Abstract:

Introduction:
The PAGES project is financed by the ERASMUS+ Programme under the key action “Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices”. Its implementation started on1 October 2017 and expires on 30 September 2019. The total budget of the project 179.203 €,

Consortium:
Foro Tecnico de Formacion (ES) is the Coordinator with 8 institutions more from 5 EU countries - Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, (BU); EFFEBI Association (IT); Madrid Complutense University (ES); Confederacion Autismo España (ES); National Autistic Society (UK); Ontrack Education (UK); TP-Theater (SE). With a kick-off meeting carried out in Madrid, the project was launched on 27-28 October 2017

Context:
The project focuses on people with ASD and is articulated around 3 axes: intervention, education and inclusion in the labour market.
The context of intervention takes into account local approaches with a global and international perspective that allows the transfer of good practices, innovative experiences and open educational resources, which are addressed to both ASDs, professionals working with them as well as potential employers.

Objectives:
• Take part in promoting the equality for people with ASD through training them in labour skills for the potential employment inclusion looking at least for the welfare of people with ASD in the regular labour market.
• Contribute to create an inclusive methodology for people with ASD in the regular labour market and provide tools to involve all the actors, family too.
• Facilitate the best working environment for people with ASD in the regular labour market that integrates this people as employees and promote respect for human rights and good treatment of these people.
• Accompany the company in the hiring of this type of worker, in their correct incorporation to a job and its sustainability through external professional tutoring, if necessary, and in the professional qualifications of this group before joining the company. And this requires the creation of networks with local public or private organizations specialized in people with ASD who support

Expected results:
• Provide recommendations for the correct recruitment of people with ASD to prevent the abuse. The project pretends to produce materials for assisting the labour market to facilitate not only the socio-labour inclusion of people with ASD but mainly the sustainability of their jobs.
• Help to create an appropriate environment and good treatment for people with ASD at work.
• Carry out a map of territorial networks between related community organizations to make possible the application of the results and the inclusion of people with ASD in the regular labour market and the sustainability of that work. To achieve these results, will be developed, a set of open source resources for the labour inclusion of ASD people.
• The recording of the training activities will be the basis for videos* on the use of the CPT method for the conflict resolution in the educational and labour field with the ASD collective.
• Introduce the CPT (Cultural Pedagogical Theatre) method and its applications in educational groups and in special difficult situations.
• Disseminate the products and results of the project at European level by all those involved in the intervention with ASD people, representatives of socio-educational services, occupational training and free and legal inclusion for employers

Keywords:

ASD adults, professional competencies, training, mobility, labour inclusion, interactive theatre, best practices, ERASMUS+.