Developing and enhancing leadership skills for young managers in times of crisis: an innovative training package for European young professionals Leonardo Da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation

GrantXpert Consulting will be implementing along with 6 European partners the project entitled: YOUNG LEADERS: “Developing and enhancing leadership skills for young managers in times of crisis: an innovative training package for European young professionals”.

The consortium of partners is consisted of:
P0: GrantXpert Consulting in Cyprus (host and applicant organization)
P1: Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University in Greece
P2: Dias Publishing Group in Cyprus
P3: Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuanian (KTU)
P4: National Association of Small and Medium size Business in Bulgaria (NASMB)
P5: Institute for socio-scientific consultancy in Germany (ISOB)
P6: Riga Technical University in Latvia(RTU FEEM)

Funded under the Leonardo Da Vinci Transfer of Innovation, the project aims to develop an innovative training package on leadership programmes for Young Business Leaders (YBLs -University graduates trying to enter into the workforce, young professionals who want to progress to senior management positions and have less than 5 years experience or start their own company) at national and European level.
In the rapidly changing and unstable business environment that EU firms operate nowadays, junior managers must be exposed early on to leadership training, be motivated to start their own companies and be ready to handle the challenges/difficulties of today’s unstable economy. This project (Young Leaders) will achieve transparency and recognition of professional skills and qualifications for young managers and development of news skills and knowledge of VET trainers.

It should be noted that the consortium of partners will develop this project as an initiative in an effort to decrease unemployment and create outstanding leaders across Europe in the following 5-10 years, who can contribute in firms’ competitiveness. The duration of the project is 24 months (October 2012-September 2014).