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ti. marras 3rd, 2026

Empower40+

Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in Adult Education: “Empower 40+: Navigating Success & Growth“

Project Number: : 2026-1-FI01-KA220-ADU-000465370

Project Duration: 01.09.2026 – 29.02.2028

This Erasmus+ Adult Education project EMPOWER 40+ develops and tests a community-based adult learning and mentoring model to support adults aged 40–55 who are long-term or repeatedly unemployed in finding realistic pathways back to employment, reskilling or self-employment. The project strengthens employability, digital and AI competences, and self-confidence while addressing age-related stereotypes and self-ageism. The model will be piloted with 120 participants in Finland, Greece, Italy and France.

Objectives

  • Strengthen employability by helping adults aged 40–55 identify realistic career pathways and opportunities for employment, reskilling or self-employment.
  • Develop digital and AI competences to improve participants’ confidence and readiness to navigate an increasingly digital labour market.
  • Address self-ageism and age-related barriers by strengthening self-confidence, motivation and recognition of existing skills and experience.
  • Promote lifelong learning and activation through community-based learning, mentoring and peer support.
  • Develop and validate a transferable model through transnational piloting and evaluation involving 120 participants across four countries.
  • Ensure long-term impact and accessibility by delivering an open-access Career Re-Entry and AI-Supported Navigator Kit, facilitator guidelines and a mentoring model for adult education and employment stakeholders across Europe.

Partnership

  • What The Finland ry – Coordinator
  • Association of Women over 40 (Greece) – Partner
  • Association Community (France) – Partner
  • Saffex Srls (Italy) – Partner

Funded by the European Union’s programme Erasmus+. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Finnish National Agency for Education. Neither the European Union nor the EDUFI can be held responsible for them.