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ACCELERAS
NEW ADULT COORDINATOR

CAFE+

Transforming Informal Language Cafés into Validated Upskilling Pathways

About the project

CAFE+ turns informal language cafés — where newcomers and locals meet to practise a language — into validated upskilling pathways, so the skills people build there are recognised and lead somewhere.

As coordinator, ACCELERAS leads this European policy experiment in a consortium of seven partners, testing how informal learning can feed into recognised adult upskilling. The proposal ranked first of 112 in its call.

Objectives

  1. 01Turn language cafés into Skills Cafés — validated upskilling gateways in places adults already trust, at low cost and without new institutions
  2. 02Reach at least 35% higher engagement in skills activities than in comparable language café groups
  3. 03Help at least 40% of adults who complete 10 or more of 16 sessions earn a micro-credential
  4. 04Refer at least 25% of participants on to adult education, VET or public employment services within six months

Results

CF10 Competence Framework mapped to EQF, ESCO, DigComp, LifeComp and GreenComp
CLIL Skills Café Toolkit with 30+ gamified activities and a Generational Bridge activity pack
CLIL Pedagogical Quality Framework
Training for 56 facilitators and a Peer Ambassador programme
Skills Café pilots in community and workplace settings with 420+ adults
10 digital micro-credentials and an ISO 17024-aligned certification scheme
KEY FACTS
Programme
Erasmus+ European Policy Experimentation
ACCELERAS role
Coordinator
Coordinator
ACCELERAS (AT)
Duration
36 months, from January 2027

Who it’s for

Adult learners Migrants and newcomers Adults with care duties Language café organisers Adult education providers Public employment services Policymakers

Themes

Adult learning Inclusion Validation

Partnership

ACCELERAS — coordinatorAT
INTERFACE WienAT
IASISEL
Asociación San Ricardo PampuriES
Learning for IntegrationFI
Slovo 21CZ
Migrant Integration Center BrasovRO
Co-funded by the European Union

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.