{"id":51201,"date":"2026-08-10T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samiedu.fi\/?post_type=project&#038;p=51201"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:03:02","slug":"grow-generating-real-entrepreneurship-opportunities-for-youth-neet","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/samiedu.fi\/en\/project\/grow-generating-real-entrepreneurship-opportunities-for-youth-neet\/","title":{"rendered":"GROW &#8211; Generating Real Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Youth NEET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GROW &#8211; Generating Real Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Youth NEET<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GROW improves the position of 16\u201325-year-olds who are outside work and education in Finland and Estonia. The project offers participants entrepreneurship and work-life skills and supports them in recognizing their own strengths and competencies. The background of the project is the worrying situation of young people in both countries. In Estonia, especially the dropout rate among 17-year-olds is high, and in South Savo, the proportion of unemployed young people without training exceeds the national level. GROW responds to this challenge by strengthening skills, supporting employment, encouraging entrepreneurship, and preventing exclusion from the&nbsp;labour&nbsp;market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.5.2026-31.10.2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals and activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the project is to create better employment opportunities for 16\u201325-year-olds who are outside the&nbsp;labour&nbsp;market and education in Finland and Estonia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Give young people entrepreneurship and work-life skills that support their transition into the workforce&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Provide&nbsp;skills to recognize their own abilities and strengths&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022&nbsp;We build a local and cross-border cooperation network to reach the target group&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022&nbsp;Cooperation enables the sharing of best practices between the two countries and organizations&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022&nbsp;Develop together with project partners and stakeholders an online learning environment Entrepreneurial Program and Path to improve young people&#8217;s employment opportunities&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022&nbsp;Provide young people with personal support during the program&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022&nbsp;Enable young people to network with each other and with working life nationally and across borders&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expected outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the project, 60 young people will&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in the activities of the project, complete competency modules, develop their entrepreneurship skills, and\/or&nbsp;establish&nbsp;a JA company. The activities are based on creative and tested teaching methods, such as live and remote implementations, school and company visits, and examples of youth entrepreneurship, as well as strong personal and peer-based support, also across borders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lead Partner: &nbsp;Samiedu Municipal Education and Training Consortium (FI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Partners: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South-Eastern Finland University of&nbsp;Applied&nbsp;Sciences;&nbsp;&nbsp;Education&nbsp;Juvenia&nbsp;\u2013 Youth Research and Development Centre,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kouvola&nbsp;Campus \u2013 Business Education&nbsp;(FI)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sihtasus&nbsp;Teadlik&nbsp;Valik (EE)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total budget 747 906 \u20ac, of which EU funding 598 325 \u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GROW<\/strong>\u202fparantaa 16\u201325-vuotiaiden ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4n ja koulutuksen ulkopuolella olevien nuorten asemaa Suomessa ja Virossa. Hanke tarjoaa osallistujille yritt\u00e4jyys- ja ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4taitoja sek\u00e4 tukee heit\u00e4 tunnistamaan omat vahvuutensa\u202fja&nbsp;osaamisensa.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hankkeen taustalla on nuorten huolestuttava tilanne molemmissa maissa. Virossa erityisesti 17-vuotiaiden keskeytt\u00e4misaste on korkea, ja Etel\u00e4-Savossa kouluttamattomien ty\u00f6tt\u00f6mien nuorten osuus ylitt\u00e4\u00e4 kansallisen tason. GROW vastaa t\u00e4h\u00e4n haasteeseen vahvistamalla&nbsp;nuorten&nbsp;osaamista, tukemalla ty\u00f6llistymist\u00e4 ja kannustamalla yritt\u00e4jyyteen sek\u00e4 ehk\u00e4isem\u00e4ll\u00e4 syrj\u00e4ytymist\u00e4.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hankeaika<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.5.2026-31.10.2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tavoitteet ja toiminta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hankkeen tavoitteena on luoda&nbsp;parempia ty\u00f6mahdollisuuksia&nbsp;16\u201325-vuotiaille, jotka ovat&nbsp;ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4n ja koulutuksen ulkopuolella Suomessa ja Virossa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annetaan&nbsp;nuorille&nbsp;yritt\u00e4jyys- ja ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4taitoja,\u202fjotka tukevat&nbsp;heid\u00e4n&nbsp;siirtymist\u00e4&nbsp;ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annetaan&nbsp;taitoja&nbsp;tunnistaa omat&nbsp;osaaminen ja vahvuudet&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toimenpiteet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rakennetaan&nbsp;paikallinen ja&nbsp;rajat ylitt\u00e4v\u00e4&nbsp;yhteisty\u00f6verkosto&nbsp;tavoittaaksemme kohderyhm\u00e4n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yhteisty\u00f6 mahdollistaa&nbsp;parhaiden k\u00e4yt\u00e4nt\u00f6jen jakamisen kahden maan sek\u00e4 organisaatioiden v\u00e4lill\u00e4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kehitet\u00e4\u00e4n yhdess\u00e4&nbsp;hankekumppaneiden ja sidosryhmien kanssa&nbsp;verkko-oppimisymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00f6n&nbsp;Yritt\u00e4jyysohjelma ja -polku&nbsp;nuorten&nbsp;ty\u00f6llistymismahdollisuuksien parantamiseksi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annetaan nuorille henkil\u00f6kohtaista tukea ohjelman aikana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mahdollistetaan nuorten verkostoituminen kesken\u00e4\u00e4n sek\u00e4 ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4n kanssa kansallisesti ja rajat ylitt\u00e4v\u00e4sti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Projektin aikana 60 nuorta\u202fosallistuu&nbsp;hankkeen&nbsp;toimintaan, suorittaa osaamismoduuleja, kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 yritt\u00e4jyysosaamistaan ja\/tai&nbsp;perustaa&nbsp;NYT-yrityksen. Toiminta perustuu luoviin ja testattuihin opetusmenetelmiin, kuten l\u00e4hi- ja et\u00e4toteutuksiin,\u202foppilaitos- ja\u202fyritysvierailuihin ja esimerkkeihin nuorten yritt\u00e4jyydest\u00e4, sek\u00e4 vahvaan henkil\u00f6kohtaiseen ja vertaispohjaiseen tukeen my\u00f6s rajat ylitt\u00e4v\u00e4sti.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kumppanit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanketta koordinoi&nbsp;It\u00e4-Savon koulutuskuntayhtym\u00e4, Ammattiopisto Samiedu&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osatoteuttajat: Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu&nbsp;XAMK;&nbsp;&nbsp;Juvenia&nbsp;\u2013 Nuorisoalan tutkimus- ja kehitt\u00e4misyksikk\u00f6 ja&nbsp;Kouvola Campus \u2013 Business&nbsp;Education&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sihtasus&nbsp;Teadlik&nbsp;Valik&nbsp;(Viro)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budjetti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kokonaisbudjetti 747 906 \u20ac, josta EU-rahoituksen osuus on 598 325 \u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GROW &#8211; Generating Real Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Youth NEET GROW improves the position of 16\u201325-year-olds who are outside work and education in Finland and Estonia. 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