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MAKE YOURSELF MORE EMPLOYABLE

2020-2-PL01-KA105-0823952020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PL|EE|ES|HU|IT|CZ|PT · Grant: €17,617
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Objectives

The economic crisis that started in the second half of the last decade has created a particularly fragile situation for today's young generation. The unemployment rates remain historically high, in the European Union at 6.2%. The Euro Area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7.4 percent in January 2020, its lowest level since May 2008 There is a huge unemployment rate in such countries as Spain (13,8%), Italy (9,7%), France (8,1%), Portugal (6.7%). Youth living in those countries face difficulties in finding a good job. They are forced to do jobs they do not want to do, move abroad and leave their family or they stay unemployed living with parents. On the contrary, Poland (5,5%), Estonia (4,1%), Hungary (3,5%), Czech Republic (3,0%) are going very well. [Unemployment Rate | Europe according to Trading Economics, 2019-2020] There are plenty of job opportunities in both countries but the process we could see that is most satisfying is increasing of entrepreneurship among youth. There are more and more companies that are being set up by young adults (20-30 yo). Also with the crisis in act because the coronavirus that have impact the economy around the world and in particular in Europe, many young people are losing their job, have difficulty finding one and are really confused to the steps to be taken in the coming months and after the crisis, because the instability of the moment. At least one million people have lost their jobs during the past two weeks in Europe according to the latest data from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Last week the International Labour Organisation reported that potential job losses worldwide could amount to 36 million. For this reason we thought of a project useful for exchanging good employment practices between the various Countries, offering a space to make a comparison between the various Nations and give the opportunity to guys from 18 to 30 years old to know their chances in their own and other Countries and focus on their value and potential to make the right decision for the job’s future or present, first of all discovering the data, then with a reflection on themselves and what they want and at the end providing them the necessary tools to achieve their goals mainly focusing on the current European situation, the acquisition of soft skills and digital competences, with a particular attention to the online reputation, the creation of the Europass CV and the importance of the Youth Pass, the possibility to have mobility and volunteering experiences as plus in their job search, the youth entrepreneurship with a focus on the social type, and the importance of equality with the knowledge about the rights and the inclusive and diversity management in the big international companies. Discrimination often takes place in the field of employment. It can have consequences on one’s economical situation, personal and professional development. We want to: - Enhance the employABILITY of the participants via formal, informal and non-formal education; - Work orientation according with their values, talents and attitudes; - Promoting entrepreneurship, especially social kind, to encourage the youth to take the risk, enhance the critical and divergent thinking to starts a successful career like a manager; - Promoting European value like inclusion, acceptance, diversity, tolerance, non-discrimination, to make a positive change in the society in particular in the workplaces; - Promoting tools like Europass CV and Youth Pass, Volunteering projects like Erasmus + and ESC like a experience and knowledge that increase the occupability; - Promoting cultural awareness and exchange between different Counties as a way to open their mind, enhance creativity and respect other cultures and backgrounds; - Enhance the soft skills and the digital competences in great demands from Management with a focus on the online reputation; - Helping youngsters to deal with work problems due to the current crown virus crisis, making them more aware of the limits and possibilities and their own potential.

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