O4YEL – Supporting Educational and Social Inclusion of Early School Leavers and Youth at Risc of Early Leaving through Mechanisms of Orientation and Tutorial Action

The O4YEL project aims at developing, implementing and evaluating innovative strategies and practices to orient and guide young people at risk of leaving the formal (general and vocational) education system before completion, i.e. without leaving certificates. In particular, tutorial measures are developed and implemented which are capable of promoting the inclusive education of young people and contributing to the prevention of dropping out of school and/or training. Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, British and German partners are working together in the project consortium.

The O4YEL project aims at developing, implementing and evaluating innovative strategies and practices to orient and guide young people at risk of leaving the formal (general and vocational) education system before completion, i.e. without leaving certificates. In particular, tutorial measures are developed and implemented which are capable of promoting the inclusive education of young people and contribute to the prevention of dropping out of school and/or training. Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, British and German partners are working together in the project consortium.

To achieve these goals, the following tasks will be carried out during the project run:

• Diagnosis of causes and identification of factors that increase the risk of early leaving the education system;
• Development, implementation and evaluation of guidance measures for young people in order to prevent early leaving the education system;
• Support stakeholders and involved actors (teachers, trainers, educators) in engaging with young people who have left the education system early or who are at risk of doing so;
• Setting up learning networks;
• Support educational institutions in promoting the social integration of young people who leave the education system early or are at risk of doing so.