Founded in 1991, FORMEM is a federation representing 49 organizations that support people with disabilities in achieving professional qualifications and employment. Our affiliates are located throughout Portugal, and our headquarters are in Coimbra.

As an umbrella organization in the field of social inclusion, we focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for people with disabilities and the organizations we represent in a changing environment.

In cooperation with public bodies such as the Portuguese Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) and the National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR), FORMEM shapes and influences public policies regarding the vocational training and employment of persons with disabilities (PwD).

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) studies and monitors health and well-being in Finland, developing measures to promote them. THL gathers and produces information based on research and registry data. THL also provides expertise and solutions to support decision-making.

THL serves various stakeholders, including the government, municipal and provincial decision-makers, social welfare and health sector actors, organizations, the research community, and the public. THL helps its customers and partners secure a high quality of life for Finns in a fair but dynamic welfare society.

THL is an independent expert agency operating under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Focus areas:

– Sustainability of the welfare society

Reducing inequality and social exclusion

– Changing spectrum of diseases

Preparing for health threats

Transition of the service system.

CEPYME is recognized as the most representative business organization in Spain.

The Confederation was established on September 22, 1977, by twelve provincial territorial organizations. Currently, CEPYME comprises 57 regional-level territorial organizations and 49 nationwide sectoral organizations. Thus, CEPYME represents 99% of existing Spanish SME associations. CEPYME lobbies on behalf of small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed entrepreneurs at the national and European levels.

The GTB Specialized Team Mediation helps people with disabilities or health issues find and keep jobs. We also support employers in recruiting and reintegrating suitable employees.

Our focus is employment: Work means so much more than just income; it gives life meaning. For GTB, employment is an excellent way to contribute to society. First, GTB looks for paid work in the regular, open labor market. Other options, such as the social economy, employment care, and voluntary work, are alternatives if that is not feasible.

Powerful mediation towards work: GTB’s approach goes beyond mere job placement. GTB wants to empower people to build their own careers based on their choices and abilities. GTB supports its clients in taking action and taking matters into their own hands. They call this approach “power-oriented mediation to work.”

Workfloor work: GTB prefers to discover people’s potential on the job and considers workplace learning an ideal instrument for job seekers and employers to explore those possibilities.

Dafür supports the professional integration of people with disabilities from the end of compulsory schooling until retirement. It offers professional counseling and support services for people with disabilities, as well as for employers. Using its knowledge and skills, Dafür promotes self-help to achieve its clients’ goals.

The focus is on:

– Youth coaching: Support for young people with special needs

– Work assistance for people with disabilities who are looking for a job

Job coaching: Support for people with disabilities at the workplace.

Company services include advice on all aspects of people with disabilities in the workplace.

Disworks develops, implements, and evaluates policies and practices that aim to increase employment for people with disabilities. Disworks believes that people with disabilities have the right to fully participate in society, including participating in the labor force according to their capabilities.

Disworks collaborates with employers. Employers are experts in strategy, growth, personnel planning, and policy. However, they often lack knowledge about where within their organization there are opportunities for people with disabilities. Disworks considers opportunities from the employer’s perspective and helps employers seek the best possible business and economic value.

Service providers for people with disabilities are characterized by their expertise regarding the target group’s skills and guidance needs. Many of them struggle to connect to the needs of employers. Disworks supports service providers in enhancing their expertise to create business-value-creation opportunities for their target groups of people with disabilities.

Founded in 2005, the Düsseldorf-based International Academy for Management and Technology (INTAMT e.V.) aims to foster the exchange of knowledge and experience between countries in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and the EU. For over 18 years, INTAMT has specialized in continuous professional development for specialists and executives. Furthermore, the INTAMT Academy has focused more and more on coordinating and implementing international educational projects, particularly in the areas of digitalization, healthcare, and social innovation. These projects are funded by various institutions, including the EU Commission, UNICEF, and the World Bank.