About the Project

Project Information

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What reasons led to our project?

Global financial crises and an increasingly aging population cause high unemployment rates with an increased number of disadvantageous people in the labour market.

Within that context, disabilities acquired in adult life have become a significant issue in the working-age population.

Disabled people’s employment is generally a precarious situation such that more than 30% of disabled persons who had employed previously leave their jobs because of their disabilities.

Especially, people who became disabled in adult life face difficulties as job seekers in the market and suffer from long-term unemployment. Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021- 2030 adopted by European Commission in March 2021, aims to ensure that all persons with disabilities, regardless of their sex, ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, or sexual orientation, have equal opportunities, equal access to participate in society and economy.

However, both in Türkiye and the EU, training materials and career counseling services aiming to reintegrate people who became disabled in adult life into the job market are limited.

Existing implementations are focused on medical aspects of disabilities without covering the social and economic aspects of the reintegration into the workforce process.

The goal of the project

As Osmangazi Public Education Center, we aim to foster the employability of disabled adults, new skills that are compatible with the increasingly digitalized economy must be acquired. Consequently, the project will empower disabled adults with a low level of skills by producing digital skills training materials and career counseling services to build confidence, develop skills and competencies through in-formal and non-formal learning.

The specific objectives of the project are:

  1. To create tailored digital literacy and peer learning training modules that are accessible to disabled adults with varying levels of skills and abilities.
  2. To design and develop training materials and methods that are adaptive and inclusive, catering to the specific needs of disabled adults.
  3. To develop an online platform specifically designed for disabled adults. This platform should serve as a central hub where participants can access a wide range of digital skills courses, ranging from beginner to advanced levels, tailored to accommodate various disabilities. Features of the platform should include:
  4. To collaborate with local businesses, non-profits, and government agencies to create internship, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities for program participants.