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2. Local Stakeholders Training Meeting Event in Athens, Greece

- Presentation on "Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship to integrate NEETs", Vassilis
Chronopoulos, SEPAL WISE expert, KOSEPE Diadromes, Greece. During this workshop
each country's partner and LSC developed and idea and business plan to employ NEETs.
We presented and discussed the resulting work. This allowed us to get an insight into the
opportunities and challenges of creating social economy setting to employ NEETs.
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- Workshop on: “Vulnerability in the workplace. The Importance for Employers to
Recognize vulnerability ', Miquel Bretcha Fernandez, SEPAL WISE expert, Fundacio Privada
Pere Closa, Spain. This was an interesting workshop that helped us look at ways to
recognize vulnerability in the workplace and find ways to retain staff. Part of this was
identifying why NEETs may leave work and how to support them. The following finding
were presented by each partner country respectively:
Why NEETs Leave?
Lithuania
• Lack of match of specialist and NEET (identification of needs)
• Lack of personal capacities
• Health problems
• Start working or training elsewhere
• Change of place of residence
• Expectations
Spain
• Getting bored/not interested/no motivation
• Looking for “easy money”
• Very strong competition in society
• Enterprises don't believe in this type of training/apprenticeship
Poland
• No money benefits for NEETs
• Timing (too long)
• Back to addiction and previous habits
• Cost to employers (time, send trainer to workplace)
• Lack of motivation

Greece
• Change their minds
• Finds job
• Relapse
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TRAINING MEETING EVENT • Personal reasons
in ATHENS, GREECE • Lack of commitment
• Fear of dealing with something new
• Misunderstanding expectations
2-4 October 2019 • Lack of support form family and social environment

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