Colegiul "ION KALINDERU" BUȘTENI

                                                                                                   ABOUT OUR PROJECT

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         Along with globalization, the youth unemployment has been the common problem of all countries regardless of being developed or underdeveloped . Adults are often only equipped with low soft skills, which increases the risk for (future) unemployment even further.The percentage of youth unemployment is frightening. The Europe 2020 strategy forsees promoting a high employment economy. To address this issue and at the same time to counteract for fighting a prognosed shortage of skilled staff appropriate actions need to be taken.

’30 is too late’ aims, through the development and training of soft skills, which are relevant to the labour market, and the usage of European Instruments (ECVET) to close an existing gap, which causes staff shortage and will fight future unemployment of low- skilled youngs.Socialization and relationship-building are a critical part of young adolescents’ lives, therefore secondary school is a perfect place and correct time to incorporate soft skill development into the school day. The trainings prove to be less effective on people in their 30s than they do on young people as well. By adding this important element to class and outside-class plans, educators help prepare students for success at future careers.

 

       As the coordinator,we, and our other partners Italy,Portugal,Macedonia,Romania and Poland are suffering from youth unemployment and with this Project we aim to;

•    Both to improve existing skills among the students and teachers in our school and in the partner institutions and provide an awareness among them.

•    Secondary and higher education young people will be informed about the qualifications of the business world looking for before they are taken into business life and through the project they will have opportunities to gain these proficiencies.

•    Our educators who acquire these proficiencies to provide trainings throughout the province, mainly to psychological counselors and classroom guidance teachers in our institution, within the framework of dissemination of the work.

This project will provide the secondary and higher education students with more knowledge about competences required by business life and help the students gain them.Young people who are equipped with soft skills will overcome personal barriers and obstacles and this will contribute to the European 2020 strategy which aims to create a more resource efficient and greener economy.

 

      WHY SOFT SKILLS?

      What makes someone an exceptional employee? Is it competency in technical aspects of his or her position? Certainly. Sufficient education? Of course. Soft skills? Absolutely!

      According to a recent CareerBuilder survey(2018), 63% of employers said one of the top questions they’re trying to answer when looking for candidates is “what are their soft skills?” These skills are critical to young people's success in the workplace and their development in all domains of life.The employers look for skills such as management/leadership , team work, problem solving,entrepreneurship,decision making and critical thinking on their employees. But soft skills are poorly understood, not well assessed, and all too often overlooked by school policies. The questionnare applied to students in all involved schools aged between 15-18 showed that %74.2 of them has none or insufficient amount of these soft skills. It is clear that as the age scale rises, the productivity of education reduces and the trainings prove to be less effective on people in their 30s than they do on young people. After a certain age, trainings work only for raising awareness not for developing. These skills are a critical part of young adolescents’ lives, therefore secondary school is a perfect place and correct time to incorporate soft skill development into the school day. As educators, it is important to help guide students down a desired career path. When they know their destination, we can help plot a path for success. This path begins with helping them to know what skills are required for their desired job. We need to help students connect the dots between what they are doing in the classroom now and where they want to be in the future since there is a direct correlation.In our project, pupils will develop soft skills(management/leadership,teamwork self confidence,critical thinking,decision making,problem solving) through interactions with others.

      The "30 is too late" is a project aimed at facilitating future employability that is prepared in the name of developing the soft skills, required by business world.Students will be more engaged and willing to develop these skills that will benefit them for the rest of their life. However activities to increase the uptake of subjects where skills shortages exist and improve career guidance are the priorities of the ERASMUS+ PROGRAM.To be able to contribute to the EU 2020 educational policy objectives, it is essential for the institution and the organisations to cooperate with each other.

That is why we are actively forming strong ties with partner schools who meet the same standards of quality education as we hold to ourselves.’30 is too late’ will enable us to work on exchange programs and good practice with schools that share our passion to improve educational quality.