The D-RESKILL@U project aims to align with the "European Skills Agenda," emphasising equity and inclusivity in socioeconomic development. Its primary goals include: 1. Developing a learner-focused curriculum aligned with the European labour market. 2. Creating a digital career guidance tool mockup compatible with the ESCO database, providing guidelines across various aspects. 3. Actively disseminating outcomes for impactful, sustainable transformation benefiting various stakeholders including students, governing bodies, and teams. Led by Sorbonne Université, the consortium includes Università di Milano, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, EdTech firms Bullini Consulting and Alfheim (from PIXIS/MeshUp Education), and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, each contributing unique expertise in areas like technical education, distance learning, labour market analysis, career guidance software development, and digital higher education transformation.
The D-RESKILL@U Project addressed challenges faced by European training institutions in the field of lifelong learning amidst health, social, and environmental crises. It aimed to provide effective and affordable up/reskilling and career guidance tools for the workforce, enhancing employability in rapidly changing work patterns. We started from the observation that public universities had a significant role to play in the field of lifelong learning and continuous education because they could offer quality but affordable services. However, in our view, they lacked advanced tools for recruiting and guiding prospective students based on a target occupation, on one hand, and showcasing their existing or potential course offerings in terms of skills and competencies, learning outcomes, assessment procedures, and microcredentials, on the other. Finally, we noticed that the connection between the aspirations/goals of prospective students and the university's offerings was not well articulated. In our opinion, these needs could be met through a digital orientation tool and a smart course catalogue.