The European projects expert for cross-border space
18-34-year olds are fleeing the country for lack of job opportunities. New emigration, the generational gap and a historically low birth-rate is causing Italy to become "an ageing society with a diminished community life, dramatically accentuating economic and demographic desertification". Therefore, there exist areas of generational needs that are not being met along with other areas where cognitive resources, potential, energy and capacities are not sufficiently stimulated; their interaction can create local and cross-border employment. The project intends to contribute to the cross-border labour market by organising work experiences with a high rate of innovation and impact. A major professional figure is the expert of European cross-border projects. Thanks to EXTRA, 30 young students, graduates and recent graduates will benefit from a total of 90 hours of joint training, 30 fellowships for 6 months of professional mobility and 180 months of work experience in 30 companies and public and private organisations involved in projects funded by the INTERREG Maritime. The skills they will acquire will be certified according to the EUROPASS procedures. A public-private partnership implements EXTRA: - a public leading company acting as an "enabling platform"; - a private training organisation coordinating mobility; - two cooperatives working in the field of social innovation and impact design providing technical know-how.