Target Groups
- Employees in entry-level (junior) job positions with low skills and disadvantaged individuals (long-term unemployed with emphasis on women people and youth, economically inactive women, and low-qualified adults) with fewer employment opportunities
- VET providers
- Employers and employer representatives
- Policy makers
Employees in entry-level (junior) job positions with low skills and disadvantaged individuals (long-term unemployed with emphasis on women people and youth, economically inactive women, and low-qualified adults) with fewer employment opportunities:
- They participate in the pilot testing of the 20 micro-credentials and the learning content developed for the 20 key skills with the use of an electronic learning platform and by attending synchronous electronic learning revision classes, which will help them acquire/improve key skills for employment.
- They take a digital assessment on the 20 key skills to receive the micro-credentials in the form of a ‘Passport to Employment’ (PTE).
- They obtain 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.
- They utilise the micro-credentials and the PTE to advance in the labour market/access the labour market.
VET providers:
- They participate in trainings on the design and development of micro-credentials.
- They are granted access to asynchronous electronic learning content for the development of key skills for employment.
- They participate in workshops on lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, and on how these may be exploited further.
- They learn how to develop and validate the skills of newcomers in the labour market and disadvantaged groups.
Employers and employer representatives:
- 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 in entry-level (junior) job positions, considering also the difficulties faced by some disadvantaged groups when searching for a job.
- They participate in workshops on the lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, and on how these may be exploited further.
- They are provided with a tool to assist them in the recruitment process.
- They acquire experience in the development of micro-credentials.
- They may select more easily candidates for their job openings through the micro-credentials and the PTE.
Policy makers:
- They participate in workshops on the lessons learned regarding the development and issuance of micro-credentials, and on how these may be exploited further.
- They are provided with recommendations for the utilisation of micro-credentials at policy level (interventions in the qualification systems, the connection with the NQFs, etc.).
