Literacy, basic mathematical knowledge, and social skills are key factors for successful integration into the labor market. A lack of competencies in these areas can pose a barrier to effective labor market participation, especially for adults with low qualifications, including migrants, refugees, and local residents.
The project “WORKPLACE BASIC SKILLS” focuses on improving the fundamental skills of adults with low levels of education, with an emphasis on four professional sectors: “Construction,” “Social Care and Healthcare,” “Tourism,” and “Cleaning Industry.”
The initiative acknowledges the limitations of purely theoretical approaches and offers an innovative method based on digital educational tools and storytelling. By taking on the roles of four characters, learners can experience typical professional situations and develop their responses based on the application of basic skills, particularly essential in these professions. The tasks are examples from the daily work life in four selected professions across different sectors. Given its practical focus and interactive concept, the application builds competence through numerous recreated situations.
Project Duration:
Funded by:
Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Key concepts:
- integration into the labor market for low-skilled adults
- modern educational resources based on digital technologies and storytelling methods
- acquisition of basic skills for the work of refugees and immigrants
Target groups and beneficiaries:
- educators in the adult education system and those implementing integration measures
- low-educated adults, asylum seekers, and migrants lacking basic mathematical skills and literacy
- stakeholders, including organizations involved in basic skills training, refugee organizations, and other institutions working on refugee and asylum seeker integration
Project outputs and products:
- guidelines for educators
- four training modules
- virtual environment and mobile application for training
Partners:
- Institut für Lern-Innovation (ILI-FAU) (Germany) – Project Coordinator
- International Management Institute (Bulgaria)
- WIN – Science Initiative Lower Austria (Austria)
- QUALED non-profit organization for qualification and education (Slovakia)
- GUnet ACADEMIC NETWORK (Greece)
- INTEGRA Institute for the Development of Human Potentials (Slovenia)
- Innovation Training Center, S.L. (Spain)
- Ente Bilaterale Veneto (Italy)
More about the project:
https://wbs.ili.eu/