The project Nr.2017-1-094 "YOUNG-ICT WOMEN: Innovative Solutions to increase the numbers of EU vulnerable girls and young women into the digital agenda” benefits from a 2.714.304 € grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein

and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. The aim of the project is to increase the numbers of EU vulnerable girls and young women into the digital agenda.

Innovative solutions to increase the numbers of vulnerable girls and young women in the EU into the digital agenda

The project Nr.2017-1-094 "YOUNG-ICT WOMEN: Innovative Solutions to

increase the numbers of EU vulnerable girls and young women into the digital

agenda” benefits from a 2.714.304 € grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and

Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. The

aim of the project is to increase the numbers of EU vulnerable girls and young

women into the digital agenda.

Implemented by:

Improved employment situation of NEETs/target group

Increased transnational cooperation on labor market issues

Overall goals:

Innovative approaches on lowering youth unemployment

Increased participation in education and training of former NEETs/target group

We address the following European wide challenges

Youth unemployment ICT specialist gap in Europe Low involvement of women and girls into digital jobs and ICT

professions

Our mission To develop the digital competences of young women who are at risk of exclusion from the labor market, thus improving their employability and decreasing the ICT specialist gap in Europe

Young vulnerable women (19-29) – awareness raising, competence assessment, training and employment into Digital jobs

Young girls (15-19) – ICT jobs awareness raising, assessment and non formal training

Our target groups:

Research to identify the digital jobs profiles indemand by employers in the near future andlonger perspective

Employer and training specialist co-definedskills and digital competences set for theidentified digital jobs profile

An online employability profiling tool toidentify the user existing skills, competences,attitudes and experience against identifieddigital jobs profiles

A personalized digital employabilitypathway/roadmap to define the individualdigital competence, social and working skillstraining needs to achieve the goals

Project approach and methodology

1

Partnerships with employers at National level fordigital jobs recruitment

An employer co-designed customized learningplan. The intense blended learning for 160 hourswill be provided to target audience according totheir competence assessment results and TrainingPathways

The recognition of user training, skills andexperience by employers and employmentagencies

A job application and on-boarding support(mentoring) system to assist each individual withtransitioning from an unemployment status to asuccessful first step into a digital job-relatedemployment

Project approach and methodology

2

Youth reached by digital career awareness

activities – 10,000

Employers introduced to innovative solutions- 350

Young girls and women assesed by the profiling

tool – 1000

Number of target group enrolled in education

and training, including work – 700

Key outcome indicators

Advise on: Future digital jobs profiles Competences and skills for selected

profiles Employers co-designed training curricula

Evaluation of: Profiling tool and roadmaps

methodologies Employment schemes and best practices

Be part of: Awareness raising activities Digital jobs and internship schemes

Call for Action !

We invite National, European and international stakeholders for active cooperation !

Research reports published:

• Study of needs assessment at European and national levels• Study of innovative approaches contribution to employment of NEETs target groups• National participatory forums convened• Digital jobs profiles defined

Progress to date

Implemented by:

Across piloting countries 8 job profiles had been identified:

Progress to date

Implemented by:

o Junior Web developero Graphic Designero Quality Assurance Testero Digital Media Specialist

o Personal Assistant o Data Protection Officero Data Analysto Customer Service Representative

As far as digital job profiles are concerned, the top three (3) job profiles reported as mostly required by the employers participating in the sample, across industries and countries were: Jr. web Developer, Digital Media Specialist and Data Analyst.

An online self assessment profiling tool has been developed in order to help young women and girls choose the right career path.

- Matching based on a mix of technical and soft skills- The profiling tool analyzes responses and presents options to candidates- A multilingual tool which can be localized based on country specifics- Closely linked to follow-up accredited training

Progress to date

Implemented by:

Innovative Employment Solution Design:

The Digital Jobs Employment Toolkit will represent a practical resource for women going into IT jobs. The toolkit will be structured in two main parts:

• PART 1 - Toolkit for Young Women Candidates • PART 2- Toolkit for Employers

Progress to date

Implemented by:

PART 1 - Toolkit for Young Women Candidates

1. MY MATCH! Build your profile and match it with a job

2. MY COURSE! Prepare for the job which best matches

your current skills

3. MY JOB! Get your job application ready

PART 2- Toolkit for Employers

1. MY COMPANY! Get clarity on internal organizational

/external institutional steps before hiring someone

2. MY PEOPLE! Learn where to mine for new employees

3. MY COMMUNITY! Identify potential partnerships to

cover the workforce needs

This Project is funded by the EEA Grants and the Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment.

The EEA Grants are jointly financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The EEA Grants are available to the 13 EU member countries that joined the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) in 2004, 2007 and 2013 as well as Greece and Portugal.

The Norway Grants are financed solely by Norway and available in 13 EU Member countries that joined in 2004, 2007 and 2013.

The EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment

Implemented by:

The EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment

PLAN InternationalAdvancing children’s rights and equality for girls

BETIBaltic Education Technology Institute

ECWTThe European Centre for Women and Technology

Fundatia EOS Educating for an Open Society

DIGITALEUROPEThe voice of the digitally transformingindustries in Europe

LIKTA - the Latvian Information andCommunications Technology Association

CRETHIDEVCreative Thinking Development

Tech MTTech Malta

ICS SkillsTraining and Certification Body of the IrishComputer Society

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