DIGI4YOU
Digital skills development toolkit for young NEETS to increase employability.
developed in the framework of the programme Erasmus Plus KA220 Cooperation Partnerships in Youth
as action n. 2021-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000047996
The Project
According to Euro found (2015), the high number of NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) has cost the
European economies an estimated €142 billion a year in benefits and foregone earnings and taxes. Moreover, 11% of
young people around Europe lost their jobs due to the pandemic, along with 12% stating that is likely to lose their jobs in the
forthcoming future. Considering the highly impacted NEET group and changing needs and requirements of the 21st century
and post-covid era, a new perspective in teaching, especially in adult education is highly required, to prepare the European
society for the future. An effective way to prepare the people of Europe for the future lies beneath the development of key
competencies, especially the development of resilient, flexible digital abilities in adults and young adults.
Therefore, “Digital skills development toolkit for young NEETS to increase employability” aims to improve the attention of NEETs by increasing digital competencies, increasing confidence in their ability to utilize information-communication
technologies, boosting soft skills to increase employability and effectively solve problems by generating creative, practical
solutions.
Aims
Partners
Science and Human Foundation
(Turkey – project coordinator).
Euro-Net
(Italia)
Indepcie SCA
(Spain)
ESICA
(Austria)
Target groups
The project is targeting youth workers and trainers.
Totally 175 youth trainers will be selected from youth centers, lifelong learning centers, and related non-formal education providers.
Results
The project involves the realization of the following 5 results:
1. "Digital Skills training framework"
PR1 includes:
- Comparative need analysis about the recent situation of youth trainers and their needs and expectations from the “Digi4You”.
- Examples of good practices in 4 partner countries in digital skills education solutions for employability practices.
- “Digital Skills Training Framework” for an intensive course about digital skills development, strategic ICT use, soft skills development, and employability practices.
2. “Digital skills training toolkit”
PR2 includes (minimum) 36 hours of a training course, and it will be designed according to the result of the PR1. This toolkit will specialize in the following areas:
- How to boost digital skills
- Create interactive digital contents
- Connect, discover new content and grow professionally
- Create a digital portfolio
- Create engaging presentations
- Create, organize, and share digital resources
- Enhancing digital performance
- Time management
- Achieving the goals
- Improving confidence
3. " Guidebook for youth trainers to improve soft skills of youth ".
PR3 improves youth trainers’ working competencies with digital skills concepts and techniques and it will help to increase cognitive abilities and soft skills teaching through ICT tools use.
It also provides youth trainers and youth with authentic content and practical tips on problem-solving, time management, career development, effective learning strategies, teamwork and creativity.
4. “Digital skills online application”.
PR4 includes videos, a guidebook, simple digital tips, practical exercises, tools, tricks to practice digital skills.
It is free of charge and compatible with Android devices.
5. “Usability and user experience evaluation tool”.
PR5 describes an evaluation plan for conducting the usability during the implementation of the project.
Here you can download the PR5 Executive Summary
Here you can download the eBrochure
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Multiplier Events
The project foresees to organise a workshop on digital skills for employment practices in each of the partners’ countries in the year 2023.
The final conference of digital skills for employment will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on April 2024.