The overall objective of the project is to increase the employment of tertiary and non-university graduates, with a focus on the economic sectors with competitive potential and the fields of smart specialisation, as a result of the access of 341 students from the implementation regions of the project to a package of entrepreneurial formative activities. The project will contribute to the achievement of the specific objective of the programme and call by providing an entrepreneurial training programme and developing the relevant knowledge and skills for a number of 341 people, in order to set up and start up 13 enterprises and create at least 65 jobs. By organising and running professional training services, internships, personalised counseling/consultance/mentorate services, the aim is to reduce the time period from graduation to employment of graduates, as well as the development of economic sectors with competitive potential identified according to CNS and areas of smart specialisation according to SNCDI. The objective of the project contributes directly to the major POCU objective, supporting the development of human resources by acquiring professional skills and lifelong learning, by facilitating the transition of 341 students from school to active life. Thus, it aims to reduce poverty and social exclusion by qualifying the workforce and facilitating its access to a competitive labour market. Human resource development is one of the fundamental elements of increasing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, being the pillar of social inclusion and the fight against poverty. The project will produce positive long-term effects by contributing to the sustainable development of the implementation regions, by setting up and developing 13 enterprises and creating at least 65 jobs. Through all these measures, the project aims to increase the employment rate of graduates in line with the needs of the labor market, as well as to raise their awareness of the entrepreneurial culture and facilitate the insertion into the labor market of graduates.
