Video guide
Project
OPSIZO is a project within ERASMUS+ KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training.
Model
OPSIZO aims at eliminating the discrimination and manifestations of microaggression that prevent the socio-educational and professional development of workers (in particular women and LGBT+) because a non-inclusive organisation does not allow dynamics of personal growth and collectively, it does not support participation in civil and social life.
Toolkit
The project OPSIZO will help these groups address the obstacles they face in accessing the opportunities to profesional training as well as contributing to the creation of inclusive environments that promote fairness and equality.
Guidelines
The objective of the OPSIZO Guidelines and Manifesto for D&I Micro Enterprise is to consolidate the results of OPSIZO in the context of the LifeComp (Life Competence Framework) of the European Commission and to promote the results of OPSIZO outside the partnership, beyond the project and especially to ensure an impact at the policy level.
News
European Project “OPSIZO”: OPSIZO Diversity & Inclusion in Microenterprise. Development of Resources
OPSIZO Project have developed a suite of resources as part of this innovative project exploring Diversity and Inclusion in Microenterprise. OPSIZO focuses on promoting social inclusion and involving people with fewer opportunities, to reduce/eliminate access barriers and helps to create inclusive environments that improve “creating inclusive environments that foster equity and equality”. The overall objectives of OPSIZO include: - Improve the competitiveness and efficiency of microenterprises, through innovative training and operational tools - Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion as corporate welfare tool in microenterprises - Contribute through innovative training courses to equality in the world of work - Enhance individual and organizational resources, supporting personal and professional growth processes As part of this, the suite of resources developed include a number of training and operational tools which can be found on the project website https://opsizo.eu/. The development of these resources has been carried out as part of Work Package 3, involving all partners. Following a successful launch in November 2022, OPSIZO has developed a high quality Open Educational Resources Platform (OER) which will showcase all of the project results, including the suite of resources. The platform and resources will be available in five languages (EN, ES, IT, PT, DE) with all content available free of charge, without requiring any kind of registration/identification by the user.
Read moreDevelopment of OPSIZO Toolkit in 5 languages
Through the Erasmus+ OPSIZO project, partners developed a Toolkit aimed at assessing the current situation in terms of Diversity and Inclusion within micro-enterprises. The Toolkit aims to provide tools that support these types of economic-productive environments in becoming more aware with respect to issues of inclusion of people who experience exclusion and episodes of micro-aggression on the basis of gender and sexual orientation. The joint effort of all project partners from 5 different countries (Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Germany) led to the provision of innovative operational and self-assessment tools on the dedicated OER platform (https://opsizo.eu/). The various tools include: 7 training paths 7 operational tools 1 common taxonomy to describe sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual characteristics 1 collection of situations related to various contexts: micro-aggressions, inclusion, gender stereotyping, etc. 1 self-assessment tool for micro-enterprises 1 checklist on Diversity and Inclusion in micro-enterprises. All tools are freely accessible and available in English and partnership languages.
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