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Techworking: New Technologies for Youth Employment

2020-3-ES02-KA105-0165582020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: ES|LV|SI|SK|BG|PT · Grant: €17,568
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Entrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship educationICT - new technologies - digital competences

Objectives

Aras de los Olmos is a city located in the mountainous territory of the Valencian Community known as the region of "Los Serranos" and which is located 100 kilometers from the capital and on the border between the Spanish regions of Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha . With approximately 400 inhabitants, this municipality is considered a rural territory due to its characteristics and geolocation. Despite its location that could be considered difficult to access, since they are in a rural area in the mountains of Valencia, Aras de los Olmos is a case of good practices and they develop different proposals and initiatives to avoid a problem that is occurring. in Spain and throughout Europe: depopulation in small rural communities. To fight against this phenomenon, Aras de los Olmos has a strong association with the University of Valencia where they collaborate with various projects and have different research centers in the municipality. The relationship is so close that the first Aras de los Olmos Summer University based on science and rural development, concluded with the writing of a coordinating book by the University of Valencia, which has represented a roadmap for rural development of the town in recent times. Thanks to this association, Aras de los Olmos has different fields of specialization such as Astronomy, Archeology, History, Anthropology, Botany, Green Energy, Agriculture and Digitization. All these fields have endowed the municipality with research projects and have also developed job opportunities for its inhabitants, which makes Aras de los Olmos an innovative rural municipality in the implementation of new technologies. As a result of this collaboration, the Erasmus "Techworking" was also born, which has allowed young entrepreneurs from different European countries to learn about new innovative technologies, dynamics and work methods, in order to implement them in their professional lives, in their future ideas. business, on a day-to-day basis, or that they can teach them in their companies, associations or organizations. The TechWorking project has been a way of publicizing useful and efficient technological tools in the world of youth employment, necessary for entrepreneurship and rural development of the territories participating in the project. All this, based on the philosophy of sustainable development, facilitating the development of innovative ideas, but taking into account the identity of the territories and the people who inhabit them. One of the objectives of the project has been to stimulate and promote essential activities to enhance the joint growth of all participants, to enhance knowledge because each person is an open book from which knowledge, useful tools, experiences and skills can be learned. for the professional growth of the younger generations. TechWorking arises from the need to combat youth unemployment and rural depopulation in Europe, being one of the central objectives of the project, which has been addressed in all areas during its execution. In addition, it has been a project based on multiculturalism, diversity and tolerance among young people from different European realities, which has generated extraordinary added value. The main objectives of the project have been: i) Promote the use of so-called Information and Communication Technologies, the resources and tools used for the process, administration and distribution of information through technological elements, such as: computers , telephones, televisions, etc., focused on the employability of the participants; ii) the creation of a framework of job and training opportunities for specialization in rural Europe; iii) Promote and publicize resources to young people to fight against youth unemployment; iv) Create quality employment for all; v) Provide the participating rural territories with efficient and durable materials and resources to avoid depopulation and an emptied rural Europe; vi) Create employment and foster entrepreneurship in rural areas; vii) Exchange good practices with other citizens of other European countries that can be of great help for depopulation and youth unemployment. All these objectives were carried out through different working methods, such as the use of different types of practical games such as team-bulding activities, ice-breaking, workshops, games to get to know each other, trust games, role exchanges, etc. In addition to the use of tools for the generation of ideas through presentations, role plays, group work, reflection sessions, debates, etc. Finally, all these activities were developed through the principles of non-formal education.

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