Centre Coordinators & General Assembly, study visit

21 June 2023

These meetings are for members only Schedule 10.30 – 12.00 Study visits & Q&A 12-00 – 12.45 Further discussions 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Centre Coordinators meeting 15.30 – 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 – 17.15 General Assembly The conference welcome drinks reception starts at 19.30. Registration The registration link can be found below, […]

EPR Annual Conference 2023 Beyond Green: Innovation and Inclusion

22nd and 23rd June 2023 (1.5 days)

This year is EPR’s 30th anniversary and we are excited to jointly organise our celebratory Annual Conference with founding EPR member the Centre de Réadaptation de Mulhouse (CRM), Mulhouse, France. The Annual Conference will bring together EPR’s members and guests for a day and half of celebrations, interaction and inspiration, on the theme of sustainability […]

Launch of the VOLT Website

27th June 2023, 11:00-13:00

More information will be available soon!

Digital Skills Working Group

14 September 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 CET

Employment, Inclusion and ICF Working Group

25 October 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 CET

Project Development Working Group

9 November 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 CET

Digital Skills Working Group

19 December 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 CET

Project Development Working Group

31 May 2023, all day

This working group has multiple aims: A more effective discussion on possible project ideas among EPR members Updates on relevant calls and funding opportunities Mutual learning on the topic of project planning and management The first online meeting in 2023 was mainly focused on sharing upcoming EU calls relevant for EPR members, discussing potential project […]

Study Visit Autism Foundation

24-25 May 2023 (half days)

The aim of this study visit is to raise awareness of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), learn from each other’s good practices, discuss challenges and develop recommendations to address them. This meeting will focus on working with people on the autistic spectrum and will also discuss the implications and relevance of actions planned […]

EPR Mental Health Working Group Study Visit Chance B

16-17 May 2023

EPR Mental Health Working Group members are meeting in Graz (Austria) over a day and a half, hosted by EPR member Chance B to learn more about their mental health services and work together in person developing, gathering resources and exchanging opinions about practices in mental health treatment. This study visit is only available for […]

Digital Skills Working Group

19 April 2023, 14:30 - 16:30 CET

The Working Group on Digital Skills supports digital skills of various target groups including service users, learners and teachers’ skills, both in turn supporting the digital transformation of services. The policy recommendations from these activities contribute to reduce labour market and social exclusion and inequalities and digital skills gaps, i.e. also smoothen digital transitions. This […]

Return To Work / Partnership With Employers Working Group

18 April, 15.00-17.00 CEST

EPR in 2023 starts the Working Group Return to Work/Partnership with Employers. The WG has been set up to refocus EPR’s work on services and tools/instruments by our members targeted to support employers, to continue earlier work on return-to-work programmes and to take up, where relevant, activities done in the last years in the framework […]

Youth Working Group

30 March 2023, 9:00 - 16:00 CET

In recent years EPR members have increasingly expressed interest collaborating in the area of working with young people with disabilities. The joint work started off in December 2020 at the (online) National Awareness Raising Event (NARE) in Germany where a number of EPR members presented their services and programmes for young people with disabilities. In […]

EPR Policy Working Group

27 March 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 CET

EPR Policy Working Group members are meeting online to exchange and discuss information from the national level up to the EU level and elaborate recommendations. Please find below the draft agenda and registration form. This meeting is for EPR members only  

EPR Mental Health Working Group

21 March 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 CET

EPR Mental Health Working Group (WG) gathers professionals working on delivering services to people with mental health issues from EPR’s members. The WG meets twice online and once in person every year in a study visit. This visit allows them to get to know first hand the services of one of the WG members and […]

Centre Coordinators

15 March 2023, 10.00 - 12.00 CET

The first Centre Coordinators meeting of 2023 will take place online via Teams on March 15th from 10 to 12 pm CET Brussels time. This meeting is for EPR members only and it is addressed at EPR Centre Coordinators. The draft agenda including the link to Teams and the registration form are available below. Registration […]

Working Group “Employment, Inclusion and ICF”

9 March 2023 (9:30-11:30 CET)

In 2019 EPR members started meeting regularly to discuss the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). In 2020 the EPR Innovation Taskforce on Employment, Inclusion and ICF was created to share knowledge, challenges and common resources on the topic. In continuity with what has been done in 2019 and 2020, two meetings of […]

General Assembly

7 March 2023; 14.00-16.00 CET

Topics will include: Application for membership Information about staffing reorganisation of the secretariat Sharing of strategic updates from members, with a focus on activities relating to addressing the recruitment and retention crisis in the social sector This meeting is for members only and the documentation is circulated to members by email.

Discover the Change4Inclusion Project – working towards inclusive workplaces

22 February 2023, 10:00-12:00 CET

Change4Inclusion (C4I) is a ESF+ project led by GTB (running from July 2021 to February 2023) in partnership with EPR (Belgium), SIVA (Latvia), Fundación Intras (Spain) and three partners from Flanders: Sterpunt Inclusief Ondernemen, Pulso Europe and GRIP. The project aims to support employers to work towards inclusive workplaces and to make a shift of […]

EPR Project Development Working Group

24 January 2023 (10.00am - 12.00pm)

This working group has multiple aims: A more effective discussion on possible project ideas among EPR members Updates on relevant calls and funding opportunities Mutual learning on the topic of project planning and management The first online meeting in 2023 will be mainly focused on sharing upcoming EU calls relevant for EPR members, discussing potential […]

Goal Oriented Project Planning Workshop

15 – 16 December 2022

Background The G.O.P.P. (Goal-Oriented Project Planning) is tool for project management in which all stakeholders are invited to join the project planning phase. The G.O.P.P. is part of Project Cycle Management, in particular the project planning phase, but provides useful reference points throughout the implementation of the project and during its evaluation. The G.O.P.P. is […]

Digital Skills Working Group

14th December, 14.00-16.00 CET

Background For 2022 EPR and its members agreed to working in the digital skills field by creating a dedicated working group. 3 meetings were planned for this year (2 online 2 hours each and 1 day in person). The first meeting in April 2022 focused on the European context for digital skills and the testing […]

Centre Coordinators

14 December 2022, 10.00 - 12.00 CET

Registration and Agenda available below. Registration is for EPR members only.      

General Assembly

13th December, 14.00-16.00 CET

Topics will include: Discussion and approval of the Work Programme and Budget 2023 Environmental protocol for EPR Sharing of strategic updates from members EPR strategy map   This meeting is for EPR members only.  

Joint EPR – EASPD Webinar: Transitions for Young People with Disabilities – Good practices and success factors

7 December 2022 14.00 - 16.00 CET

Adolescents and young adults, especially those with a disadvantaged background and fewer opportunities, e.g., due to disabilities, migration, risks to fall into poverty and social exclusions, are facing barriers in accessing the labour market and becoming economically independent. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn have had a negative impact on these groups, leading […]

Working Group “Employment, Inclusion and ICF”

30 November 2022

In 2019 EPR members started meeting regularly to discuss the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). In 2020 the EPR Innovation Taskforce on Employment, Inclusion and ICF was created to share knowledge, challenges and common resources on the topic. In continuity with what has been done in 2019 and 2020, two meetings of […]

Youth Working Group

24 November 2022

In recent years EPR members have increasingly expressed interest collaborating in the area of working with young people with disabilities. In addition, EPR is currently leading 2 Erasmus+ projects with members focused on young people, Jump2Job and TransitAction. The third meeting is organised online on 24 November and split into two parts. The morning session […]