Università degli Studi di Firenze-Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Educazione e dei Processi Culturali e Formativi University of Florence-Department of Educational Sciences and Training and Cultural Processes www.scform.unifi.it Contact persons: Prof. Paolo Federighi Full Professor [email protected] Dr Francesca Torlone PhD Student [email protected] The Department is committed in several scientific activities on quality of the research in the education and training. A remarkable knowledge is also in connection with the EU directives linked to the OMC among Regional Governments on NEETs and drop-outs policies and measures. The Scientific Management has been entrusted to Prof. Federighi. The University Department has is actively involved in transnational research activities on themes related to NEETs, low skilled workers and citizens. Relevant links: www.mutual-learning.eu, where some of the publications on EBSN issues are published and freely accessible, i.e. “Enabling low skilled to take one step up-EU Case Studies” “Inventory of outreach strategies to enable people to go one step up” 1 “Low skilled take their qualifications one-step-up” 2