PROfessionalising DOMestic housekeepers in Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

PROfessionalising DOMestic housekeepers in Europe

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Sector Skills Alliances in vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

In many countries, domestic work suffers from insufficient regulation and recognition. In 2010, the ILO published the report “Decent work for domestic workers” to set standards “in response to the long-standing perception of domestic work as a form of “women’s work” that does not require any real skills, qualifications or training”. At EU level, the EU Parliament resolution 28th April 2016 encouraged member states to protect the rights of these workers. To do so, the sector shall be professionalised through training and certification, in line with the growth and jobs agenda and the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), as defined by the Copenhagen process and the Riga Conclusions. With this aim, PRODOME addressed the professional profile of domestic housekeeper (ESCO 5152) to provide a common European curriculum and to promote certification standards.This multifaceted goal required a complementary consortium: 6 full partners and 5 associated partners from 4 member states, France, Italy and Spain (within Europe, the biggest employers of domestic workers, which proves the geographical relevance of the consortium): •IPERIA(French platform for the professionalisation of home employment),France•FEPEM (French Federation of Household Employers),France•MARGOTTA (VET provider),Italy •ASSINDATCOLF (National Association of Domestic Employers),Italy •FOREM (VET provider),Spain •CCOO – Construccion y Servicios (Federation of trade unions),Spain •EFFE (European Federation for Family Employment)•Grupo SSI (cooperative for care services), Spain•Regione Emilia-Romagna, Directorate-General Knowledge Economy, Business, Employment, Italy•ANCL (Associazione Nazionale Consulenti del Lavoro),Italy•Fundae (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo),SpainTo reach this main project goal, 3 main objectives were fixed:1.To achieve a better understanding of the situation of domestic workers in Europe 2.To develop a training programme adapted to the needs of the sector3.To promote certification at EU level for domestic workers.The first key output produced was the study “The state of the art of domestic work in Europe” (deliverable 1), based on desk and field research involving 54 experts and 109 domestic housekeepers via semi-directive interviews, a Delphi exercise and questionnaires.In line with this study, a curriculum was completed (deliverable 2), including a competence framework with specific and transversal skills (e.g. green and IT skills), in line with EQF (level 3) and validated by a panel of 26 stakeholders (domestic housekeepers, VET providers, decision-makers, social partners, PES and other experts) involved in 6 focus groups.The learning architecture and path developed accordingly included 9 modules with a total length of 300 hours: 180 hours in blended learning, face to face and distance learning, and 120 hours in work-based learning, corresponding to a total of 10 ECVET credits.The related training contents and training materials (deliverable 3) were developed in 4 languages (EN, FR, IT and ES) and tested according to EQAVET principles by a total of 58 domestic housekeepers with very positive results: 96% rate of completion of modules, 98% rate of satisfaction from learners and 100% from trainers, and above all 7 trainees having found a job right after the training.In parallel, certification perspectives were addressed (deliverable 4) and 3 concrete steps for domestic housekeepers’ professionalisation were proposed, on the basis of desk research and consensus building activities, mainly 5 policy visits involving 112 stakeholders and 5 consensus workshops involving 29 stakeholders. As a last step, the roadmap “Professionalising Domestic Work” (deliverable 7) was presented during the final conference (deliverable 6) hold in October 2019 in Paris, gathering high level speakers and participants.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 734745 Eur

Project Coordinator

IPERIA L’INSTITUT & Country: FR

Project Partners

• ASSOCIAZIONE SINDACALE NAZIONALE TRA I DATORI DI LAVORO DEI COLLABORATORI FAMIGLIARI
• FUNDACION FORMACION Y EMPLEO MIGUEL ESCALERA
• FEDERACION COMISIONES OBRERAS DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS
• FÉDÉRATION DES PARTICULIERS EMPLOYEURS DE FRANCE
• MARGOTTA S.R.L