TELECENTRE EUROPE | ANNUAL REPORT 2016
FIT4Jobs
Period: November 2014 – April 2016
Source of funding: European Union Programme for Employment and
Social Solidarity
Coordinator: FIT Ltd. (Ireland)
Website: http://fit4jobs.eu
FIT4Jobs was a European-funded piloting programme based on the successful FIT Ltd. (Ireland) model of
upskilling job seekers and connecting them to employers. The objective was to recreate the successful FIT
Training for Employment model together with partner organisations from six EU countries: Greece, Spain,
Portugal, Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania.
FIT4Jobs was based on the FIT Training for Employment model. The process includes the following main
steps:
• Identification, interview, aptitude testing and selection of suitable candidates for training
• Partnership with local employers to specify the curricula and provide support
• Provision of ICT training by 3rd party or public services
• Provision of softskills training and support
• Work Experience
• Job placement
A unique aspect of the programme was the strong and continuous support from employers who not only
determine the digital skills in demand but also support the project with CV reviews, mock interviews, work
experience and, finally, job placements.
Over the past 15 years FIT Ltd. (Ireland) has achieved a 75% progression rate to jobs. The FIT4Jobs project
had achieved the same result. Recently the European Commission cited FIT4Jobs as one of the most effective
employability initiatives in Europe.
The final project brochure, prepared by Telecentre-Europe, reveals the outcomes of ICT training through
telling real stories about trainees from each country. Six young people speak about their experience with
Fit4Jobs and how it helped them gain ICT skills and get a job.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 | TELECENTRE EUROPE
Period: June 2016 – May 2019
Source of Funding: Horizon 2020
Coordinator: Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus”
Website: www.umi-sci-ed.eu
UMI-Sci-Ed
UMI-Sci-Ed aims at enhancing the attractiveness of science education and
careers for young people (14-16 year olds) via the use of latest technologies.
We put Ubiquitous and Mobile Computing and the Internet of Things (UMI)
into practice towards enhancing the level of STEM education. At the same
time, we are increasing the attractiveness of pursuing a career in domains
pervaded by UMI for these youths.
In UMI-Sci-Ed, technology itself is not starring as the objective of our work. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
and IoT are rather used to support the UMI-Sci-Ed stakeholders working in education – educational community
(teaching institutions, students, professors, tutors, etc.) and industry (UMI companies, VET providers,
publishers, etc.) – career consultants, educational authorities and policy makers. To this end, communities
of practice (CoPs) will be formed dynamically on the UMI-Sci-Ed platform around UMI projects implemented
at schools, including representatives of all necessary stakeholders. In this project we aim to develop an
integrated yet open training framework for upper high school students.
Technological institutions (Computer
Technology Institute and Press
“Diophantus”, Cork Institute of
Technology, Consortium Ubiquitous
Technologies)
and
academic
organizations (University of Helsinki,
Norwegian University of Science
and Technology and University
of Pisa) focus on technology and
innovations in education. Telecentre
Europe supports the partnership in
communication activities.
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