The two year project aims to identify and promote successful joint approaches of social partners in ensuring the full inclusion of persons with special needs in education systems and education policies (focusing on education personnel and leadership of education institutions), as well as to evaluate the current policies and practices, resulting in a concrete set of proposals and recommendations for national member organisations, employers in education, education authorities and governments. The initiative is carried out by the ETUCE and EFEE in partnership with education trade unions and employer organisations from Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Germany, Ireland, and France.

Funding

This project is funded with support from the European Commission.

1,5-day-long training seminars will be held in: 

  • Paris, France (June 2025); 
  • Lisbon, Portugal (September 2025) 

Seminar participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss the research and country visits outcomes, build the knowledge and capacity of social partners on the topic of inclusion of persons with special needs in education, exchange good practices, and discuss the draft guidelines on how to promote effective inclusion of persons with special needs in the education system and education policies through joint social partner initiatives at national, regional and local level.