These target groups will be involved in the following outputs and activities: Piloting Phase 1 (April 2020 - June 2021): the indirect target group will be piloting, testing and assessing IO1. Piloting Phase 2 (April 2021 - July 2021): the indirect target group will be piloting, testing and assessing Version 1 IO2 and IO3. Pilot Feedback Phase 1 (June 2020): the indirect target group will be providing feedback on IO1. Pilot Feedback Phase 2 (July 2021): the indirect target group will be providing feedback on Version 1 of IO2 and IO3. Dissemination and Exploitation Phase (October 2019 - September 2021)
The objectives of the project were to: 1. make high quality professional English training available for specifically unemployed citizens across Europe. 2. produce a sensible ready-to-go framework for a curriculum for professional English that can be impact on Language teachers and trainers. 3. upskill unemployed citizens with professional English skills that are actually required by employers. This was to be achieved with the following outputs: 1. Handbook on current professional English requirements for partner countries 2. Framework for a curriculum for professional English for employability 3. E-course for professional English for employability
At the time of writing the proposal unemployment in the EU remained a serious issue to tackle. In Spain the unemployment rate was around 13%. Italy fared better but still endured the consequences of an unemployment rate of around 8%. Meanwhile, the importance of English in tackling this was recognised: “Foreign language proficiency is one of the main determinants of learning and professional mobility, as well as of domestic and international employability” (European Commission 2012). The main problem was that many unemployed people were not gaining access to English courses that would clearly help them find employment. Besides this, the precise skills needed by employers were not understood, nor had they been researched. This project aimed to rectify this and develop material for the target group.