PROJECT BACKGROUNDYouth unemployment is one of the most pressing challenges Europe faces. According to Eurostat youth unemployment statistics there were 4,96 million unemployed persons under 25 years old in the EU 28 in December 2014, which amounts to a youth unemployment rate of 21.4 %.While many young people search in vain for employment or apprenticeship positions, existing vacancies are often not filled because employers complain they cannot find suitable young candidates. Among the reasons for this gap are lacking basic knowledge about the way enterprises function and an unsatisfactory level of key competences. Such basic business competence, however, is essential for successfully (inter-)acting in the world of work.PROJECT OBJECTIVESYoung people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly affected by the risk of unemployment. They are the target group that most urgently need skills, competences and guidance for the competitive labour market.The project addresses this problem by developing a unique non-formal training program leading to internationally recognized certification. It targets young disadvantaged jobseekers.The non-formal training concept combines basic economic knowledge with social and personal skills needed for being successful the labour market. The aim is to enable young jobseekers to become „CEOs of their own lives“. In particular, the following key competences of the European Commission’s key competence framework are addressed:- 4. Digital competence- 5. Learning to learn- 6. Social and civic competences- 7. Sense of initiative and entrepreneurshipPROJECT PARTNER CONSORTIUMThree partners participate in the project consortium from countries with high youth unemployment rates (Hungary, Poland, Spain). PARTICIPANTSThe project will reach a minimum of 188 people benefiting directly from the project.- Participants taking part in pilot testing Entrepreneurial youth camp: 30- Youth workers involved in the Preparation coaching and the Entrepreneurial youth camp: 8- Professionals involved in the development of the training material and Preparation coaching for youth workers: 8- Local and international participants at Multiplier Events: > 150Indirect beneficiaries are hundreds of young disadvantaged job seekers, who potentially could be given a new perspective on life and "self entrepreneurship" through the project approach.PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGYThe project develops a comprehensive non-formal training package which is tailor-made to the needs of young people, including those with a low level of education, from social-economically disadvantaged backgrounds and at risk of being excluded from the labour market. The training package - which will be piloted during the Entrepreneurial youth camp - includes- Training curriculum defining learning objectives covering three areas:o Economic thinkingo Economic planning and implementationo Personal and social competence- Training Kit according to the Training Curriculum- an interface with the existing certificate EBC*L certification system, which allows the participants to take an internationally recognized exam at the end of the training- didactic concepts which ensure that the non-formal training approach is life-, action-, production- and media-oriented and thus likely to be designed to raise the interest and motivation of the hard-to-get target group- a set of attractive and motivating learning physical and on-line materials on the three areas mentioned above- a Youth workers' Manual how to effectively use these materials- a Preparation coaching for youth workers to enable youth workers to apply and cascade the developed products- a clear and purposeful strategy in terms of quality control, dissemination and sustainability, promoting the outputs and making sure that they will be used by after the end of funding.IMPACT ENVISAGED AND LONGER TERM BENEFITSThe project will lead to an improved offer for youth organisations which meets the necessary competences of young disadvantaged jobseekers. It can be expected that in the long run the project will contribute to a higher employability for young people.
PROJECT BACKGROUND While there are countries with relatively low youth unempoyment rates, for example Germany, Denmark, there are other countries with very high rates of unemployment among young people, such as Spain, Poland, Hungary – according to the report on Umemployment statistics of Eurostat April 2015. Young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly affected by the risk of unemployment. They are the target group that most urgently need skills, competences and guidance for the competitive labour market. However in the previous 1-2 years the unemployment rates in Hungary among the young people reduced, there are still now big problems in the employment. While many young people search in vain for employment or apprenticeship positions, existing vacancies are often not filled because employers complain they cannot find suitable young candidates. Among the reasons for this gap are lacking basic knowledge about the way enterprises function and an unsatisfactory level of key competences and soft skills. PROJECT OBJECTIVES YOUTH CAMP addresses this problem by developing an unique training programme leading to internationally recognized certification EBC*L (European Business Competence*Licence). It targets young disadvantaged jobseekers. The YOUTH CAMP training concept combines basic economic knowledge with social and personal skills needed for being successful the labour market. In particular, the following key competences of the European Commission’s key competence framework are addressed: - 1. Communication in the mother tongue - 2. Digital competence - 3. Learning to learn - 4. Social and civic competences - 5. Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship PROJECT PARTNER CONSORTIUM EBC*Licensing Oktatási és Fejlesztő Intézet Kft, Budapest, Hungary, as main applicant FUNDACJA INSTYTUT ROZVOJU REGIONALNEGO, Krakow, Poland as Partner CENTRO ESPANOL DE NUEVAS PROFESIONES, Madrid, Spanyolország, as Partner AFS Magyarország Nemzetközi Csereprogram Alapítvány, Budapest, Hungary, as Partner PARTICIPANTS YOUTH CAMP reached following stakeholders and participants Number and type of relevant institutions and persons reached by the project’s dissemination events over 170 Number and type of relevant institutions and persons reached by the project’s other dissemination activities, e.g. e-newsletters result over 5.000 Number of young people taking part in the Piloting during the learning/teaching/training acvtivities in Zamárdi, Hungary: 30 Indirect beneficiaries are hundreds of thousands young disadvantaged job seekers, who potentially could be given a new perspective on life and "self entrepreneurship" through the YOUTH CAMP approach. PROJECT ACTIVITIES YOUTH CAMP developed a comprehensive training package which is tailor-made to the needs of young people, including those with a low level of education, from social-economically disadvantaged backgrounds and at risk of being excluded from the labor market. The training package includes - a curriculum of defined learning objectives covering economic thinking, planning and acting as well as personal and social competence - a set of attractive and motivating face-to-face and online learning materials - Training KIT - a manual fo trainers and youth workers how to effectively uses these materials - Trainer's Manual The Entrepreneurial youth camp was organised in Zamárdi, The curriculum takes 50 teaching hours - plus self-organized work (depending on the level of entry skills)-, which could be fully piloted during the 5-day camp. IMPACT The YOUTH CAMP training program enables young people to get an understanding of own to be a successful player on the labor market by learning about the rules every market follows; to analyze and assess what it means to take „risks” and to help them see the „costs” of not taking any risks in life; get a basic knowledge of how companies work and what HR managers are looking for when they recruit staff;