CORE Platform Annual Report 2017-2018

European Projects
EUTalent
CORE Platform is one of 13 National
Partner Organisations engaged in the
CSR Europe-led EUTalent project.
The main objective of this Erasmus+
funded project is to involve and encourage Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to offer
more, and better quality, apprenticeships.
SMEs play a big role in today's economy, especially in countries like Malta, which depend
heavily on them. SMEs have a lot of potential when it comes to the provision of
development and employment
opportunities, as well as apprenticeships.
The problem here is that, very often,
SMEs lack the sufficient information,
resources, and experience to provide high
quality apprenticeships. To support SMEs
this EUTalent project aims to create
support structures in the form of European and national learning networks.
The main aims of this project include:
Increasing awareness on the benefits of apprenticeships,
Increasing opportunities for uptake of apprenticeships,
Improving the quality of the apprenticeships,
Identifying and removing policy obstacles to engage in apprenticeships.
EUTalent offers a number of benefits to businesses. These include, among other things,
enhancing the reputation of the employer and business, as well as attracting, and making
15