10th December 2021, 11.00-13.30 CET Brussels time
On December 10th, the EPR Online Awareness Raising Event took place online. EPR members shared their challenges and good practices focused on ageing of persons with disabilities. You can learn about their services by reading their presentations here: Panagia Elousa (Greece), INTRAS Foundation (Spain), E.G.N.Y.A (Greece). Dr Adolf D. Ratzka, Founding Director Emeritus, Independent Living […]
30th November, 14.00-16.00 CET, 9th December 14.00-16.00
In today’s world, the hyper change and disruption swirling around leaders is unprecedented. Global threats such as COVID-19 and changing ecosystems are making the task of sustaining and growing an organization immensely difficult. In the context of EPR’s two-year theme of Digital Transformation, the board of directors proposed the topic of leading remote organisations for […]
1 December 14-16:00 CET Online
Among other topics, this General Assembly further discussed the revision of EPR’s strategic objectives and agreed on the work programme for 2022, building on the previous discussions at General Assemblies. The budget for 2022 was discussed and approved. This was a member-only event. The agenda circulated to members. This event receives financial support […]
1 December 10.00-12.45
EPR launched a call for good practices for a study aiming to analyse how service providers working with people with a disability showed resilience, creativity and co-production during COVID-19. At this event we discussed the study, good practices, success factors and policy recommendations, with both service providers and stakeholders, including the European Commission. Mathias Maucher […]
30th November 2021 - 11:00-12:30 CET
The next Centre Coordinators meeting will be held online via Teams. The Agenda and registration are available now. This event receives financial support from the European Union, from the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi
22nd November 2021 14.30-16.00 CET
EPR in 2021 decided to set up the Disability Management Working Group. Its main objective is to help EPR members working with employers who aim to support their staff facing the impacts of an accident or chronic disease and their return to work. The Working Group will explore service design, service packages, profiles and responsibilities, […]
16-17 November 2021
The EPR EPSR Days are focused on raising awareness of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the work that EPR members do and how it contributes to the Pillar implementation in the EU. Due to Covid-19, in 2020 the study visit related to the EPR EPSR Day on Home care could not take place. […]
16 November 2021, 15.00-16.30 CET, Zoom (webinar format)
Join us for an online series of presentations from employers across Europe. Hear about how companies have made inclusive recruitment work for them. Become inspired and get ideas on how to start inclusive recruitment in your own organisation. Confirmed companies sharing experiences include Microsoft, DPD Group, Randstad and GXO. Learn about a programme working with […]
9 November 2021, 14.30-16.30 CET, Zoom
The aim of the meeting is mutual learning and identification of good practices and success factors to further build EPR’s online toolkit on partnerships with employers[1], as well as identify challenges for and gaps in services in this field, in order to consider possible future activities on this topic (as a “thematic incubator”). Participants are […]
8 November 2021, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm, Zoom
This meeting is for EPR members only The EPR Policy Working Group will meet to get updated on on latest EU policy developments, EPR contributions to EU policymaking and a round of updates from national level including national plans recovery. The draft agenda and registration form can be found below. This event receives financial […]
3-4 November 2021
The EPR EPSR Days take place in person and are focused on raising awareness of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the work that EPR members do, and how they contribute to the Pillar implementation in the EU. Due to Covid-19, in 2020 the study visit related to the EPR EPSR Day on Early […]
2 November (10.00 am- 12.00 pm), Zoom
The focus of this webinar will be on the changes in the ESF programme and the opportunities for service providers, the Youth Employment Initiative and the ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve) Initiative, to support young people not in any kind of employment, education or training. On this there will be a presentation and Q&A with […]
27 October (10.00 am - 1.00 pm CET) and 28 October (9.00 - 12.00 pm CET)
Background to the online workshop The G.O.P.P. (Goal-Oriented Project Planning) is a tool for project management in which interactive workshops involving all stakeholders in a project, together with an external moderator, are held at different points in the project lifecycle. The G.O.P.P. is part of Project Cycle Management, in particular the project planning phase, but provides […]
25 October 2021, 10.00 am- 12.30 pm CET, Zoom
Background 2021 saw the launch of the new EU Multiannual Financial Framework and the launch of the new 2021-2027 seven-year period of indirect funds programmes. To support its members and help them better understand how to best use the new program, EPR organizes a webinar to present Erasmus+, explore Alliances for Innovation and facilitate the […]
Friday, 22 October from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.
EPR and D-WISE Network, together with Fundación ONCE, organised an interactive webinar regarding labour market and social inclusion for people with disabilities with the aim of mutual learning in the field of Work Inclusion Social Enterprises. At first, the webinar investigated the topic of PWD in the labour market by reporting the main findings of […]
14-15, October 2021
EPR Mental Health Working Group members met in Porto (Portugal) hosted by EPR member CRPG to learn more about their mental health services and work together in person developing and gathering resources on digitalisation of mental health services and on trauma. This study visit was only available for EPR Members. The agenda and a registration […]
30th September - 1st October, 2021
EPR held its Annual Conference in 2021 with the theme “Digital Transformation – Learning from COVID-19, looking to the future”. It was a 1.5-day event, starting on Thursday, 30 September at 10.00 CEST and ending on Friday, 1 October at lunchtime at 13.00 CEST. The event was co-organised with Fundación ONCE. The relevance of digital […]
29 September 14-16:30 CET
Among other topics, this General Assembly discussed the revision of EPR’s strategic objectives and work programme priorities for 2022 and the next four years, building on the first discussion at the last General Assembly. In addtion, the amendments to the statutes regarding membership, which have been debated at the previous two General Assemblies, were up […]
29th September 2021
Next EPR Centre Coordinators meeting took place online on September 29th from 10 – 12 CEST. The Agenda and registration are available now. Registration is for EPR members only. This event receives financial support from the European Union, from the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). For further information please consult: […]
15 September 2021 (2.30pm - 4.30pm CEST)
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. The second meeting in 2021 is dedicated to research and studies related to the […]