Project Results

Project:Digipreneurship Education to Bridge Skills Gap in Youth Work YOUTH UP
Ref : 2022-3-SE02-KA210-YOU-000092850

On September 15, we organized a meeting for project stakeholders: Digipreneurship Education to Bridge Skills Gap in Youth Work. YOUTH UP
Mrs Romaine, who presented the results of the survey, first explained to the participants the context of the project, its overall objective and specific objectives. Then she explained in detail the results of this research. Among the participants in this workshop, were: members of our organization, a representative of the organization Solidarity Peace and Development, Unga Kan Habo and Demokrati för Barns Framtid.

Entrepreneurship is of critical importance to the modern economy. Researchers have studied entrepreneurship for decades. In recent years, a significant relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and firm performance has been reported in empirical studies. Today's workplace shows high intensity of utilisation of new digital technologies to improve business operations, invent new (digital) business models, sharpen business intelligence, and engage with customers and stakeholders through new (digital) channels. Young people are essential for inclusive and sustainable future economic development. Data recently published by Eurostat (2021), in the European Union there is a youth unemployment rate of 14,9%. This shows that young people keep having much more difficulties entering the labour market than the rest of the population. Thus, addressing youth unemployment is vital, not only for the well-being of young people, but also to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth and social cohesion.

Therefore, training youth workers through quality non-formal education becomes part of the solution, as young people with entrepreneurial skills are better prepared to meet the challenges of today’s changing labour market.

The main objective of the project is to positively contribute to the increase of youth employment rate through the development of new knowledge, competences and attitudes of youth workers in the field of youth entrepreneurship.
The specific objectives of this project are:

• To know the needs of the target groups (youth workers and young people) in terms of their digital and entrepreneurial skills as well as the context where they are located and the challenges they are currently facing.
• To provide youth workers with techniques, methods and good practices that function as supporting tools to develop digital and entrepreneurial skills in young people.
• To train youth workers on digital and entrepreneurial skills through a blended training course adapted to their needs and those of young people to acquire new knowledge, skills and attitudes to help young people in their development as well as improve their continuous professional experience.
• To raise awareness on the importance of innovative entrepreneurship in young people and the significant role of youth workers to help reach that purpose.

The survey was structured into two main sections: one section about the participant information and the other about the questions on the topics. Through the first section, we will be able to know the participant demographics providing a comprehensive overview of the people who participated in the survey, showing a diverse range of ages, genders, educational backgrounds and occupational status. The second section of the survey included a series of questions aimed at assessing the participants’ skills in various digital and entrepreneurial domains. The respondents were asked to rate their skills on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 representing a low level of proficiency and 5 indicating a high level of proficiency. Through this section we will be able to deepen the findings related to the digital and entrepreneurial skills of the young respondents.

The results indicate a need for improvement in spreadsheet skills, time management, task prioritization, and identifying business opportunities. Additionally, it is worth highlighting the uncertainty regarding entrepreneurial aspirations among the surveyed participants. The findings demonstrate the importance of addressing the skills gap among young individuals, equipping them with the necessary competencies to thrive in the digital era and foster entrepreneurial mindsets.

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