END GBV in VET

Objectives of the project

(1) Creation of VET learners awareness raising and knowledge acquisition through experiential and interactive training material.

(2) Inform the educators, staff and parents with material developed to counter GBV for VET.

(3) Model in-VET-school Office as a full Service for tackling GBV and first response in cases of complaint, while a complaint mechanism is going to be included. GBV first response support offices are going to be established (in VET schools).

(4) Increased engagement of men and boys in tackling gender-based violence against women and supporting the development of non-violent relationships, since we aim at the awareness raising.

(5) Development of VET Gender Action plans including GBV.

Expected Results

Quantitative indicators: 48 interviews (6*8 per country) and 8 FG with 48 (4-6 participants each) participants in total, 16 best practices 2 selected per country, 1 national needs assessment, Gender Action plans, 1 Office to END GBV in VET/VET, 250 of students trained, 150 educators and 50 parents informed, awareness raising campaign, 8 national events with 30 attendees each, 1 final event with 100 attendees.

Qualitative indicators: Learners involved declaring an increase on their knowledge on addressing GBV methodologies, equality standards and procedures, available tools; % of trainers and parents involved in the training activities declaring positive changes.

Project Activities

WP1 deals with the overall Project Management, Quality Assurance and Evaluation where it encompasses the project Initiation and Project Team Set Up, the overall assessment process, the Monitoring and Reporting.

WP2 builds a comparative approach on disparities among and within participating countries related to BGV in VET, through desk research, primary data collection through Focused discussions and questionnaires and selection of existing best practices on addressing incidents of GBV in educational institutes. This package aims to establish a needs assessment and policy recommendations that will feed the trainings, the pilot operation of the service and the dissemination activities.

WP3 structure the guidelines to support cases of GBV in VET. Thus, VET student, educators, staff and interested parents will be selected and get trained and informed on matters related to GBV prevention in education in order to address it in the future. They will act as multipliers and contacts for students. A guide will be established as a reference point for future interested people to see how GBV can be addressed when occurs.

WP4 is the innovative aspect of the END_GBVinVET project since it will design and pilot of the END-GBV operational offices, the full service for provision of information, consultation, training and support for any actions relevant to GBV in the VET premises. It will pilot operate the model service in situ (framework, operation, functionality, staff, monitoring), an online model service to record incidents of GBV in VET, inform students, teachers and parents and include information of the reference agencies, laws, NGOs for support, access to training and project material.

WP5 will bring the END_GBVinVET project in front of the general public and the relevant stakeholders. It will create the synergies through networking, dissemination and exploitation of the project results. A detailed Dissemination and Exploitation Plan will be developed, stakeholders will get involved and engages and awareness raising campaigns and events will be organised.