Associacio Programes Educatius Open Europe

The Association of Educational programmes OpenEurope is a youth NGO with the main office in Reus. It is an education and training centre offering formal (the vocational training for the public employment/SOC), informal, and non-formal learning opportunities to the youth and helping them participate in EU programmes. It also aims at promoting citizens participation in social projects/programmes at a local level (cultural integration, volunteering, entrepreneurship). OpenEurope offers courses for social and youth workers, pedagogical assistance, psychological support for teachers/school staff, community networking project development, trainings for volunteers/community workers, etc. OpenEurope is the only multiplier point of EURODESK in the province of Tarragona and runs the Town Hall's International Mobility Service in Reus, providing guidance and organising monthly presentations in the schools of the province. OpenEurope carries out the MobiliCat programme: linguistic and intercultural preparation, vocational guidance followed by internships abroad. It is aimed at young NEETS registered in Garantia Juvenil. After the internship, OpenEurope supports young people in their labour insertion. For the same target group – NEETs, within the Singulars projects, OpenEurope develops also the training programmes. At schools, OpenEurope organises extracurricular activities, including foreign language, courses of Catalan/Spanish for migrant parents, pedagogical support, art classes, etc.