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EPIS: empowering young people to realize their potential through Education

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SOCIAL INCLUSION CALL 2006 “… um compromisso cívico, um compromisso para a inclusão social, no sentido de se romper com o conformismo e o comodismo de relegar para o Estado a solução do problema.”

Presidente da República Assembleia da República, 25 de Abril de 2006

EPIS WAS BORN AS AN ANSWER In September 2006, EPIS founding fathers focused its mission on promoting social inclusion of young people through Education: - Reducing early school leaving - Reducing school failure - Promoting vocational coaching and professional inclusion

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EPIS = empowering young people to realize their potential through education and professional training

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EPIS programs

Mediators for school success

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Vocações EPIS – vocational coaching and professional training and inclusion

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EPIS programs

Mediators for school success

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Vocações EPIS – vocational coaching and professional training and inclusion

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V. N. Famalicão Matosinhos Paredes (2.º C) Porto (2.º C) Estarreja (2.º C) Oliveira do Bairro

Amadora Loures

Campo Maior Sesimbra (2.º C) Seixal Setúbal Évora Grândola (2.º C) Odemira

Pampilhosa Serra (2.º C) Figueira da Foz

São Brás Alportel

19 municipalities 69 schools 2 Training Centers IEFP 3 schools in Europe 84 mediators 26 trainers IEFP Estimate: 5.000 students • 4.200 3.º Ciclo • 500 2.º Ciclo • 96 1.º Ciclo • 102 IEFP • 24 RESLEA

Pico

Eslovénia Hungria Reino Unido

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Further dissemination in 2014/15 with MEC and for Azores and Madeira

Mediators for school success 2014

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360º intervention model

STUDENT

SCHOOL (Teachers

and peers)

TERRITORY*

FAMILY

MEDIATOR

* Includes home, neighbourhood, and local social network: municipalities, social security, healthcare, courts, …

NON-UNIVERSAL • Focus on students at risk, 10-15 • Screening quantitative model based on four groups of factors: student, family (Apgar index), school, territory (Graffar index) • ≃ 30% selected PROFESSIONAL AND FULL-TIME • Full time mediators • Academy and coaching on the field • 2-3 years of work with students “OUT OF CLASSROOM” • Targets: student, teachers, family, others • Locals: school and home • Content: non-cognitive skills mainly RESULTS DRIVEN • Performance appraisal every term • Outcomes analysis every year

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Empowering students on non-cognitive skills, out-of-class, to improve school performance: 1. Conscientiousness: to be organized, responsible and

hardworking 2. Openness to experience 3. Extraversion 4. Agreeableness 5. Emotional stability

Examples: To have ambition and plans for life To know how to behave in each situation Time management and study methods Managing anxiety, stress and uncertainty Discover talents and vocations

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Empowering modules example

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5 consecutive years with improvements in school success for EPIS students

+257 Novos Bons Alunos

+209 Novos Bons Alunos

+147 Novos Bons Alunos

+879 Novos Bons Alunos

+195 Novos Bons Alunos

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Higher school performance (2nd term grades comparison 2014 vs 13)

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International recognition

2012-2013 RESLEA-Reducing early school leaving European project managed by Catholic University. EPIS model is the reference methodology for pilots in schools of UK, Hungary and Slovenia

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“REDUCING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING: KEY MESSAGES AND POLICY SUPPORT”, November 2013 EPIS was included in this report as a good practice in promoting school success

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EPIS programs

Mediators for school success

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Vocações EPIS – vocational coaching and professional training and inclusion

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Vocações EPIS in 2013

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Professional interships

Volunteers from EPIS Associates

Students profiting from

coaching (pairing)

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Students in “Route of the

vocations”

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Vocações EPIS in 2013

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Professional interships

Volunteers from EPIS Associates

Students profiting from

coaching (pairing)

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Students in “Rota das Vocações”

To date, 2014 56 40

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EPIS Volunteering program

João Ramalho, 18 anos, 9.º ano Começou a ser acompanhado pela EPIS em Outubro de 2012, pelo Mediador Nuno Palma (Professor do MEC), na ES Sebastião da Gama, em Setúbal. Simultaneamente, integrou o primeiro grupo de 20 alunos a ser acompanhado por voluntários da SAPEC, onde fez “parelha” com Paulo Santos Após um ano de trabalho, teve de novo sucesso na escola em 2013. Depois de 2 estágios na SAPEC Agro, foi integrado nos quadros da empresa. Pensa voltar a estudar, para atingir os seus objetivos de crescimento profissional

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“Rota das Vocações” – nationwide tour awarding best students

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“Rota das Vocações” – visiting companies

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“Rota das Vocações” – broadening horizons

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“Rota das Vocações” – having fun

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“Rota das Vocações” – visiting parliament

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EPIS internships

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Antigo aluno da EB23 Cardoso Lopes, na Amadora, onde terminou o 7.º ano em 2006, manteve sempre o contacto com antigos professores Iniciou em Dezembro de 2013 um estágio profissional financiado pela EPIS, na empresa GNC – Gás Natural e Climatização, na área de manutenção de tubagens no Metro de Lisboa (à noite). O seu mentor é António Jorge Duarte, aqui presente também Já se inscreveu num Centro do IEFP para fazer um curso profissional na área de trabalho e obter equivalência ao 9.º ano

Carlos Gomes, 24 anos, 7.º ano de escolaridade

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Thank you!