Mutual Learning Event for Beneficiaries of the Call ‘Implementing the Disability Employment Package – Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities’
We are pleased to invite you to the Mutual Learning Event for Beneficiaries of the Call ‘Implementing the Disability Employment Package – Innovative Approaches to Improve Labour Market Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities’, taking place on 29–30 September 2026 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The aim of the event is to bring together beneficiaries of the Call and support the sharing of experience between projects.
- The event will provide a platform to discuss the current implementation of the Disability Employment Package (DEP) across EU Member States and participating third countries. Discussions will cover key challenges in labour market integration, effective practices from the DEP, and successful examples of social innovation in the employment of persons with disabilities.
- The event will also include a discussion on project management under the ESF+ SI+ initiative. This will focus on signed grant agreements, reporting requirements and project dissemination.
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29 September
30 September
| Time (Local time) | Topic and speaker |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Welcome Coffee and Registration
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Landing and Warm up
Nadia Sacoor, Moderator
Nadia Sacoor — Dialogue Builder, DEIB Strategist, Migrant & Minority Inclusion Professional For the past 20 years, Nadia has worked at the intersection of migrant and minority inclusion, community empowerment, and organisational learning. She is a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) strategist and a Learning & Development designer with extensive experience across international Civil Society Organisations. A Community Psychologist, Civic Mediator, and Certified Trainer of Trainers, Nadia brings a culturally fluent, relational approach to dialogue and inclusion. Her work spans international development, migration, intercultural and interfaith understanding, and project design. In recent years, she has also developed wellness and holistic mental‑health initiatives for ultra‑diverse groups around the world, sustaining an LGBTIQ‑ and culturally informed practice. Known for translating complex challenges into actionable solutions, she creates learning environments that foster trust, participation, and meaningful exchange. |
| 10:45 - 10:50 |
Opening and Welcome
- Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
- Miglė Aleksonytė, Head of Project Management Group, European Competence Centre for Social Innovation (ECCSI) |
| 10:50 - 11:05 |
Why we do it? Setting the Scene on Disability Employment Package
Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission,
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| 11:05 - 11:25 |
Mo-bility: Managing Authorities as En-ablers
TBA
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| 11:25 - 11:35 |
Q&A
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| 11:45 - 11:35 |
The Journey we are starting together: Meet the Transnational Calls Team
Ina Sinkevičiūtė, Project Team Lead, (ECCSI)
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| 11:45 - 12:15 |
Coffee Break and Networking
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Changing Attitudes is Changing Outcomes for Employment Measures
TBA
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| 12:30 - 12:50 |
Meet your Travel companions (session 1): Quick dose of inspiration from 4 funded projects
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| 12:50 - 13:10 |
Meet your Travel companions (session 2): Quick dose of inspiration from 4 funded projects
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| 13:10 - 13:30 |
Think with your Travel companions: Quick inspiration from 4 projects (session 3)
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| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Lunch
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| 14:30 - 14:50 |
From the field to us
- Getting to know a Project based in the Netherlands
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| 14:50 - 15:00 |
From here to the field
- Introduction to Study Visits
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| 15:00 - 17:00 |
Field Visits
TBA
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| 18:00 - 19:30 |
Joint Dinner
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| Time (Local time) | Topic and speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Welcome Coffee
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| 09:30 - 09:50 |
Rooting learnings from Day 1
Sharing Insights
Nadia Sacoor, DEIB trainer and Moderator,
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| 09:50 - 10:20 |
Project Implementation: Lump Sum Funding, Grant Agreements and Amendments
Facilitated by the Transnational Call Team
Gediminas Rutkauskas, Project Coordinator, ECCSI,
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| 10:20 - 11:00 |
Project Implementation: Reporting and Payments
Facilitated by the Transnational Call Team
Aurelija Morkeliūnaitė, Project Coordinator, ECCSI,
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| 11:00 - 11:20 |
Mainstreaming outputs
Interactive brainstorm
|
| 11:20 - 11:50 |
Coffee Break and Networking
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| 11:50 - 12:20 |
Project Implementation: Communication and SIM Platform
Facilitated by the Transnational Call Team
Monika Beniulytė, Project Coordinator, ECCSI,
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| 12:20 - 12:40 |
Reaping from the first seeds
Moderated open room discussion: What does success need?
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| 12:40 - 12:50 |
What will your case take back home?
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| 12:50 - 13:20 |
Wrapping Up: Key Takeaways and Next Mutal Learning Event Discussion
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| 13:20 - 14:00 |
Individual consultations
Approach a Transnational Calls Team member to clarify doubts and get any further information you need to start your implementation journey
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Lunch
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| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Mingling and coffee
Use this time to network with other projects
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