European Network of Job Clubs

1. European Network of Job Clubs Erasmus+ Youth In Action – action key 2 Project N. 2014-2-IT03-KA205-004557

2. OBJECTIVES providing support, guidance and training to young people in search of a job, by offering an innovative, engaging and effective methodology for empowerment, upskilling and networking.

3. TARGET GROUPS young unemployed people between 19 and 30 years, unable to find a job autonomously, falling into the social benefit “trap” and having lost any willingness to become an active actor in their society. [young people] [NEET]] youth workers dealing with the main target group

4. ACTIVITIES Preparing training programme and training material for the target group Train-the-trainer training mobility for youth workers Development and testing of the Job Club e-game Job Club experimentation Evaluation, improvement and validation of the methodology Dissemination & Exploitation & Follow-up Strategy International/European Job Club network setting up

5. KEY WORDS

6. INDICATORS Qualitative: 4 JC per partner country 4 multiplier events in the second part of the project Performance differential in job searching activity before and after the Job Club

7. INDICATORS Quantitative: • Downloads of JC package • Downloads of JC Handbook • Number of youth organizations registered on the forum and using project facilities • Number of e-game users/players • Number of visits to the website(s) • Number of young people answering the evaluation questionnaires for feedback

8. INDICATORS Quantitative: • Number of press releases/articles in each partner country • Number of participants in the final conference/multiplier events • Number of young people who change their employment status after the project activities • Number of stakeholders involved and collaborating • Number of stakeholders signing the Memorandum of Understanding

9. OUTPUT 1 - HANDBOOK FOR YOUTH WORKERS O1-A1 Drafting the training material In charge of: Lead partner Training main content: The Methodology of Community Based Job Clubs The Management and Organization of Job Clubs The use of Social Media for the enrollment of participants How to be a JC Facilitator Knowledge and Methodology of Job Club Facilitators: career coaching, information techniques and job-hunting strategies The Life-Cycle of a Job Club: duration, structure of the meetings, conclusion and follow up Deadline: September 2015 (month 4)

10. OUTPUT 1 - HANDBOOK FOR YOUTH WORKERS O1-A1 Drafting the training material O1-A2 Organization and delivery of the training Training programme for b Training delivery: 25 participants in the mobility training in Italy In charge of: Lead partner Deadline: November 2015 (month 6) Deadline: September 2015 (month 4)

11. OUTPUT 2 – Job Club e-game To be used as orientation and entry tool 1st game stage: entry questionnaire about job hunting styles and SWOT analysis 2nd stage: targeted questions about professional goals, to highlight areas of self-assessment and improvement and objectives to be clarified in the 1st part of the Job Club 3rd stage: investigates the labour market needs and takes further steps according to the data found 4th stage: assessment of personal strategies for job hunting and orientation for personalized better choices In charge of: APOPSI Deadline: November 2015 (month 6)

12. OUTPUT 3 – Job Club Package O3-A1 Job Club Format Delivery of the JC Educational Programme in all partner country – 4 editions per partner 25-40 participants per partner Duration and setting: 12 months – 10 meetings of about 2 hs each A follow up kit will assess employability capacity and JC experience effect. List of contents/resources: Copying with grief and loss of job Motivation, beliefs and job search The overall job hunting and career coaching methodology The local job market Job market in Europe and working abroad Self-entrepreneurship

13. OUTPUT 3 – Job Club Package O3-A1 Job Club Format List of contents/resources: Investigating personal skills and resources: how to discover and assess interests, values, beliefs, preferred work environment and location how to discover and assess interests, values, beliefs, preferred work environment and location How to create alternative professional goals using personal resources The informational techniques and web sources The informational interview Job hunting “classic techniques”: resumes, ads, contacts and agencies Job hunting and the internet: social media and social networks. Big Data and recruiting agencies How to prepare for job interviews and salary negotiations. In charge of: lead partner

14. OUTPUT 3 – Job Club Package O3-A2 Building of a communication platform for JC Each partner creates a webpage linked to the JC Platform In charge of: lead partner DURATION and Deadlines: start January 2016 (month 8) – end December 2016 (month 19)

15. OUTPUT 4 – Action Plan To Enlarge The Jc Network Policy recommendations/guidelines Dissemination and exploitation strategy O4-A1 Definition and Implementation of the Dissemination, Exploitation and Follow-Up Strategy In charge of: INSIGNARE Deadline: 1st draft of the Dissemination Strategy - September 2015 (month 4); 2nd draft May 2017 (month 24) Follow-Up Strategy: May 2017 (month 24)