Target Groups

  1. Employees in entry-level (junior) job positions with low skills & disadvantaged individuals (long-term unemployed with emphasis on young people and women, economically inactive women, and low-skilled adults) with fewer employment opportunities
  2. VET providers
  3. Employers and employer representatives
  4. Policy makers

Employees in entry-level (junior) job positions with low skills & disadvantaged individuals (long-term unemployed with emphasis on young people and economically inactive women, and low-skilled adults) with fewer employment opportunities:

  1. They participate in asynchronous electronic learning for pilot testing the 20 micro- credentials by using an e-learning platform and attending synchronous electronic learning revision classes, which will help them acquire/improve key skills for employment.
  2. They take a digital assessment on the 20 key skills to receive the micro-credentials in the form of a ‘Passport to Employment’ (PTE).
  3. They acquire European Digital Credentials for Learning based on the 20 micro-credentials granted to them, which will help them enter the labour market, in addition to their other qualifications and skills.
  4. They utilise the micro-credentials and the PTE to advance in the labour market/access the labour market.

VET providers:

  1.  They participate in trainings on the design and development of micro-credentials.
  2. They are granted access to asynchronous electronic learning content for the development of key skills for employment.
  3. They participate in workshops on lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, as well as on how these may be exploited further.
  4. They learn how to develop and validate the skills of newcomers in the labour market and disadvantaged groups.

Employers and employer representatives:

  1. They participate in focus groups and a large-scale survey to provide their views on key skills required for entering the labour market and working at junior job positions, considering also the difficulties faced by some disadvantaged groups when searching for a job.
  2. They participate in workshops on lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, as well as on how these may be exploited further.
  3. They are provided with a tool to assist them in the recruitment process.
  4. They acquire experience in the development of micro-credentials.
  5. Through the micro-credentials and the PTE, they may select more easily candidates for their job openings.

Policy makers:

  1. They participate in workshops on lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, as well as on how these may be exploited further.
  2. They are provided with recommendations for the utilisation of micro-credentials at policy level (interventions regarding the qualification systems through the opportunities provided by micro-credentials, the connection of micro-credentials with NQFs, etc.).
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