Bridging the Gap aims to bridge the gap that exists in VET provision for the enterprise skills that creative young people need to enter and thrive in the labour market of Europe’s fast-growing creative economy. The project will fill this gap by strengthening the occupational profile and the professional development of Creative Enterprise Mentors and seeks to make an impact in providing innovative solutions to the social, geographical and economic barriers faced by disadvantaged young people at a time of high youth unemployment, through fostering creative enterprise skills.
The project proposes that creative enterprise skills offer a valid and innovative solution for many young people facing acute challenges in entering the labour market following the consequences of the 2008 economic crash. It focuses on the professional development of the newly emerging role of the Creative Enterprise Mentor.
Planned project outcomes
An Occupational Profile and Competence Standards validating the new emerging role of a CE Mentor
A set of Learning Outcomes for professional development of the role aligned to EQF
A dynamic Network Roadmap of communication tools and resources used by CE Mentors
A Modular Curriculum providing innovative enterprise Learning Resources specifically designed for mentors, youth workers, tutors, trainers and coaches, tailored to the needs of the CCIs.
A User Experience Compendium for CE Mentors
An online Open Educational Resource making the curriculum programme and learning materials accessible
A web-enabled Guidance Handbook for the Creative Enterprise Mentor
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The role of a mentor in helping the mentee establish and develop their own business, taking into account the specificity of the creative industries and the cultural sector
Modern times require completely different relationships in mentoring processes, relationships more focused on designing the mentee’s own business activities.
An online learning environment for Creative Enterprise Mentors is emerging
The BtG project is centred on supporting professional development of the emerging role of the Creative Enterprise Mentor. This has involved defining the scope of a role whose emergence reflects the fast-changing and dynamic nature of the creative industries. As a...
A short animated video to introduce our project
Our partner ARTeria created a short animated video presentation of Bridging the Gap. Watch it inside the article.
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