Project Description

ARISE is an Erasmus+ cooperation project that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence to make career guidance and vocational education more inclusive and accessible for people
with disabilities.
The project brings together partners from Austria, Cyprus, Latvia, Greece, and Estonia to
develop an AI-powered toolkit that supports both career counselors and job seekers with
disabilities. This innovative toolkit integrates assistive technologies, personalized career
assessments, and AI-based job-matching features to remove barriers to employment and
lifelong learning.

Main Objectives

Bridge the accessibility gap in career guidance and vocational training.

Empower individuals with disabilities with digital and professional skills for sustainable employment.

Upskill career counselors and trainers to use AI tools and inclusive guidance methods.

Engage employers in inclusive hiring and workplace adaptation practices.

Key Activities

Development of an AI-driven methodological framework and open educational
resources.

Creation of an AI-Powered Career Guidance Toolkit including accessibility features
(speech-to-text, sign language translation, audio narration, CV builder).

Training of 25 career counselors, 75 job seekers, and 20 employers across five
countries.

Pilot testing of the toolkit and educational materials in real-life career guidance settings.

Dissemination and policy recommendations to ensure long-term use in VET and
employment services.

Expected Results

An AI-powered open-access platform for inclusive career guidance.

A Career Counselor’s Manual and training curriculum for professionals.

Improved digital, communication, and employability skills among people with
disabilities.

Stronger cooperation between VET institutions, NGOs, and employers to promote
equality and accessibility in the labor market.

Consortium

Coordinator: Soziale Zukunft (Austria) https://jambacareers.at/en/

Partners: ADAPTORA LTD (Cyprus), Latvijas Autisma apvienība (Latvia)
https://www.autisms.lv/home/, BEST Cybernetics (Greece)
https://bestcybernetics.com/en/, OÜ Vestifex (Estonia) https://vestifex.ee/projects