- The European project has a budget of 60,000 euros, funded by the ERASMUS+ programme, and aims to strengthen the business fabric through the training of young people.
- The initiative will be based on the development of an educational and youth recruitment model to promote digital skills based on Industry 4.0.
MANUFACTURING 4 ALL focuses on the transformation of small municipalities through digital education and the promotion of entrepreneurship. With the support of the City Council of Onil and the collaboration of MESTIERI LOMBARDIA Consorzio di cooperative sociali S.C.S. (Italy), FunkWeb Suksess for all (Norway) and Finnova (Belgium) the aim of this project is to implement best practices in digital skills training. The main goal is to train unemployed young people to actively contribute to the transformation of the municipalities concerned towards Industry 4.0.
The initiative aims to make itself visible as a European opportunity both for young people who want to enter the labour market and for companies that want to contribute to the construction of a serviceable business fabric. All from a perspective committed to business development through digitalisation and technological, entrepreneurial and sustainable skills. In this way, the project manages to reflect the importance of digitalisation in order not to become detached from the evolution of the market and thus avoid consequences such as abandonment or depopulation of the region.
Therefore, the project seeks to:
- Encouraging the involvement of young unemployed people.
- The implementation of existing industries in a process of educational, digital and entrepreneurial transformation.
- Finding innovative solutions to address the industrial recession, the youth exodus to big cities and the negative demographic growth in certain regions
- To improve the training of technical and support staff in the field of training, guidance and socio-occupational integration of young people in Industry 4.0.
MANUFACTURING 4 ALL succeeds in compiling all the knowledge acquired and taught while facilitating the dissemination of information for students, pupils, university students, etc. Moreover, accelerating the entry of young people into the labour market is a significant reinforcement for industries and companies in the region. This project aims to serve as an example in other places with a similar situation and to show how technology can strengthen the business fabric and, as a result, promote entrepreneurship, innovation and transformation towards Industry 4.0.
About Onil Town Council
Onil is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is part of the historical and natural sub region of Hoya de Castalla (Foia de Castalla). The municipality is attached to the judicial district of Ibi and is known as the cradle of dolls. It currently has 7569 inhabitants (INE 2021). At the point of industrial recession and ageing/population trend in which the municipality finds itself right now, the town of Onil needs to boost job creation, especially in the young public, promoting youth entrepreneurship and training young people as an incentive to make a life here. This is one of the main objectives of the municipality, to strengthen youth employment by creating new jobs and training.
About MESTIERI LOMBARDIA
Mestieri is a consortium of Social Cooperatives covering different Italian territories working in all of them for the social and labour inclusion of people with disabilities. Mestieri Lombardia is a non-profit regional employment agency. Through a network of 15 local offices, it provides all kinds of employment services (guidance, recruitment, matching, selection, outplacement, etc.) paying attention to the social aspects of labour market functioning, ensuring person-centred attention in the process and raising awareness of decent work as the main tool to promote social inclusion and cohesion. Mestieri Lombardia wants to find suitable job opportunities for all, ensuring fairness in the conditions of access to the labour market, with particular attention to young people, women and groups disadvantaged in access to the world of work.
About FunkWeb
Since its foundation in 1997, FUNKWEB has been working for labour inclusion. FunkWeb started as a vocational school specialising in ICT and ICT-related subjects. Since 2005 they have also been working with IT production, HR and career services for companies and individuals. As an event organiser for the Norwegian employment service, they have experience in organising relevant practical training actions, working with real projects in a real working environment.
About Finnova
Finnova is the European Foundation that works for the constant pursuit of business innovation and applied knowledge excellence through talent development and its international and interregional connection. To this end, it promotes multiple networks and high-level events in order to seek resources and European funding related to technology transfer, modernisation and competitive development of public and private entities at all levels at international, regional and local level. Its headquarters are located in the heart of Brussels (Belgium) within walking distance of the institutions of the European Union. It also has a delegation in Spain with a presence in Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, Andalusia and the Basque Country.
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