotes research, regional development and cohesion, the development of transnational partnerships and European projects and skills to upgrade professional qualifications.

The Hallgarten Franchetti Centro Studi Villa Montesca Foundation (FCSVM) is internationally renowned for top quality research and training in teacher training, information technology and communication, education for European integration and regional cooperation in the field of education and culture at local, regional and European level. The Foundation has a vast experience in managing interdisciplinary project teams composed of researchers from Universities and other educational organisations. It has an important role at regional, national and European level in the development and promotion of lifelong learning as a tool for improving and strengthening social and work opportunities. The aim of its activities is to help establish an efficient educational system which can help to overcome the barriers to education/training, speed up the recognition of learning outcomes achieved in formal, informal and non-formal approaches in order to encourage active participation in the learning process also by those people who, owing to marginalization, may be excluded from it.

Capacity Ireland is a not for profit company limited by guarantee training provider focusing on delivering vocational training courses and providing organisational development and capacity building support for community groups and voluntary sector organisations.

Capacity Ireland offers a range of vocational qualifications for the Digital Media, Community Development, Creative Industries and Energy Efficiency sectors, as well as Literacy, Numeracy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Information Communication and Technology for both young people and adults. We specialise in teaching within small group settings or on a one-to-one basis and our services are targeted at people who are disadvantaged within the education system or labour market for a variety of reasons.

Synopsis Practice is an international regeneration consultancy based in Lisbon, Portugal. Its main aim is to support the social, economic and cultural integration of young people in the region and from different countries around Europe. Employability programmes, VET courses and other training schemes are the main tools that the organisation use to improve lives and places. They have wide-ranging experience of the Erasmus+ programme and have worked with organisations and sustainable businesses from several sectors, including ecotourism, catering and hospitality. Synopsis has received around 1200 Erasmus+ participants since it was founded. Every participant receives language support from Synopsis, as the company also functions as a language centre in the capital. It provides Portuguese language courses (A1 to C1) as part of the Erasmus+ programme, enabling mobility students to improve their language skills alongside their use of the OLS.