1 / 24

Ekaterina Fedotova , Project Director PH International (Project Harmony, Inc)

Ekaterina Fedotova , Project Director PH International (Project Harmony, Inc) Ekaterina.Fedotova@ph-int.org. Your Course: Digital Literacy. ycdl.ph-int.org. Internet Access in Russia Summer of 2010. 142 mln. 3 8 % (44 mln) online. Internet Penetration. The Networked Readiness Index.

ossie
Download Presentation

Ekaterina Fedotova , Project Director PH International (Project Harmony, Inc)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ekaterina Fedotova, Project Director PH International (Project Harmony, Inc) Ekaterina.Fedotova@ph-int.org Your Course: Digital Literacy ycdl.ph-int.org

  2. Internet Access in Russia Summer of 2010 142 mln 38 %(44 mln) online

  3. Internet Penetration

  4. The Networked Readiness Index

  5. All-Russian Initiative Your Course www.tvoy-kurs.ru • Unites all Microsoft educational programs for various stakeholders with one entry point • Digital Literacy Centers, IT-Academies, CPLS, and online courses • 3 years – 1 million people

  6. Labor Market in Russia 6,9% unemployed 1,5 persons / vacancy 5,5 mln people

  7. Where to get free IT skills? School Students Job Search Unemployed Employed State Employment Service PC operator (72 hrs) W O R K Profession without IT (72 hrs) Basic e-skills? Basic e-skills?

  8. Where to get free IT skills? School Students Job Search Unemployed Employed State Employment Service PC operator (72 hrs) W O R K Basic e-skills? Profession without IT (72 hrs) Re-training Basic e-skills? Basic e-skills?

  9. Where to get free IT skills? School Students Job Search Unemployed Employed PC operator (72 hrs) WORK State Employment Service Retraining Profession without IT (72 hrs) TvoyKurs Computer Literacy Centers Basic e-skills (15-20) hrs Basic e-skills?

  10. Where to get free IT skills? School Students Job Search Unemployed Employed PC operator (72 hrs) WORK State Employment Service Retraining Profession without IT (72 hrs) TvoyKurs Computer Literacy Centers Basic e-skills (15-20) hrs

  11. Where to get free IT skills? School Students 15% Job Search Unemployed 35% Employed 50% PC operator (72 hrs) WORK State Employment Service Retraining Profession without IT (72 hrs) TvoyKurs Computer Literacy Centers Basic e-skills (15-20) hrs

  12. Владимир

  13. 62regions/79 cities/120centers 27500trained

  14. Who can join? • Libraries • Universities, colleges, etc. • NGOs • Training Centers • City Administrations • State Employment Services • Enterprises

  15. Success Factors • E-skills training is an urgent issue in the country in view of employability and e-government development • Governments need to address the issue and do it efficiently • Employers need skilled workers but do not have funds for their training • Local training providers need standardized curriculum and the credible program acknowledged by employers and students • Local organizations need to stay upfront in the newest trends to fight for the funding, support and recognition • Students (beneficiaries) need training for their work and life

  16. Success Factors • Flexible Participation for Students and Partners • Combination of in-class and online training • ANY organization with an existing infrastructure can join • Two major levels of involvement (associated members and authorized centers) • Transparency • Experience sharing encouraged but not imposed

  17. Success Factors • Network of centers • Sense of belonging to an All-Russian initiative • Standardized curriculum • Program certification with the logo • Prestige of participating in an international program with reputable partners • Capacity building for local organizations • Training events • Bonus system • Knowledge sharing and exchange of ideas through various means • Many of the organizations participated in PH’s previous programs and trust/respect what we do

  18. Success Factors • Big PR campaign (center launches, mass media coverage) • Raising awareness of the program and the issue • Visibility for ALL partners • New partnerships / ways of collaboration • Recruiting trainees • Finding new partners

  19. Success Factors • Involvement of Microsoft regional employees • Advocating for the program • Regional experts / local contacts • Identifying potential center partners • Facilitating contacts and partnerships • Coordinating public events / center launches • Involvement in the life of community • Involvement in the center activities

  20. Results • In 79 cities peoplelearned about an easy/free way to learn e-skills • 120 organizations have improved their capacity • 365 new tutors are facilitating digital literacy training • 27,500 people took trainings and/or were certified in basic e-skills • 66% of the trainees polled reported considerable changes in their lives (employment, promotion, extra income, job retaining, etc) • Only 5% polled reported no changes in their work situation 8 months of the program 3 staff members+1website+Msft Russia team=

  21. Your Course: Digital Literacy PH International (Project Harmony, Inc) Moscow Russia tel. +7 (495) 953 1386 Ekaterina.Fedotova@ph-int.org ycdl.ph-int.org

More Related