“Next move” – developing key competences of young people in the work environment Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Next move” – developing key competences of young people in the work
environment

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 : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

“Next move” – a comprehensive educational programme in the field of entrepreneurship and social activity of young people entering the labour market – is a response to the growing problem of insufficient social competences and involvement of young people from European countries in the area of entrepreneurship, which most often results in their Professional inactivity after graduation, taking up jobs below qualifications or quitting work at an early stage. It is through work that young people become independent and confident citizens. Lack of opportunities for development makes their career perspectives worse. Failure in finding and maintaining a job and the lack of self-education opportunities cause young people to lose self-esteem.
Moreover, occupational inactivity of young people has a negative impact on the economy and ageing societies in Europe. THE ANSWER TO THESE PROBLEMS lies in a wise and adapted to the changing reality education of young people before entering the labour market and in the workplace, as well as in the creation of conditions supporting the development of their social competences. The partnership established by three institutions with different nature of activities (Poland: Foundation, Greece: non-profit organization, Spain: training and consulting consortium) decided that a cooperation between the private and non-governmental sector will be a solid ground for setting up such conditions and creating an “ecosystem of entrepreneurship”. Two main subject areas: supporting the growth of potential in youth workers and helping young people to enter adulthood and the labour market and to develop their competences, constitute the core of the “Next move” project and are the answer to the needs of two target groups – young people entering the job market along with trainers, youth coaches and HR employees. The main goal of the project is to increase the professional potential of trainers and HR department employees by working with an innovative development program, enabling young people aged 18-26 to gain practical knowledge and soft skills necessary to take up and maintain their first job on a local or international market.
The result is of the project to jointly develop and disseminate the youth development program “Next move”, which will include the E-Manual for youth trainers and HR employees and the mobile application “Your move”, improving young people’s soft skills needed to take up and maintain their first job.
The E-Manual is a compendium of knowledge consisting of 2 modules:
A. Motivation, recruitment, case study – tips in coaching work.
B. 30 scenarios of classes: innovative methods and tools used in non-formal education in the field of youth entrepreneurship – based on the best practices developed and new, not yet undertaken methods. The scenarios will address areas such as: building responsibility for assigned tasks, teamwork, accepting and giving feedback, expressing one’s thoughts in order to be understood, pro-activity – taking matters into your own hands. The e-book will be practical in nature, aimed at training the staff to be able to provide information in an accessible way and help young people preparing to enter the labour market to improve their soft skills.
Material included in the mobile application “Your move” will be a continuation of issues learned by young people during workshops with trainers or HR employees. It will be presented In the form of e-fiches providing the most important information in a very accessible form. At the same time, the material will have a very useful character, because after getting familiar with the new knowledge, the user will receive a series of coaching tips, thanks to which he will immediately learn how to use the acquired knowledge in practice. The application will constitute a 30-day transformation program for participants, supporting their adaptation to the labour market.
The effects of the project activities will be reflected in new methods, tools and materials perfectly matching the new challenges of the EU strategy for growth for 2010-2020, which aims to develop: an economy based on knowledge and innovation (smart and more competitive increase in the level of knowledge), and an economy with a high level of employment, ensuring social and territorial cohesion, including an increase in social engagement. They will also be in line with the Europe 2030 strategy’s proposal for a flexible lifelong learning culture. It is important for the partnership to meet educational challenges related to the problem of youth’s insufficient soft competences needed for managing personal potential in self-reliant and effective functioning on the labour market, and to create a new comprehensive educational offer in this area for young people (18-26y.)

Project Website

http://nextmove.wellsol.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 78581 Eur

Project Coordinator

Foundation Spread your Wings & Country: PL

Project Partners

• E.O. SHARP MINDS
• Centre for the innovation and development of education and technology, SL