This section is presenting 2 different kinds of research (desk and field research). Those researches have been done during the first project phase in order to bring clear ideas on the employability competences which are generally sought by employers and how the elaboration of quality criteria could better support the employability of the young people in Europe.
 
Both reports are freely available for consultation and the quality criteria and Portfolio for assessment of competences have been created based on the information which has been processed in the reports

Literature review

The desk research - or literature review - has been done by the partner organizations studying various documentation and literature related to the topic.
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Field research

The field research has been done among a sample of around 20 organizations sending and hosting volunteers in each of the partner countries, meanwhile the volunteers which have participated in the survey are more than 30 per country.