The project addresses illiteracy as a pervasive yet invisible barrier that limits adults’ autonomy, civic and social rights, access to qualifications and adaptation to workplace changes. Through the WIFI thematic workshops, it uses manual production (woodworking, pottery, etc.) and daily life activities (cooking, gardening, care) as entry points to develop basic skills and combat illiteracy in a concrete, non-stigmatising way. The focus is not on teaching a trade, but on building essential competences through experiential learning and group-based manual work combined with individual guidance. By offering participants a first professional-like experience adapted to their abilities, the project strengthens their foundations for further training, integration in work integration enterprises, specialised courses or direct employment, and thus improves their social and professional inclusion prospects.

The primary objective was to develop pedagogical content and tools that empower trainers to help illiterate adults move towards a first job or training opportunity. Project tools were designed to foster collaboration, autonomy and problem-solving, rebuild self-confidence, support professional progression, and encourage personal initiative and collective commitment. The workshops aim to make training more accessible, create social ties and reinforce a sense of belonging to the community. For trainers, the project sought to raise awareness of illiteracy, revitalise training practices, and involve them in co-constructing programmes with a renewed vision of their role. It promoted individualised pathways, self-assessment and formalised progress monitoring, while for organisations and companies it aimed to improve training design, adopt more dynamic methods, develop staff competences and open new directions in adult basic education, using real-life experiences as a strong motivational driver.