22 million persons in the EU-28 were unemployed in November 2015, and more than 12 million people who have been unemployed for over a year. The unemployment rates among the youngsters were also very high in 2014, being it 22.2 %. This has social consequences for the persons concerned, a negative impact on growth and public finances and in poverty rates (Eurostat).Self-employment (SE) and entrepreneurship (EPS) are options for unemployed people to get back to work. Promoting them is relevant for European policymakers due to its strong potential to create jobs (Europe 2020 Strategy). Sharing Economy (SHE) and New Forms of Employment (NFE) could facilitate the achievement of increasing job creation through SE and EPS. SHE, characterized by peer-to-peer based sharing of access to goods and services, has emerged in the business world. It´s accompanied by a conceptual transformation that sees the collaborative work or consumption as an important potential source of employment in the coming years. NFE have also emerged characterized by unconventional work patterns and places of work or by the irregular provision of work that have transformed the traditional one-to-one relationship between employer and employee. - BARRIERS to boost SHE and NFE among Long Term and Young Unemployed are: • Lack of knowledge about how SHE and NFE dynamics and related ICT tools can boost EPS and SE. • Lack of education about EPS and related competences• Lack of e-skills needed to boost EPS and SE• Lack of knowledge about NFE and related ICT tools among decision makers in the companies seeking specific profiles for recruitment and selection purposes. • Other Specific barriers include: access to funding, difficult access to markets...- The OBJECTIVE of co-LABOURative LAB project will be to increase the competences of the LTU, Young Unemployed and HR professionals (target groups), about how to exploit the SHE and NFE to enhance EPS and SE opportunities, through the transference of innovative knowledge and tools based on work-based learning knowledge, collaboration between trainees and exploitation of ICT Tools in these fields.- SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES are: • Provide the trainees with the necessary awareness and knowledge about the SHE and NFE dynamics. • Facilitate the trainees the development of their own EPS and SE Plans • Facilitate the trainees the acquisition and improvement of competences to boost their EPS and SE Plans• Facilitate the trainees the acquisition of knowledge to deal with specific topics like: access to funding and access to markets. • Connect employers and work seekers in the same training environment. • Provide the trainees with real and collaborative work approaches. -Next PARTNERS from 5 countries will participate:- 4 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE involved in activities for promoting EPS and SE among target groups- 1 expert Association (FORBA) in labour markets and, SHE and NFE.- 1 expert Consultancy Firm (COORDINA) in developing innovative Training Programs for unemployed persons.The next RESULTS will be obtained;- A Co-Created Methodological Guide will be developed, with the direct participation of End Users, and with the main objective of determining the key contents, methodologies and tools for improving the competences of target groups for increasing their EPS and SE opportunities through the exploitation of SHE and NFE.- Training Materials addressed to the target groups, facilitating the exploitation of Sharing Economy and NFE - Design of Experiential Training Activities addressed to the target groups for facilitating the exploitation of SHE and NFE - Development of an e-Training Platform, for supporting the implementation of Training Materials and Experiential Training Activities.- Creation of 4 co-LABOURative LAB UNITS in the Chambers of Commerce in order to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the project after the project lifetime- Development of Dissemination Actions addressed to the European collectives related to target groups.VALIDATION ACTIONS will be organized on each country, based on the implementation of Training Materials, Designed Experiential Activities and e-Training Platform, involving 40 persons from the target groups. Evaluation and analysis will be done. Project Activities will be completed with Management and Implementation actions IMPACT during the project lifetime, co-LABOURative LAB will benefit:• 140 LTU and young work seekers (35 in Slovenia, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria) will be trained, through their participation in the validation actions• 20 HR Directors professional (5 in Slovenia, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria) will be trained, through their participation in the validation actions• 3000 LTU and young work seekers (600 persons in Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Austria and Bulgaria), will be aware, through the dissemination actions • 150 HR professionals (30 in Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Austria and Bulgaria) will be aware, through the dissemination actions
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT: Collaborative/Sharing Economy (SHE) and New Forms of Employment (NFE) could facilitate the achievement of increasing job creation through Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship. Sharing Economy, characterized by peer-to-peer based sharing of access to goods and services, has emerged in the business world. Emergence of community dynamics and the use of ICTs are main agents of transformation guiding the Sharing Economy. It´s accompanied by a conceptual transformation that sees the collaborative work or participatory consumption as an important potential source of employment in the coming years, giving access to the labour market for those who have failed in finding a job through conventional ways. New Forms of Employment have also emerged characterized by unconventional work patterns and places of work or by the irregular provision of work that have transformed the traditional one-to-one relationship between employer and employee OBJECTIVES The project has achieved the most of the objectives initially pursued Main objective of the project was to increase the competences of Long Term Unemployed Persons and Young Work Seekers, and Human Resources (HR) Directors or Technicians, about how to exploit the Sharing Economy and New Forms of Employment to increase Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship opportunities. Only some parts of the training program were finally applicable to Human Resources (HR) experts, because Sharing Economy Platforms are not so applicable to their activity. Main specific objectives were: • Provide the trainees with the necessary awareness and knowledge about Sharing Economy and New Forms of Employment dynamics, including the functioning of related ICT tools and platforms. • Facilitate to the trainees the development of their own Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Plans using Sharing Economy and New Forms of Employment concepts and ICT Platforms. • Facilitate to the trainees the acquisition and improvement of competences to boost their EPS and SE Plans (creativity and innovation, digital skills, management of social networks and personal branding). • Facilitate to the trainees the acquisition and improvement of knowledge to deal with specific topics like: access to funding, regulatory environments and access to markets. • Connect both sides of the labor market, employers and work seekers in the same training environment. • Provide the trainees real and collaborative work approaches where they can apply the trained skills and increase their employability immediately during the training course NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: A total of 6 partners from 5 countries have participated in the project, covering all the needed competences: • 4 Entities addressed to Long Term and Young Unemployed (CHAMBER COMMERCE VALENCIA, ARKADIA, RCCI and CPU) • 1 Knowledge Partner (FORBA) working in the field of research and innovation in the labour market including application of Sharing Economy (SHE) and New Forms of Employment (NFE • 1 Knowledge and Training Partner (COORDINA) specialized in developing innovative training programs and contents trough practical and collaborative methodologies, addressed to unemployed persons and students. Description of undertaken main activities: DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKEN MAIN ACTIVITIES: • Development of a Co-Created Methodological Guide (I.O.1) • Development of Training Materials (I.O.2) • Development of Designed Experiential Training Activities (I.O.3) • Development of co-LABOURative LAB e-Training Platform (I.O.4), including the implementation of Validation of all the Intelectual Outputs developed through Pilot Actions involving around 160 trainees Project Activities has been completed with Management and Implementation Actions including: • Technical and Administrative & Financial Management • Quality Assurance • Dissemination & Exploitation RESULTS AND IMPACT ATTAINED The achievement of objectives is divided between objectives in terms of results and impact: Results: The project has developed and validated all the foreseen Intellectual Outputs: - I.O.1 Co-Created Methodological Guide - I.O.2 Training Materials - I.O.3 Experiential Training Activities - I.O.4 e-Training Platform - 4 CO-LABOURATIVE LAB Units The project has developed 4 Multiplier Events in Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Greece Impact: The project has created a direct impact in the target group through the implementation of Co-Creation Sessions and Pilot Actions, according to the objectives estimated in the Application Form involving 154 unemployed and HHRR experts The project has created an indirect impact in the target group through the implementation of Dissemination Actions, , according to the objectives estimated in the Application Form Longer-term benefits; Through the sustainability plan defined, 750 persons in Europe will improve their professional position yearly